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 52803
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 52803 in zone 5b (the coldest night of a typical year: -15 to -10°F).
The nearest station, Rock Island, IL, is 2 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 19 in half of years and after May 4 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 6a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Island, ILRock Island Lock and Dam 15 | 2 mi | 568 ft | April 19 | May 4 | October 22 | 6a |
| Davenport, IA | 5 mi | 754 ft | April 23 | May 8 | October 15 | 5a |
| Davenport Weather Office, IA | 5 mi | 750 ft | April 21 | May 7 | October 17 | – |
| Moline, ILMoline Quad City International Airport | 5 mi | 592 ft | April 24 | May 9 | October 18 | 5b |
| Le Claire, IALe Claire Lock and Dam 14 | 8 mi | 577 ft | April 16 | April 30 | October 25 | 5b |
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 Rock Island
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 14 | May 5 | April 30 | April 16 | October 12 | September 29 |
| 32°F | May 4 | April 24 | April 19 | April 6 | October 22 | October 7 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 23 | April 14 | April 8 | March 25 | October 31 | October 18 |
| 24°F | April 14 | April 5 | March 31 | March 15 | November 9 | October 28 |
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.