Frost Dates for 76360 — Electra, Texas

Half of springs at Lake Kemp, TX see their last 32°F night by March 20; only one in ten is past it by February 28, and one in ten still has one after April 5. Planting tender crops after March 27 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 31 20%, and after April 5 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 91% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 13 in half of years, as early as October 29 one year in ten, and holds off past December 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 13 days later, around November 26; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 26, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 238 days in a typical year, shorter than at 65% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 263 days one year in ten and falls short of 214 one year in ten. On average 54 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 1, and return around November 4. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 74%.

July is the warmest month at Lake Kemp, TX, averaging 97°F by day and 74°F at night; January is the coldest at 54°F and 31°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 89% of years and April still brings one in 19% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,960 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 73% of the 351 Texas stations. 39% of them (2,323) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,086. Precipitation totals 25.2 inches a year, most in May (3.6") and least in January (1.1"); May to September bring 54% of it.

The nearest other station, Vernon, TX, 24 miles northwest of Electra, has a last frost 7 days later (March 27), a first frost 4 days earlier (November 9), a season 13 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 5 of 19 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Dundee 6 NNW, TX, 10.4 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 76360 is 18 miles from Lake Kemp, TX, which stands at 1,167 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 76360 in zone 8a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 10 to 15°F (-12.2 to -9.4°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.