Frost Dates for 79241 — Lockney, Texas

Half of springs at Floydada, TX see their last 32°F night by April 7; only one in ten is past it by March 20, and one in ten still has one after April 23. Planting tender crops after April 14 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 18 20%, and after April 23 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 3 in half of years, as early as October 20 one year in ten, and holds off past November 16 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 12; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 14, 9 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 208 days in a typical year, shorter than at 92% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 229 days one year in ten and falls short of 187 one year in ten. On average 97 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 18, and return around October 24. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 98% of winters, usually between December 15 and February 14.

July is the warmest month at Floydada, TX, averaging 92°F by day and 68°F at night; January is the coldest at 52°F and 25°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 71% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,732 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 93% of the 351 Texas stations. 38% of them (1,808) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 935. Precipitation totals 20.3 inches a year, most in June (3.4") and least in January (0.7"); May to September bring 64% of it.

The nearest other station, Plainview Wtr Productn, TX, 20 miles west of Lockney and 230 feet higher, has a last frost 4 days later (April 11), a first frost 5 days earlier (October 29), a season 8 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Lockney usually arrives around December 18, and the last of the season around February 16. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Floydada, TX, 14.7 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 86% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 50 days after the last snow.

ZIP 79241 is 15 miles from Floydada, TX, which stands at 3,220 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station; its figures are presented in full for 79235 (Floydada). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 79241 in zone 7b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 5 to 10°F (-15.0 to -12.2°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.