Table 2.--Freeze Dates in Spring and Fall (Recorded in the period 1951-90 at Brinkley, Arkansas)
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                   |               Temperature                                                                                     
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    Probability    |             |             |                                                                        
                   |    24 oF    |    28 oF    |    32 oF
                   |  or lower   |  or lower   |  or lower     
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 Last freezing     |             |             |                                                                                                                       
  temperature      |             |             |                                                                                 
  in spring:       |             |             |                                                                                  
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   1 year in 10    |             |             |                                                                                   
    later than--   |  Mar. 26    |  Apr.  2    |  Apr. 14                                                                             
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   2 years in 10   |             |             |                                                                                   
    later than--   |  Mar. 14    |  Mar. 26    |  Apr.  8                                                                             
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   5 years in 10   |             |             |                                                                                   
    later than--   |  Feb. 21    |  Mar. 14    |  Mar. 29                                                                         
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 First freezing    |             |             |              
  temperature      |             |             |              
  in fall:         |             |             |              
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   1 year in 10    |             |             |              
    earlier than-- |  Oct. 29    |  Oct. 26    |  Oct. 19
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   2 years in 10   |             |             |              
    earlier than-- |  Nov.  7    |  Nov.  1    |  Oct. 24
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   5 years in 10   |             |             |               
    earlier than-- |  Nov. 25    |  Nov. 12    |  Nov.  2
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