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 72210
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 72210 in zone 8a (the coldest night of a typical year: 10 to 15°F).
The nearest station, Benton, AR, is 11 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 24 in half of years and after April 13 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton, AR | 11 mi | 310 ft | March 24 | April 13 | November 7 | – |
| Marche, AR | 15 mi | 272 ft | April 1 | April 17 | November 1 | – |
| Little Rock, ARLittle Rock Airport Adams Field | 15 mi | 258 ft | March 21 | April 6 | November 10 | 8a |
| North Little Rock, ARLittle Rock | 16 mi | 568 ft | March 16 | April 2 | November 16 | 8a |
| Alum Fork, AR | 20 mi | 698 ft | March 28 | April 12 | November 8 | 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 Benton
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 24 | April 15 | April 7 | March 20 | October 30 | October 16 |
| 32°F | April 13 | April 1 | March 24 | March 3 | November 7 | October 26 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 29 | March 17 | March 9 | February 19 | November 18 | November 1 |
| 24°F | March 15 | March 4 | February 26 | January 30 | December 1 | November 9 |
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.