Frost Dates for 76448 — Eastland, Texas

Half of springs at Eastland, TX see their last 32°F night by March 30; only one in ten is past it by March 5, and one in ten still has one after April 18. Planting tender crops after April 6 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 12 20%, and after April 18 10%. The 19 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 63% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 4 in half of years, as early as October 21 one year in ten, and holds off past November 20 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 13; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 6, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 222 days in a typical year, shorter than at 84% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 247 days one year in ten and falls short of 196 one year in ten. On average 68 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 11 days longer, to about April 10, and return around October 27. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 82%.

July is the warmest month at Eastland, TX, averaging 96°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 58°F and 30°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November 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 44% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,784 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 82% of the 351 Texas stations. 40% of them (2,331) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,020. Precipitation totals 29.2 inches a year, most in May (3.8") and least in January (1.2"); May to September bring 52% of it.

The nearest other station, Putnam, TX, 23 miles west of Eastland and 183 feet higher, has a last frost 3 days earlier (March 27), a first frost 3 days later (November 7), a season 3 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Eastland usually arrives around December 24, and the last of the season around January 8. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Eastland, TX, 1.3 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 59% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 81 days after the last snow.

ZIP 76448 is 1 mile from Eastland, TX, which stands at 1,438 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 76437 (Cisco). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 76448 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.