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 72034
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 72034 in zone 8a (the coldest night of a typical year: 10 to 15°F).
The nearest station, Conway, AR, is 3 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 2 in half of years and after April 19 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 8a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway, AR | 3 mi | 312 ft | April 2 | April 19 | November 2 | 8a |
| Marche, AR | 14 mi | 272 ft | April 1 | April 17 | November 1 | – |
| Greenbrier, AR | 15 mi | 338 ft | April 9 | April 24 | October 25 | – |
| Morrilton, AR | 18 mi | 340 ft | March 30 | April 15 | November 2 | 8a |
| North Little Rock, ARLittle Rock | 19 mi | 568 ft | March 16 | April 2 | November 16 | 8a |
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 Conway
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 28 | April 20 | April 13 | March 28 | October 23 | October 9 |
| 32°F | April 19 | April 8 | April 2 | March 13 | November 2 | October 20 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 7 | March 26 | March 17 | February 27 | November 11 | October 30 |
| 24°F | March 24 | March 13 | March 5 | February 13 | November 23 | November 6 |
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.