Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >
Fayetteville, AR Climatological Records
Frost/Freeze
Record and Mean Dates of Last Occurrence in Spring and First Occurrence in Fall
For the Period September 1949 through April 2025
Temperature (°F) |
Mean Last Occurrence in Spring |
Mean First Occurrence in Fall | Mean Days between Occurrences |
32° Frost/Light Freeze | April 16th | October 19th | 185 |
28° Hard Freeze | April 2nd | November 1st | 212 |
24° Killing Freeze | March 20th | November 11th | 235 |
Record Last Occurrence in Spring | Record First Occurrence in Fall | ||||
Temperature (°F) | Earliest | Latest | Earliest | Latest | |
32° Frost/Light Freeze | 10 Mar 2012 | 12 May 1960 | 24 Sep 1989 | 11 Nov 1986 | |
28° Hard Freeze | 6 Mar 1985, 2015, 2025 | 25 Apr 2013 | 7 Oct 1952 | 6 Dec 1973 | |
24° Killing Freeze | 11 Feb 1982 |
16 Apr 1953, 2018 |
7 Oct 1952 |
9 Dec 1998 |
Record Number of Days Between Last (Spring) and First (Fall) Occurrences | ||||||||
Temperature (°F) | Spring |
Fewest Number of Days |
Fall | Spring | Greatest Number of Days | Fall | ||
32° Frost/Light Freeze | 3 May 1967 | 148 | 29 Sep 1967 | 4 Apr 2015 | 217 | 8 Nov 2015 | ||
28° Hard Freeze | 9 Apr 2000 | 181 | 8 Oct 2000 | 6 Mar 1985 | 257 | 19 Nov 1985 | ||
24° Killing Freeze | 11 Apr 1989 | 191 | 20 Oct 1989 | 22 Feb 1973 | 286 | 6 Dec 1973 |
Data is for Drake Field
Updated: May 14, 2025