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 45414
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 45414 in zone 6b (the coldest night of a typical year: -5 to 0°F).
The nearest station, Dayton, OH, is 5 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 16 in half of years and after May 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton, OHDayton International Airport | 5 mi | 1,000 ft | April 16 | May 3 | October 28 | 6b |
| Dayton Mcd, OH | 5 mi | 720 ft | April 18 | May 5 | October 25 | 6b |
| New Carlisle, OH | 11 mi | 874 ft | April 24 | May 10 | October 17 | – |
| Dayton Wright Bros Airport, OH | 17 mi | 962 ft | April 17 | May 6 | October 26 | 6b |
| Piqua, OHPiqua Wastewater Treatment Plant | 20 mi | 853 ft | April 18 | May 5 | October 23 | – |
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 Dayton
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 13 | May 3 | April 27 | April 13 | October 18 | October 5 |
| 32°F | May 3 | April 23 | April 16 | April 2 | October 28 | October 16 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 19 | April 9 | April 4 | March 21 | November 6 | October 26 |
| 24°F | April 7 | March 31 | March 25 | March 9 | November 17 | 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.