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 55448
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 55448 in zone 5a (the coldest night of a typical year: -20 to -15°F).
The nearest station, Andover, MN, is 4 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after May 5 in half of years and after May 21 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover, MN1 mi N | 4 mi | 899 ft | May 5 | May 21 | October 2 | – |
| Cedar, MN | 9 mi | 907 ft | May 1 | May 17 | October 7 | – |
| Minneapolis Crystal Airport, MN | 9 mi | 861 ft | April 30 | May 17 | October 8 | 5a |
| New Hope, MN | 13 mi | 910 ft | April 29 | May 12 | October 12 | 5a |
| Vadnais Lake, MN | 14 mi | 890 ft | April 23 | May 7 | October 20 | 4b |
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 Andover
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 31 | May 23 | May 16 | May 2 | September 24 | September 10 |
| 32°F | May 21 | May 11 | May 5 | April 23 | October 2 | September 18 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | May 9 | May 1 | April 25 | April 11 | October 13 | September 27 |
| 24°F | April 29 | April 20 | April 15 | April 3 | October 25 | October 10 |
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.