Frost Dates for 75567 — Maud, Texas

Half of springs at Wright Patman Dm & Lk, TX see their last 32°F night by March 4; only one in ten is past it by February 13, and one in ten still has one after March 24. Planting tender crops after March 12 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 16 20%, and after March 24 10%. The 20 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 51% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 21 in half of years, as early as November 3 one year in ten, and holds off past December 11 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around December 5; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 10, 14 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 289 days one year in ten and falls short of 235 one year in ten. On average 44 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 17, and return around November 9. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 92% of winters and 16°F in 24%.

July is the warmest month at Wright Patman Dm & Lk, TX, averaging 92°F by day and 74°F at night; January is the coldest at 54°F and 35°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 61% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,957 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 74% of the 351 Texas stations. 40% of them (2,390) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,023. Precipitation totals 50.6 inches a year, most in May (5.2") and least in August (3.2"); May to September bring 39% of it.

The nearest other station, Texarkana, TX, 16 miles northeast of Maud, has a last frost 11 days later (March 15), a first frost 4 days earlier (November 17), a season 12 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 5 of 26 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Maud, TX, 1.6 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 75567 is 9 miles from Wright Patman Dm & Lk, TX, which stands at 282 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 75567 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.