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 40245
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 40245 in zone 7a (the coldest night of a typical year: 0 to 5°F).
The nearest station, Crestwood, KY, is 7 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 12 in half of years and after May 1 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood, KY4 mi NE | 7 mi | 780 ft | April 12 | May 1 | October 25 | – |
| Louisville Bowman Field, KY | 12 mi | 540 ft | April 3 | April 19 | November 3 | 7b |
| Shelbyville, KY1 mi E | 14 mi | 730 ft | May 1 | May 15 | October 10 | – |
| Louisville Weather Office, KY | 15 mi | 632 ft | April 6 | April 23 | November 1 | – |
| Louisville, KYLouisville International Airport | 17 mi | 488 ft | March 31 | April 16 | November 7 | 7a |
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 Crestwood
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 | May 1 | April 24 | April 10 | October 15 | October 2 |
| 32°F | May 1 | April 20 | April 12 | March 29 | October 25 | October 11 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 17 | April 6 | March 31 | March 17 | November 3 | October 21 |
| 24°F | April 5 | March 29 | March 22 | March 3 | November 14 | 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.