If you are looking for fresh snow by Christmas morning or are curious about potential travel disruptions, the best chances for at least 1" of new snowfall early this week exist across the mountainous West, Great Lakes, and Northeast. Otherwise, temperatures this last full week of December will average above normal for much of the lower 48 states. Read More >
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Freezing Temperatures in the Panhandles |
Below is a table containing the record earliest and latest freezes for many locations around the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. Normally the first freeze occurs in mid-October, and the last freeze occurs in mid-April. As the table shows, freezing temperatures have been recorded as early as September 15 (1993 - Lipscomb, TX) and as late as May 28 (1907 - Beaver, OK & 1947 - Hooker, OK). Some stations may have missing observations in their periods of record, though records from the existing data are presented.
For maps showing the average first/last freeze dates for these and other stations stations, see Freeze Maps.
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Weather Station |
Earliest Freeze |
Latest Freeze |
Period of Record |
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| In the Texas Panhandle: | ||||||
| Amarillo | September 21, 1983 | May 7, 1915, 1917 |
1892-2020 |
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| Borger | September 29, 1985 | May 14, 1953 |
1949-2020 |
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| Bravo | September 25, 2000 | May 19, 2017 |
1965-2020 |
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| Bushland * | September 25, 2000 | May 3, 2008; 2011; 2013 |
2000-2020 |
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| Clarendon | September 24, 1989 | May 3, 1954; 1967; 2011 |
1904-2017 |
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| Dalhart | September 21, 1983 | May 15, 1967 |
1949-2020 |
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| Dumas | September 25, 2000 | May 11, 2014 |
1939-2020 |
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| Gruver | September 10, 2020 | May 14, 2014 |
1962-2020 |
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| Hereford ** (1912-1936) | September 21, 1983 | May 16, 1967 |
1907-2020 |
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| Lipscomb | September 15, 1993 | May 14, 1971 |
1964-2020 |
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| Miami | September 21, 1983 | May 14, 1953; 1971 |
1905-2005 |
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| Pampa | September 25, 2000 | May 5, 1978; 1979 |
1964-2020 |
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| Panhandle | September 21, 1995 | May 13, 1971 |
1962-2014 |
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| Perryton | September 24, 1989 | May 14, 1971 |
1965-2020 |
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| Shamrock | September 21, 1983 | May 2, 1967; 1970 |
1965-2012 |
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| Stratford ** (1916-1936) | September 21, 1983 | May 19, 1915; 1971 |
1911-2018 |
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| Vega ** (1983-2001) | September 26, 1926; 1970 | May 19, 1971 |
1923-2011 |
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| Wellington | October 9, 2000 | May 13, 2002 |
1960-2017 |
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| In the Oklahoma Panhandle: | ||||||
| Beaver ** (1915-1924) | September 21, 1983 | May 16, 1909 |
1896-2015 |
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| Goodwell Research Station ** (1925-1934) | September 21, 1983 | May 21, 1917 |
1910-2020 |
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| Guymon * | October 3, 1999 | May 4, 2013 |
1999-2020 |
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| Hooker **(1925-1934) | September 20, 1942 | May 28, 1947 |
1906-2010 |
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*This station has a short period of record that may not be representative of historical conditions for the location.
** This station has a period of at least 10 years in a row of missing data
Updated: 4/1/2020
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