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Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes; Record Heat in the East

Widely scattered severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds, hail, and flash flooding from the southern Plains into the lower Great Lakes. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist across portions of the Southwest and Southern High Plains due to gusty winds and dry conditions. An early-season heatwave will challenge temperature records across the eastern U.S.. 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