Frost Dates for 76449 — Graford, Texas

Half of springs at Lake Palo Pinto, TX see their last 32°F night by March 23; only one in ten is past it by March 5, and one in ten still has one after April 11. Planting tender crops after March 31 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 4 20%, and after April 11 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 10 in half of years, as early as October 26 one year in ten, and holds off past November 25 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 20; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 29, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 231 days in a typical year, shorter than at 74% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 253 days one year in ten and falls short of 207 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 12 days longer, to about April 4, and return around November 1. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 79%.

July is the warmest month at Lake Palo Pinto, TX, averaging 97°F by day and 74°F at night; January is the coldest at 58°F and 31°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 29% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,210 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 58% of the 351 Texas stations. 40% of them (2,514) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,086.

The nearest other station, Graham, TX, 19 miles northwest of Graford and 178 feet higher, has a last frost 9 days later (April 1), a first frost 5 days earlier (November 5), a season 11 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Palo Pinto, TX, 10.2 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 76449 is 19 miles from Lake Palo Pinto, TX, which stands at 900 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 76449 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.