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 10928
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 10928 in zone 7a (the coldest night of a typical year: 0 to 5°F).
The nearest station, West Point, NY, is 3 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 10 in half of years and after April 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Point, NY | 3 mi | 320 ft | April 10 | April 24 | November 1 | 7a |
| Shrub Oak, NY | 8 mi | 462 ft | April 30 | May 13 | October 17 | – |
| Yorktown Heights, NYYorktown Hts (1 mi W) | 12 mi | 670 ft | April 25 | May 8 | October 19 | 6b |
| Walden, NY1 mi ESE | 16 mi | 380 ft | April 29 | May 12 | October 11 | 6a |
| Montgomery, NYMontgomery Orange Airport | 18 mi | 365 ft | May 1 | May 17 | October 11 | 6b |
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 West Point
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 7 | April 30 | April 23 | April 10 | October 20 | October 7 |
| 32°F | April 24 | April 16 | April 10 | March 31 | November 1 | October 16 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 14 | April 6 | April 2 | March 19 | November 12 | October 29 |
| 24°F | April 4 | March 29 | March 23 | March 8 | November 25 | November 8 |
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.