Frost Dates for 73433 — Elmore City, Oklahoma

Half of springs at Pauls Valley 4 WSW, OK see their last 32°F night by April 5; only one in ten is past it by March 19, and one in ten still has one after April 21. Planting tender crops after April 11 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 15 20%, and after April 21 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 61% of the 114 Oklahoma stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 1 in half of years, as early as October 18 one year in ten, and holds off past November 16 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 9; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 8, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 210 days in a typical year, shorter than at 50% of the 114 Oklahoma stations; it reaches 233 days one year in ten and falls short of 189 one year in ten. On average 84 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 10 days longer, to about April 15, and return around October 23. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 98% of winters, usually between December 18 and February 13.

July is the warmest month at Pauls Valley 4 WSW, OK, averaging 95°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 52°F and 27°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 64% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,333 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 78% of the 114 Oklahoma stations. 38% of them (2,019) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,015. Precipitation totals 38.3 inches a year, most in May (5.3") and least in January (1.8"); May to September bring 52% of it.

The nearest other station, Pauls Vly 1SSW Mesonet, OK, 11 miles northeast of Elmore City, has a last frost 8 days earlier (March 28), a first frost 6 days later (November 7), a season 13 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 6 of 16 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Elmore City 3 SW, OK, 1.7 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 73433 is 10 miles from Pauls Valley 4 WSW, OK, which stands at 940 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 73433 in zone 7b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 5 to 10°F (-15.0 to -12.2°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.