Ogden, AR 71853 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ogden, AR, ZIP 71853
Around 03/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 208 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 233 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ogden in Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Ogden has about 11 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ogden compares
Ogden's growing season runs about 233 days, ranking 10,001 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 206 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Ogden's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Ogden's dates instead of trusting one.