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 11426
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 11426 in zone 7b (the coldest night of a typical year: 5 to 10°F).
The nearest station, Mineola, NY, is 5 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 2 in half of years and after April 16 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 7b.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineola, NY | 5 mi | 96 ft | April 2 | April 16 | November 12 | 7b |
| New York JFK International Airport, NY | 7 mi | 11 ft | April 2 | April 13 | November 14 | 7b |
| Oceanside, NY | 9 mi | 12 ft | April 7 | April 26 | November 8 | – |
| New York Laguardia Airport, NY | 9 mi | 11 ft | March 26 | April 6 | November 25 | 7b |
| Bronx, NY | 10 mi | 39 ft | April 1 | April 12 | November 16 | – |
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 Mineola
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 30 | April 22 | April 16 | April 3 | October 31 | October 16 |
| 32°F | April 16 | April 8 | April 2 | March 18 | November 12 | October 31 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 4 | March 28 | March 20 | March 5 | November 25 | November 9 |
| 24°F | March 24 | March 16 | March 10 | February 21 | December 8 | November 17 |
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.