Frost Dates for 79553 — Stamford, Texas

Half of springs at Stamford 1, TX see their last 32°F night by March 23; only one in ten is past it by March 2, and one in ten still has one after April 12. Planting tender crops after March 31 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 4 20%, and after April 12 10%. The 20 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 51% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 11 in half of years, as early as October 28 one year in ten, and holds off past November 29 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 20; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 31, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 234 days in a typical year, shorter than at 71% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 259 days one year in ten and falls short of 208 one year in ten. On average 65 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 4, and return around November 2. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 76%.

July is the warmest month at Stamford 1, TX, averaging 97°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 56°F and 30°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 89% of years and April still brings one in 29% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,030 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 70% of the 351 Texas stations. 40% of them (2,415) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,082. Precipitation totals 25.9 inches a year, most in June (4.0") and least in January (1.2"); May to September bring 55% of it.

The nearest other station, Anson, TX, 13 miles south of Stamford, has a last frost 8 days later (March 31), a first frost 5 days earlier (November 6), a season 13 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Stamford usually arrives around December 10, and the last of the season around January 31. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Stamford 1, TX, 0.7 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 68% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 51 days after the last snow.

ZIP 79553 is under a mile from Stamford 1, TX, which stands at 1,612 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 79553 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.