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 60462
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 60462 in zone 6a (the coldest night of a typical year: -10 to -5°F).
The nearest station, Little Red School House, IL, is 6 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 19 in half of years and after May 5 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Red School House, IL | 6 mi | 715 ft | April 19 | May 5 | October 22 | – |
| Burbank, ILChicago Midway Airport (3 mi SW) | 8 mi | 620 ft | April 10 | April 26 | November 1 | – |
| Chicago Midway Airport, IL | 12 mi | 612 ft | April 11 | April 27 | October 31 | 6a |
| Park Forest, IL | 12 mi | 710 ft | April 23 | May 11 | October 20 | 6a |
| Romeoville, ILRomeoville Weather Office | 13 mi | 660 ft | April 20 | May 6 | October 22 | 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 Little Red School House
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 18 | May 6 | April 30 | April 16 | October 12 | September 28 |
| 32°F | May 5 | April 25 | April 19 | April 6 | October 22 | October 8 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 22 | April 13 | April 7 | March 26 | November 1 | October 19 |
| 24°F | April 10 | April 2 | March 29 | March 13 | November 12 | October 31 |
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.