Frost dates / New Mexico / Hobbs

Frost dates in Hobbs, NM

The station on this page is HOBBS, NM US (USC00294026), 1.7 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 41,061.

Zone 8aUSDA average annual extreme minimum 10°F to 15°F, from ZIP 88244 (4.5 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is March 28. Median first 32°F is November 10. The 50% growing-season length is 225 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 9	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	March 28	Median.
10%	April 13	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 27	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	November 10	Median.
90%	November 22	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%	249
50%	225
90%	204

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 1	March 13	February 24
First, on or before	November 3	November 19	December 4
Season at least	274 days	249 days	225 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 24	April 9	March 27
First, on or before	October 18	November 1	November 13
Season at least	223 days	203 days	184 days

Station HOBBS, NM US (USC00294026). Completeness flag R, 18 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 1115.6 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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Hobbs, NM

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

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

New Mexico. Nearest qualified station: HOBBS, NM US (USC00294026), 1.7 miles. Median last 32°F March 28. Median first 32°F November 10. The 50% growing-season length is 225 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 13	March 28	March 9
First 32°F on or before	October 27	November 10	November 22

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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