Frost Dates for 79373 — Tahoka, Texas

Half of springs at Tahoka, TX see their last 32°F night by April 2; only one in ten is past it by March 12, and one in ten still has one after April 17. Planting tender crops after April 7 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 11 20%, and after April 17 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 November 8 in half of years, as early as October 24 one year in ten, and holds off past November 22 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 17; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 7, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 220 days in a typical year, shorter than at 86% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 244 days one year in ten and falls short of 197 one year in ten. On average 80 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 April 12, and return around October 30. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 83%.

July is the warmest month at Tahoka, TX, averaging 93°F by day and 69°F at night; January is the coldest at 56°F and 28°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 53% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,234 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 90% of the 351 Texas stations. 40% of them (2,103) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 963. Precipitation totals 20.6 inches a year, most in May (2.9") and least in February (0.7"); May to September bring 64% of it.

The nearest other station, Lubbock WFO, TX, 23 miles north of Tahoka, has a last frost 9 days earlier (March 24), a first frost 3 days later (November 11), a season 13 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Tahoka usually arrives around December 18, and the last of the season around January 30. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Tahoka, TX, 2.3 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 81% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 62 days after the last snow.

ZIP 79373 is 2 miles from Tahoka, TX, which stands at 3,120 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 79373 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.