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 15120
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 15120 in zone 6b (the coldest night of a typical year: -5 to 0°F).
The nearest station, Braddock, PA, is 3 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 5 in half of years and after April 22 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braddock, PABraddock Lock 2 | 3 mi | 730 ft | April 5 | April 22 | November 10 | – |
| West Mifflin, PAPittsburgh Allegheny County Airport | 3 mi | 1,248 ft | April 18 | May 6 | October 28 | 7a |
| McKeesport, PA | 5 mi | 740 ft | May 2 | May 20 | October 20 | 6b |
| Murrysville, PA2 mi SW | 10 mi | 860 ft | April 22 | May 12 | October 25 | – |
| Acmetonia Lock 3, PA | 11 mi | 748 ft | April 16 | May 4 | November 1 | – |
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 Braddock
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 11 | April 27 | April 20 | April 3 | October 29 | October 13 |
| 32°F | April 22 | April 12 | April 5 | March 22 | November 10 | October 28 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 9 | March 31 | March 27 | March 12 | November 23 | November 6 |
| 24°F | March 30 | March 22 | March 16 | February 28 | December 3 | November 14 |
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.