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 35007
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 35007 in zone 8b (the coldest night of a typical year: 15 to 20°F).
The nearest station, Alabaster, AL, is 3 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 12 in half of years and after March 31 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 8b.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabaster, ALAlabaster Shelby County Airport | 3 mi | 565 ft | March 12 | March 31 | November 16 | 8b |
| Helena, AL | 4 mi | 480 ft | March 19 | April 9 | November 8 | 8b |
| Bessemer, AL3 mi WSW | 17 mi | 445 ft | March 23 | April 11 | November 10 | 8a |
| Thorsby, ALThorsby Experiment Station | 22 mi | 680 ft | March 21 | April 10 | November 11 | – |
| Birmingham, ALBirmingham Airport | 24 mi | 615 ft | March 21 | April 8 | November 11 | 8a |
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 Alabaster
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 14 | April 4 | March 27 | March 7 | November 4 | October 23 |
| 32°F | March 31 | March 20 | March 12 | February 20 | November 16 | November 1 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 17 | March 7 | February 27 | January 31 | December 1 | November 10 |
| 24°F | March 6 | February 20 | February 7 | January 11 | December 22 | November 24 |
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.