Evening Shade, Arkansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Evening Shade's normal year runs from 24°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 51.5 inches of precipitation and 7 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.9°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,307 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEvening Shade (1 mi NNE)
- Station IDUSC00032366
- Location36.08°N 91.61°W
- Elevation514 ft (157 m)
- Population436
On October 24, the normal high in Evening Shade is 68°F and the normal low 41°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 29%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Evening Shade.
- Jan 45° 24°
- Feb 51° 27°
- Mar 60° 36°
- Apr 70° 45°
- May 77° 54°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 89° 65°
- Sep 82° 57°
- Oct 71° 44°
- Nov 58° 34°
- Dec 48° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Evening Shade each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.59 in), the least in June (3.23 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F | 24°F | 34.7°F | 3.53 | 1.8 | 8 | <1 | 24 | 10 h |
| February | 51°F | 27°F | 38.8°F | 3.69 | 2.6 | 8 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 36°F | 47.7°F | 4.88 | 1.4 | 9 | <1 | 12 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 70°F | 45°F | 57.2°F | 5.54 | 0.1 | 9 | <1 | 3 | 13 h |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 65.5°F | 5.59 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 85°F | 63°F | 74.0°F | 3.23 | 0.0 | 8 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 89°F | 67°F | 77.9°F | 4.32 | 0.0 | 8 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 89°F | 65°F | 76.7°F | 3.82 | 0.0 | 8 | 19 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 82°F | 57°F | 69.2°F | 3.35 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 44°F | 57.8°F | 4.06 | 0.1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 58°F | 34°F | 46.4°F | 4.91 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 48°F | 27°F | 37.5°F | 4.53 | 0.7 | 9 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 45°F | 57.0°F | 51.45 | 6.7 | 100 | 64 | 98 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −4°C | 1.5°C | 90 mm | 5 cm |
| February | 10°C | −3°C | 3.8°C | 94 mm | 7 cm |
| March | 15°C | 2°C | 8.7°C | 124 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 21°C | 7°C | 14.0°C | 141 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 25°C | 12°C | 18.6°C | 142 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 17°C | 23.3°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 19°C | 25.5°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 18°C | 24.8°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 14°C | 20.7°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 7°C | 14.3°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 15°C | 1°C | 8.0°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 9°C | −3°C | 3.1°C | 115 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00032366; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Evening Shade?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (6).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00032366.
When is the last frost in Evening Shade?
In Evening Shade, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 14 in half of years and after April 29 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 20 in half of years and before October 6 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 141 year in 10 after April 29; 9 in 10 after March 29
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 201 year in 10 before October 6; 9 in 10 before November 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 190 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 212 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 1 in half of springs and before October 31 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Evening Shade in zone 7a in ZIP code 72532, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Evening Shade's NOAA station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (29 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Arkansas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00032366; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Evening Shade?
In a normal year in Evening Shade, 64 days a year reach 90°F (7 of them 100°F or more), 98 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 100 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 64a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 7a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 98a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 6high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 100a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1923) is 113°F, on July 15, 1966; the lowest is −15°F, on January 20, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2015, with 68.81 in; the snowiest season is 1993–94, with 26.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00032366; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00032366. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Evening Shade?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Evening Shade, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.4 |
| February | 67% | 3.0 |
| March | 70% | 4.1 |
| April | 73% | 5.2 |
| May | 74% | 5.8 |
| June | 82% | 6.7 |
| July | 82% | 6.4 |
| August | 82% | 5.7 |
| September | 81% | 4.9 |
| October | 76% | 3.6 |
| November | 74% | 2.7 |
| December | 68% | 2.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Evening Shade need?
A normal year in Evening Shade brings 4,263 heating degree days, 21% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,360 cooling degree days, 50% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,199 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 939 | 0 |
| February | 733 | 0 |
| March | 540 | 4 |
| April | 256 | 22 |
| May | 83 | 100 |
| June | 5 | 276 |
| July | 0 | 400 |
| August | 1 | 364 |
| September | 39 | 164 |
| October | 252 | 28 |
| November | 561 | 2 |
| December | 854 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,263 | 1,360 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00032366. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Evening Shade been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 59.1°F, 2.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 57.0°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.1°F | +0.1°F | 57.04 | 11.6 |
| 2024 | 59.1°F | +2.1°F | 57.26 | 6.5 |
Over 40 complete years from 1966 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 5.3°F per century (+0.29°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00032366; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Evening Shade's climate compare?
Evening Shade is warmer than 4 of the other 85 places with their own NOAA record in Arkansas, and wetter than 42. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 57.0°F is warmer than 66%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Evening Shade is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Evening Shade share this climate record?
5 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Cave City, AR2,007 people · 10 mi S
- Melbourne, AR1,879 people · 15 mi W
- Sidney, AR203 people · 6 mi SW
- Franklin, AR201 people · 11 mi NW
- Violet Hill, AR67 people · 14 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Evening Shade's climate
What is the coldest month in Evening Shade?
January, with a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Evening Shade?
Yes: 7 inches in a normal year, falling on 4 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (2.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Evening Shade?
May, with 5.59 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 3.23 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Evening Shade in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Evening Shade in zone 7a in ZIP code 72532, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Evening Shade's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (29 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come in Evening Shade?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 14; in one year in ten it comes after April 29. Waiting until April 29 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Arkansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Hardy, AR15 miles from this station, 58.4°F a year
- Batesville, AR21 miles from this station, 58.2°F a year
- Salem, AR22 miles from this station, 57.5°F a year
- Mammoth Spring, AR29 miles from this station, 57.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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