Frost Dates for 74855 — Meeker, Oklahoma

Half of springs at Meeker 5 W, OK see their last 32°F night by April 4; 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 10 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 15 20%, and after April 21 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 41% of the 114 Oklahoma stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 30 in half of years, as early as October 18 one year in ten, and holds off past November 13 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 7; 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 208 days in a typical year, shorter than at 62% of the 114 Oklahoma stations; it reaches 229 days one year in ten and falls short of 186 one year in ten. On average 83 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 12 days longer, to about April 16, and return around October 22. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 15 and February 20.

July is the warmest month at Meeker 5 W, OK, averaging 92°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 49°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 63% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,934 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 82% of the 114 Oklahoma stations. 37% of them (1,842) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 976. Precipitation totals 39.4 inches a year, most in May (5.2") and least in January (1.6"); May to September bring 54% of it.

The nearest other station, Shawnee 3NNW Mesonet, OK, 10 miles south of Meeker and 151 feet higher, has a last frost 5 days earlier (March 30), a first frost 6 days later (November 5), a season 13 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Meeker usually arrives around January 7, and the last of the season around January 29. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Meeker 5 W, OK, 4.5 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 95% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 65 days after the last snow.

ZIP 74855 is 5 miles from Meeker 5 W, OK, which stands at 925 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 73045 (Harrah). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 74855 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.