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 37705
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 37705 in zone 7b (the coldest night of a typical year: 5 to 10°F).
The nearest station, Norris, TN, is 3 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 22 in half of years and after May 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris, TN | 3 mi | 1,110 ft | April 22 | May 9 | October 25 | 7b |
| Oak Ridge, TNOak Ridge Asos | 19 mi | 910 ft | March 31 | April 15 | November 4 | 8a |
| Oak Ridge Atdd, TN | 20 mi | 905 ft | April 5 | April 19 | November 1 | 7b |
| Knoxville Experiment Station, TN | 23 mi | 830 ft | April 11 | April 29 | October 28 | 7b |
| Newcomb, TN | 24 mi | 1,014 ft | April 18 | May 3 | October 24 | 7b |
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 Norris
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 18 | May 8 | May 2 | April 19 | October 16 | October 3 |
| 32°F | May 9 | April 30 | April 22 | April 6 | October 25 | October 11 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 30 | April 16 | April 7 | March 20 | November 3 | October 20 |
| 24°F | April 16 | April 3 | March 26 | March 3 | November 15 | November 1 |
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.