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 71118
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 71118 in zone 8b (the coldest night of a typical year: 15 to 20°F).
The nearest station, Shreveport Sthrn Hills, LA, is 1 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 12 in half of years and after April 1 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 8b.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shreveport Sthrn Hills, LA | 1 mi | 200 ft | March 12 | April 1 | November 15 | 8b |
| Shreveport, LAShreveport Airport | 4 mi | 273 ft | March 9 | March 29 | November 18 | 8b |
| Shreveport Weather Office, LA | 5 mi | 274 ft | March 6 | March 29 | November 19 | – |
| Red River Research Station, LA | 10 mi | 155 ft | March 6 | March 26 | November 18 | 8b |
| Shreveport Downtown Airport, LA | 11 mi | 179 ft | February 28 | March 19 | November 24 | 9a |
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 Shreveport Sthrn Hills
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) | April 16 | April 6 | March 29 | March 9 | November 4 | October 22 |
| 32°F | April 1 | March 21 | March 12 | February 20 | November 15 | October 31 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 17 | March 6 | February 28 | January 30 | December 1 | November 9 |
| 24°F | March 7 | February 21 | February 5 | January 8 | December 20 | November 22 |
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.