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 10588
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 10588 in zone 6b (the coldest night of a typical year: -5 to 0°F).
The nearest station, Shrub Oak, NY, is 0 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 30 in half of years and after May 13 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrub Oak, NY | 0 mi | 462 ft | April 30 | May 13 | October 17 | – |
| Yorktown Heights, NYYorktown Hts (1 mi W) | 5 mi | 670 ft | April 25 | May 8 | October 19 | 6b |
| West Point, NY | 8 mi | 320 ft | April 10 | April 24 | November 1 | 7a |
| Carmel, NY4 mi N | 13 mi | 680 ft | April 28 | May 14 | October 16 | 6b |
| Stormville, NY | 15 mi | 915 ft | April 21 | May 4 | October 25 | – |
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 Shrub Oak
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) | May 26 | May 16 | May 10 | April 27 | October 7 | September 25 |
| 32°F | May 13 | May 5 | April 30 | April 16 | October 17 | October 4 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | May 1 | April 23 | April 17 | April 3 | October 30 | October 16 |
| 24°F | April 17 | April 8 | April 3 | March 20 | November 10 | October 27 |
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.