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 44053
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 44053 in zone 6b (the coldest night of a typical year: -5 to 0°F).
The nearest station, Elyria, OH, is 6 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 24 in half of years and after May 10 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 6b.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elyria, OHElyria Lorain County Airport | 6 mi | 794 ft | April 24 | May 10 | October 24 | 6b |
| North Ridgeville, OHElyria (3 mi E) | 9 mi | 730 ft | April 22 | May 7 | November 1 | 6b |
| Oberlin, OH | 10 mi | 816 ft | April 27 | May 14 | October 22 | – |
| Cleveland, OHCleveland-Hopkins International Airport | 19 mi | 763 ft | April 20 | May 5 | November 3 | 6b |
| Norwalk, OHNorwalk Wastewater Treatment Plant | 23 mi | 670 ft | April 25 | May 9 | October 25 | 6b |
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 Elyria
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 19 | May 11 | May 5 | April 21 | October 10 | September 28 |
| 32°F | May 10 | April 30 | April 24 | April 9 | October 24 | October 8 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 26 | April 18 | April 11 | March 29 | November 4 | October 21 |
| 24°F | April 15 | April 5 | March 31 | March 17 | November 16 | November 3 |
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.