Frost Dates for 79252 — Quanah, Texas

Half of springs at Quanah 2 SW, TX see their last 32°F night by April 4; only one in ten is past it by March 15, and one in ten still has one after April 22. Planting tender crops after April 12 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 17 20%, and after April 22 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 75% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 1 in half of years, as early as October 17 one year in ten, and holds off past November 15 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 10; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 11, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 210 days in a typical year, shorter than at 91% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 234 days one year in ten and falls short of 188 one year in ten. On average 78 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 16, and return around October 25. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 96% of winters, usually between December 21 and February 11.

July is the warmest month at Quanah 2 SW, TX, averaging 97°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 54°F and 27°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 61% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,483 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 89% of the 351 Texas stations. 39% of them (2,113) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,052. Precipitation totals 25.7 inches a year, most in May (3.5") and least in January (0.9"); May to September bring 59% of it.

The nearest other station, Hollis 5E Mesonet, OK, 27 miles north of Quanah, has a last frost 1 day later (April 5), a first frost 1 day earlier (October 31), a season 2 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Quanah usually arrives around December 14, and the last of the season around January 28. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Quanah 2 SW, TX, 1.8 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 71% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 66 days after the last snow.

ZIP 79252 is 2 miles from Quanah 2 SW, TX, which stands at 1,602 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 79252 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.