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Freezing Temperatures in the Panhandles |
Below is a table containing the record earliest and latest freezes for many locations around the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. Normally the first freeze occurs in mid-October, and the last freeze occurs in mid-April. As the table shows, freezing temperatures have been recorded as early as September 15 (1993 - Lipscomb, TX) and as late as May 28 (1907 - Beaver, OK & 1947 - Hooker, OK). Some stations may have missing observations in their periods of record, though records from the existing data are presented.
For maps showing the average first/last freeze dates for these and other stations stations, see Freeze Maps.
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Weather Station |
Earliest Freeze |
Latest Freeze |
Period of Record |
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| In the Texas Panhandle: | ||||||
| Amarillo | September 21, 1983 | May 7, 1915, 1917 |
1892-2020 |
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| Borger | September 29, 1985 | May 14, 1953 |
1949-2020 |
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| Bravo | September 25, 2000 | May 19, 2017 |
1965-2020 |
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| Bushland * | September 25, 2000 | May 3, 2008; 2011; 2013 |
2000-2020 |
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| Clarendon | September 24, 1989 | May 3, 1954; 1967; 2011 |
1904-2017 |
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| Dalhart | September 21, 1983 | May 15, 1967 |
1949-2020 |
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| Dumas | September 25, 2000 | May 11, 2014 |
1939-2020 |
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| Gruver | September 10, 2020 | May 14, 2014 |
1962-2020 |
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| Hereford ** (1912-1936) | September 21, 1983 | May 16, 1967 |
1907-2020 |
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| Lipscomb | September 15, 1993 | May 14, 1971 |
1964-2020 |
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| Miami | September 21, 1983 | May 14, 1953; 1971 |
1905-2005 |
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| Pampa | September 25, 2000 | May 5, 1978; 1979 |
1964-2020 |
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| Panhandle | September 21, 1995 | May 13, 1971 |
1962-2014 |
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| Perryton | September 24, 1989 | May 14, 1971 |
1965-2020 |
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| Shamrock | September 21, 1983 | May 2, 1967; 1970 |
1965-2012 |
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| Stratford ** (1916-1936) | September 21, 1983 | May 19, 1915; 1971 |
1911-2018 |
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| Vega ** (1983-2001) | September 26, 1926; 1970 | May 19, 1971 |
1923-2011 |
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| Wellington | October 9, 2000 | May 13, 2002 |
1960-2017 |
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| In the Oklahoma Panhandle: | ||||||
| Beaver ** (1915-1924) | September 21, 1983 | May 16, 1909 |
1896-2015 |
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| Goodwell Research Station ** (1925-1934) | September 21, 1983 | May 21, 1917 |
1910-2020 |
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| Guymon * | October 3, 1999 | May 4, 2013 |
1999-2020 |
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| Hooker **(1925-1934) | September 20, 1942 | May 28, 1947 |
1906-2010 |
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*This station has a short period of record that may not be representative of historical conditions for the location.
** This station has a period of at least 10 years in a row of missing data
Updated: 4/1/2020
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