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 55808
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 55808 in zone 4b (the coldest night of a typical year: -25 to -20°F).
The nearest station, Superior, WI, is 9 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after May 6 in half of years and after May 25 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 5a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior, WI | 9 mi | 607 ft | May 6 | May 25 | October 9 | 5a |
| Duluth Harbor Station, MN | 9 mi | 610 ft | May 14 | June 1 | October 12 | – |
| Hermantown, MNDuluth NWS | 11 mi | 1,433 ft | May 18 | June 3 | October 1 | – |
| Duluth, MNDuluth International Airport | 11 mi | 1,428 ft | May 13 | May 29 | October 1 | 4b |
| Pattison Ranger Staion, WI | 11 mi | 1,100 ft | May 18 | June 3 | October 3 | – |
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 Superior
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) | June 8 | May 30 | May 21 | May 6 | September 28 | September 15 |
| 32°F | May 25 | May 15 | May 6 | April 24 | October 9 | September 24 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | May 9 | April 29 | April 24 | April 10 | October 24 | October 6 |
| 24°F | April 26 | April 19 | April 13 | April 1 | November 3 | October 19 |
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.