Frost Dates for 76442 — Comanche, Texas

Half of springs at Proctor Rsvr, TX see their last 32°F night by March 12; only one in ten is past it by February 23, and one in ten still has one after April 3. Planting tender crops after March 23 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 29 20%, and after April 3 10%. The 22 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 63% 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 18 in half of years, as early as November 1 one year in ten, and holds off past December 5 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around December 2; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 21, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 249 days in a typical year, longer than at 50% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 277 days one year in ten and falls short of 220 one year in ten. On average 56 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 19 days longer, to about March 31, and return around November 7. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 98% of winters and 16°F in 34%.

July is the warmest month at Proctor Rsvr, TX, averaging 97°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 59°F and 34°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 77% of years and April still brings one in 15% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,486 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 56% of the 351 Texas stations. 41% of them (2,627) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,069. Precipitation totals 31.8 inches a year, most in May (4.4") and least in January (1.7"); May to September bring 49% of it.

The nearest other station, Dublin 2SE, TX, 21 miles northeast of Comanche and 247 feet higher, has a last frost 4 days later (March 16), a first frost 2 days earlier (November 16), a season 6 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 4 of 16 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Comanche, TX, 0.6 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 76442 is 8 miles from Proctor Rsvr, TX, which stands at 1,221 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 76442 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.