Frost dates / Oklahoma / Stillwater

Frost dates in Stillwater, OK

The station on this page is STILLWATER 2 W, OK US (USW00053926), 1.3 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 50,138.

Zone 7aUSDA average annual extreme minimum 0°F to 5°F, from ZIP 74078 (0.5 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 5. Median first 32°F is October 30. The 50% growing-season length is 206 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.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
90%March 21Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 5Median.
10%April 21Later 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.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
10%October 16Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 30Median.
90%November 15Later 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 longDays
10%227
50%206
90%184

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 10March 27March 6
First, on or beforeOctober 24November 9November 25
Season at least252 days227 days204 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 2April 17April 1
First, on or beforeOctober 6October 22November 3
Season at least205 days185 days166 days

Station STILLWATER 2 W, OK US (USW00053926). Completeness flag R, 19 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 271.3 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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Stillwater, OK

Zone 7aAverage annual extreme minimum 0°F to 5°F

Median last 32°F is April 5. Median first 32°F is October 30. The 50% growing-season length is 206 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%

Oklahoma. Nearest qualified station: STILLWATER 2 W, OK US (USW00053926), 1.3 miles. Median last 32°F April 5. Median first 32°F October 30. The 50% growing-season length is 206 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterApril 21April 5March 21
First 32°F on or beforeOctober 16October 30November 15

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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