Wabbaseka, AR 72175 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wabbaseka, AR?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/13, roughly 197 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 243 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wabbaseka 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
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Wabbaseka before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wabbaseka compares
At roughly 243 frost-free days, Wabbaseka places 8,336 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 66 of 687.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Wabbaseka can differ from the 72175 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Wabbaseka's frost date answer different questions.