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Severe Thunderstorm and Critical Fire Weather Threats in the Central U.S. Tuesday

There is an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) for severe thunderstorms Tuesday with threats for significant severe hail and tornado potential over southern Iowa into northern Missouri and west-central Illinois. Elevated to critical fire weather is possible Tuesday due to gusty winds and dry conditions over parts of the southern High Plains and northeastern Montana. Read More >

Frost and Freeze Climatology

 

Tulsa
Records and Averages
Historical First/Last Frost/Light Freeze (32°F) Dates including # of Frost/Light Freeze-free Days
Historical First/Last Hard Freeze (28°F) Dates including # of Hard Freeze-free Days
Historical First/Last Killing Freeze (24°F) Dates including # of Killing Freeze-free Days
 
Fort Smith
Records and Averages
Fort Smith Historical First/Last Frost/Light Freeze (32°F) Dates including # of Frost/Light Freeze-free Days
Historical First/Last Hard Freeze (28°F) Dates including # of Hard Freeze-free Days
Historical First/Last Killing Freeze (24°F) Dates including # of Killing Freeze-free Days
 
Fayetteville
Records and Averages
Historical First/Last Frost/Light Freeze (32°F) Dates including # of Frost/Light Freeze-free Days
Historical First/Last Hard Freeze (28°F) Dates including # of Hard Freeze-free Days
Historical First/Last Killing Freeze (24°F) Dates including # of Killing Freeze-free Days

 

Oklahoma
(Courtesy of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey)
Average Length of Growing Season
Number of Days with highs 32°F or colder
Number of Days with lows 32°F or colder
 
Average Date of: First 32°F Last 32°F
 
Earliest First Freeze (Autumn)
Latest Last Freeze (Spring)
 
Probability of First Freezing Temperatures by Date for Select Cities

 

Arkansas
(Courtesy of the Southern Regional Climate Center)
Average Date of: First 32°F Last 32°F
Average Date of: First 28°F Last 28°F
 
Probability of First Freezing Temperatures by Date for Select Cities

 

 Average Date of First Autumn Freeze (32°F)
Average First Freeze Date
 
 Average Date of Last Spring Freeze (32°F)
 Average Last Spring Freeze
 
Record Earliest Occurrence of the First Frost/Light Freeze (32°F)

 
Earliest 10% first freeze

 

Record Latest Occurrence of the First Frost/Light Freeze (32°F) 
 
latest 10% first freeze