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 68147
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 68147 in zone 6a (the coldest night of a typical year: -10 to -5°F).
The nearest station, Springfield, NE, is 8 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 17 in half of years and after May 1 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield, NE7 mi E | 8 mi | 1,065 ft | April 17 | May 1 | October 19 | – |
| Omaha, NEOmaha Eppley Airfield | 10 mi | 982 ft | April 18 | April 30 | October 21 | 5b |
| Gretna, NE4 mi NE | 12 mi | 1,240 ft | April 21 | May 4 | October 18 | 6a |
| Omaha #1, NE | 13 mi | 1,280 ft | April 16 | May 6 | October 18 | – |
| Glenwood, IA3 mi SW | 15 mi | 980 ft | April 23 | May 6 | October 11 | – |
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 Springfield
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 12 | May 3 | April 28 | April 13 | October 8 | September 24 |
| 32°F | May 1 | April 22 | April 17 | April 3 | October 19 | October 4 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 21 | April 12 | April 6 | March 23 | October 29 | October 15 |
| 24°F | April 12 | April 4 | March 30 | March 12 | November 6 | October 23 |
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.