Frost Dates for 79014 — Canadian, Texas

Half of springs at Miami, TX see their last 32°F night by April 16; only one in ten is past it by April 1, and one in ten still has one after May 1. Planting tender crops after April 22 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 27 20%, and after May 1 10%. The 15 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 94% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 26 in half of years, as early as October 12 one year in ten, and holds off past November 7 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 3; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 21, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 192 days in a typical year, shorter than at 96% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 210 days one year in ten and falls short of 171 one year in ten. On average 116 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 28, and return around October 17. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 1 and February 28.

July is the warmest month at Miami, TX, averaging 92°F by day and 66°F at night; January is the coldest at 49°F and 22°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 90% of years and May still brings one in 10% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,337 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 97% of the 351 Texas stations. 36% of them (1,569) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 911. Precipitation totals 24.3 inches a year, most in May (3.5") and least in February (0.6"); May to September bring 59% of it.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Canadian usually arrives around December 18, and the last of the season around February 27. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Miami, TX, 21.8 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 48 days after the last snow.

ZIP 79014 is 22 miles from Miami, TX, which stands at 2,747 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 79014 in zone 7a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 0 to 5°F (-17.8 to -15.0°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.