Frost dates by ZIP code: The nearest NOAA stations to your ZIP, 1991-2020 normals
Enter a five-digit ZIP code. PlainClimate finds its center (Census Bureau 2024) and the five nearest NOAA stations with frost dates, and shows each station's last spring and first autumn 32°F dates with its distance and elevation.
Frost dates near ZIP 10452
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 10452 in zone 7b (the coldest night of a typical year: 5 to 10°F).
The nearest station, Bronx, NY, is 4 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 1 in half of years and after April 12 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronx, NY | 4 mi | 39 ft | April 1 | April 12 | November 16 | – |
| New York Laguardia Airport, NY | 5 mi | 11 ft | March 26 | April 6 | November 25 | 7b |
| New York, NYNew York Central Park Tower | 5 mi | 130 ft | March 30 | April 9 | November 20 | 7b |
| Teterboro, NJTeterboro Airport | 7 mi | 9 ft | April 3 | April 16 | November 4 | 7b |
| Dobbs Ferry, NYDobbs Ferry-Ardsley | 13 mi | 200 ft | April 20 | May 6 | October 26 | 7a |
Frost comes later in spring at higher and colder stations and earlier in low, open ground: prefer a station at a similar elevation to yours. Hardiness zone in the table: the USDA's rule (the average of each year's coldest night, 1991-2020) applied to the station's own record.
Every frost threshold at Bronx
NOAA publishes the dates for several temperatures and odds. A 30% spring date means a 3-in-10 chance of a later frost (the convention almanacs use); 50% is the median; 10% the cautious date.
| Threshold | Spring, 10% | Spring, 30% | Spring, 50% | Spring, 90% | Autumn, 50% | Autumn, 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F (light frost) | April 26 | April 18 | April 11 | April 1 | November 4 | October 21 |
| 32°F | April 12 | April 5 | April 1 | March 19 | November 16 | November 2 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 3 | March 29 | March 23 | March 8 | November 30 | November 13 |
| 24°F | March 26 | March 18 | March 12 | February 23 | December 9 | November 24 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals; ZIP centers: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. Autumn 10%: one year in ten has its first frost before this date.