Frost Dates for 79325 — Farwell, Texas

Half of springs at Muleshoe #1, TX see their last 32°F night by April 22; only one in ten is past it by April 9, and one in ten still has one after May 4. Planting tender crops after April 28 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 30 20%, and after May 4 10%. The 12 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 99% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 20 in half of years, as early as October 7 one year in ten, and holds off past November 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around October 28; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 27, 7 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 180 days in a typical year, shorter than at 100% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 196 days one year in ten and falls short of 162 one year in ten. On average 134 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 10 days longer, to about May 2, and return around October 10. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 25 and February 28.

July is the warmest month at Muleshoe #1, TX, averaging 92°F by day and 63°F at night; January is the coldest at 53°F and 20°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to April (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 20% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,999 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 100% of the 351 Texas stations. 38% of them (1,504) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 840. Precipitation totals 18.3 inches a year, most in June (2.8") and least in January (0.5"); May to September bring 67% of it.

The nearest other station, Clovis, NM, 17 miles west of Farwell and 465 feet higher, has a last frost 8 days earlier (April 14), a first frost 9 days later (October 29), a season 17 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Farwell usually arrives around November 16, and the last of the season around March 23. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Clovis, NM, 17.3 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 30 days after the last snow.

ZIP 79325 is 15 miles from Muleshoe #1, TX, which stands at 3,830 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 79347 (Muleshoe). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 79325 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.