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 10708
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 10708 in zone 7b (the coldest night of a typical year: 5 to 10°F).
The nearest station, Dobbs Ferry, NY, is 5 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 20 in half of years and after May 6 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 7a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobbs Ferry, NYDobbs Ferry-Ardsley | 5 mi | 200 ft | April 20 | May 6 | October 26 | 7a |
| Bronx, NY | 7 mi | 39 ft | April 1 | April 12 | November 16 | – |
| Westchester County Airport, NY | 11 mi | 379 ft | April 12 | April 27 | October 31 | 7a |
| New York Laguardia Airport, NY | 11 mi | 11 ft | March 26 | April 6 | November 25 | 7b |
| New York, NYNew York Central Park Tower | 13 mi | 130 ft | March 30 | April 9 | November 20 | 7b |
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 Dobbs Ferry
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 18 | May 9 | May 2 | April 19 | October 12 | October 1 |
| 32°F | May 6 | April 27 | April 20 | April 4 | October 26 | October 10 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 20 | April 9 | April 4 | March 20 | November 7 | October 23 |
| 24°F | April 5 | March 29 | March 22 | March 6 | November 22 | November 7 |
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.