Frost Dates for 74085 — Yale, Oklahoma

Half of springs at Cushing, OK see their last 32°F night by April 1; only one in ten is past it by March 13, and one in ten still has one after April 17. Planting tender crops after April 7 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 10 20%, and after April 17 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 5 in half of years, as early as October 20 one year in ten, and holds off past November 19 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 14; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 6, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 217 days in a typical year, longer than at 70% of the 114 Oklahoma stations; it reaches 240 days one year in ten and falls short of 195 one year in ten. On average 76 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 11, and return around October 26. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 99% of winters, usually between December 18 and February 16.

July is the warmest month at Cushing, OK, averaging 93°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 49°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 51% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,103 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 58% of the 114 Oklahoma stations. 37% of them (1,906) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 997. Precipitation totals 37.9 inches a year, most in May (6.1") and least in January (1.4"); May to September bring 56% of it.

The nearest other station, Mannford 6 NW, OK, 15 miles east of Yale, has a last frost 5 days later (April 6), a first frost 7 days earlier (October 29), a season 10 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Yale usually arrives around December 30, and the last of the season around February 4. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Ingalls 1N, OK, 9.9 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 82% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 56 days after the last snow.

ZIP 74085 is 10 miles from Cushing, OK, which stands at 950 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 74023 (Cushing). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 74085 in zone 7a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 0 to 5°F (-17.8 to -15.0°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.