Waldron, AR 72958 Frost Dates
Waldron, AR: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/28, roughly 203 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Waldron 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 9 weeks until Waldron'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 03/21 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.
Waldron against the rest of the dataset
Waldron's growing season runs about 203 days, ranking 16,923 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 584 of 687.
Learn more
Before leaning on 72958's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Waldron's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Waldron can differ from the 72958 normal.