Emerson, AR 71740 Frost Dates
Emerson, AR: when does the frost end?
Around 03/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 215 days away. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/02, roughly 218 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Emerson in Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 9 weeks until Emerson's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 03/31 isn't a guarantee
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/09 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/17 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Emerson against the rest of the dataset
At roughly 218 frost-free days, Emerson places 13,340 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 442 of 687.
Learn more
Before leaning on 71740's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Emerson's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Emerson's dates instead of trusting one.