Frost dates / Arkansas / Conway

Frost dates in Conway, AR

The station on this page is CONWAY, AR US (USC00031596), 2.4 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 70,711.

Zone 8aUSDA average annual extreme minimum 10°F to 15°F, from ZIP 72034 (1.6 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 2. Median first 32°F is November 2. The 50% growing-season length is 215 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
90%	March 13	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 2	Median.
10%	April 19	Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
10%	October 20	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	November 2	Median.
90%	November 16	Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this long	Days
10%	237
50%	215
90%	194

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 7	March 17	February 27
First, on or before	October 30	November 11	November 29
Season at least	263 days	239 days	215 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 28	April 13	March 28
First, on or before	October 9	October 23	November 5
Season at least	212 days	192 days	172 days

Station CONWAY, AR US (USC00031596). Completeness flag S, 26 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 95.1 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

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Conway, AR

Zone 8aAverage annual extreme minimum 10°F to 15°F

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Arkansas. Nearest qualified station: CONWAY, AR US (USC00031596), 2.4 miles. Median last 32°F April 2. Median first 32°F November 2. The 50% growing-season length is 215 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 19	April 2	March 13
First 32°F on or before	October 20	November 2	November 16

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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