Cushman, AR 72526 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cushman, AR, ZIP 72526
Around 04/08 is the usual last spring frost, about 223 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 201 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cushman in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 7b around Cushman has about 8 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
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cushman compares
At roughly 201 frost-free days, Cushman places 17,638 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 602 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Cushman's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Cushman can differ from the 72526 normal.