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Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Mid-Mississippi Valley; Record Warmth in the Plains and Midwest

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms capable of large hail, damaging winds, and possibly a tornado are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Lower Missouri Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest and Southeast where several daily record highs could fall. 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