Frost Dates for 75144 — Kerens, Texas

Half of springs at Corsicana Campbell Field, TX see their last 32°F night by March 7; only one in ten is past it by February 14, and one in ten still has one after March 30. Planting tender crops after March 15 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 21 20%, and after March 30 10%. The 23 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 72% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages, so a fixed calendar date is a gamble here.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 23 in half of years, as early as November 6 one year in ten, and holds off past December 12 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around December 7; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 14, 16 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 261 days in a typical year, longer than at 65% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 291 days one year in ten and falls short of 234 one year in ten. On average 26 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 13 days longer, to about March 20, and return around November 13. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 91% of winters and 16°F in 17%.

August is the warmest month at Corsicana Campbell Field, TX, averaging 96°F by day and 74°F at night; January is the coldest at 59°F and 38°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From April to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 64% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,659 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 60% of the 351 Texas stations. 41% of them (2,705) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 1,080. Precipitation totals 39.4 inches a year, most in October (5.1") and least in July (2.3"); May to September bring 39% of it.

The nearest other station, Corsicana, TX, 15 miles west of Kerens, has a last frost 7 days later (March 14), a first frost 7 days earlier (November 16), a season 15 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 1 of 15 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Corsicana 8 E, TX, 5.9 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 75144 is 12 miles from Corsicana Campbell Field, TX, which stands at 448 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 75109 (Corsicana). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 75144 in zone 8b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 15 to 20°F (-9.4 to -6.7°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.