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Daisy, AR 71959 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Daisy, AR?

Zone 8a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/05, about 220 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 209 frost-free days later.

Daisy sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.

What to do before the first frost

About 9 weeks of growing season left in Daisy before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around Daisy's last frost

04/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Daisy compares

Daisy's growing season runs about 209 days, ranking 15,447 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 556 of 687.

Learn more

local microclimates covers what one yard in Daisy can differ from the 71959 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Daisy's frost date answer different questions.