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Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

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