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 66061
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 66061 in zone 6b (the coldest night of a typical year: -5 to 0°F).
The nearest station, Olathe Johnson County Airport, KS, is 4 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 13 in half of years and after April 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olathe Johnson County Airport, KS | 4 mi | 1,087 ft | April 13 | April 29 | October 24 | 6b |
| Overland Park, KSOlathe (3 mi E) | 6 mi | 1,055 ft | April 10 | April 24 | October 29 | 6b |
| Olathe, KSOlathe Johnson County Exec Airport | 8 mi | 1,070 ft | April 8 | April 23 | October 29 | 6b |
| Bonner Springs, KS | 12 mi | 850 ft | April 16 | May 1 | October 22 | – |
| Hillsdale, KSHillsdale Lake | 16 mi | 1,010 ft | April 9 | April 23 | October 31 | – |
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 Olathe Johnson County Airport
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 6 | April 29 | April 23 | April 9 | October 15 | September 30 |
| 32°F | April 29 | April 20 | April 13 | March 30 | October 24 | October 10 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 19 | April 9 | April 3 | March 16 | November 2 | October 20 |
| 24°F | April 8 | March 31 | March 24 | March 5 | November 11 | October 30 |
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.