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 67204
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 67204 in zone 7a (the coldest night of a typical year: 0 to 5°F).
The nearest station, Wichita Jabara Airport, KS, is 8 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 10 in half of years and after April 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita Jabara Airport, KS | 8 mi | 1,421 ft | April 10 | April 27 | October 27 | 6b |
| Wichita Weather, KS | 9 mi | 1,334 ft | April 8 | April 25 | October 27 | – |
| Wichita, KSWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport | 9 mi | 1,335 ft | April 11 | April 26 | October 29 | 7a |
| Haysville, KS3 mi SE | 17 mi | 1,240 ft | April 14 | April 30 | October 22 | 6b |
| Newton, KS | 18 mi | 1,441 ft | April 14 | April 27 | October 25 | 6b |
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 Wichita Jabara 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 22 | April 5 | October 18 | October 1 |
| 32°F | April 27 | April 17 | April 10 | March 25 | October 27 | October 13 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 14 | April 4 | March 30 | March 12 | November 5 | October 20 |
| 24°F | April 5 | March 27 | March 18 | March 1 | November 14 | 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.