Cushman, AR 72567 Frost Dates
Cushman, AR: when does the frost end?
Around 04/08 is the usual last spring frost, about 223 days away. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/26, roughly 201 days after the last spring frost.
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.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 8 weeks until Cushman's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/23 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/24 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Cushman against the rest of the dataset
Cushman's growing season runs about 201 days, ranking 17,639 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 603 of 687.
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Before leaning on 72567's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Cushman can differ from the 72567 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Cushman's frost date answer different questions.