Frost Dates for 73662 — Sayre, Oklahoma

Half of springs at Elk City 4 W, OK see their last 32°F night by April 5; only one in ten is past it by March 17, and one in ten still has one after April 24. Planting tender crops after April 13 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 18 20%, and after April 24 10%. The 19 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 81% of the 114 Oklahoma stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 2 in half of years, as early as October 19 one year in ten, and holds off past November 17 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 11; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 13, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 208 days in a typical year, shorter than at 62% of the 114 Oklahoma stations; it reaches 232 days one year in ten and falls short of 186 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 11 days longer, to about April 16, and return around October 25. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 99% of winters, usually between December 19 and February 17.

July is the warmest month at Elk City 4 W, OK, averaging 95°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 50°F and 26°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 63% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,994 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 72% of the 114 Oklahoma stations. 37% of them (1,864) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 997. Precipitation totals 29.6 inches a year, most in May (4.5") and least in January (0.9"); May to September bring 58% of it.

The nearest other station, Mangum, OK, 31 miles south of Sayre and 525 feet lower, has a last frost 3 days later (April 8), the same first-frost date, a season 1 day shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Sayre usually arrives around December 18, and the last of the season around February 16. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Sayre, OK, 1.8 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 96% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 48 days after the last snow.

ZIP 73662 is 10 miles from Elk City 4 W, OK, which stands at 2,120 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station; its figures are presented in full for 73644 (Elk City). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 73662 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.