Frost Dates for 75855 — Oakwood, Texas

Half of springs at Palestine 6 WNW, TX see their last 32°F night by March 12; only one in ten is past it by February 18, and one in ten still has one after April 4. Planting tender crops after March 23 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 29 20%, and after April 4 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 19 in half of years, as early as November 2 one year in ten, and holds off past December 9 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around December 3; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 22, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 253 days in a typical year, longer than at 56% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 285 days one year in ten and falls short of 222 one year in ten. On average 30 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 16 days longer, to about March 28, and return around November 8. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 92% of winters and 16°F in 22%.

August is the warmest month at Palestine 6 WNW, TX, averaging 95°F by day and 73°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 January (a 90% chance or more). From May to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 90% of years and March still brings one in 71% of years and April still brings one in 15% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,543 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 57% of the 351 Texas stations. 41% of them (2,665) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 1,046. Precipitation totals 43.9 inches a year, most in May (4.6") and least in July (2.6"); May to September bring 39% of it.

The nearest other station, Palestine 2 NE, TX, 20 miles northeast of Oakwood, has a last frost 11 days later (March 23), a first frost 10 days earlier (November 9), a season 19 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 18 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Oakwood, TX, 1 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 75855 is 16 miles from Palestine 6 WNW, TX, which stands at 383 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 75855 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.