Carney, OK 74832 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Carney, OK, ZIP 74832
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/02, roughly 217 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 214 frost-free days later.
Carney sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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
Zone 7b around Carney has about 9 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.
Why 04/02 isn't a guarantee
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Carney compares
About 214 days separate Carney's last and first frost, putting it 14,339 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 376 of 764.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Carney's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Carney's dates instead of trusting one.