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 32404
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 32404 in zone 9a (the coldest night of a typical year: 20 to 25°F).
The nearest station, Lynn Haven, FL, is 10 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after February 15 in half of years and after March 11 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 9a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Haven, FLPanama City (5 mi N) | 10 mi | 5 ft | February 15 | March 11 | December 12 | 9a |
| Panama City, FLPanama City Bay County Airport | 11 mi | 21 ft | February 7 | March 5 | December 24 | – |
| Wewahitchka, FL | 19 mi | 42 ft | March 1 | March 20 | November 29 | 9a |
| NW Florida Beaches International Airport, FL | 20 mi | 57 ft | February 25 | March 19 | December 1 | – |
| Chipley, FL | 41 mi | 130 ft | March 5 | March 27 | November 21 | 9a |
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 Lynn Haven
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) | March 24 | March 12 | March 2 | February 9 | November 25 | November 6 |
| 32°F | March 11 | February 28 | February 15 | January 13 | December 12 | November 16 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | February 28 | February 9 | January 31 | December 30 | January 1 | December 1 |
| 24°F | February 14 | February 1 | January 22 | December 26 | January 8 | December 19 |
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.