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 72701
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 72701 in zone 7a (the coldest night of a typical year: 0 to 5°F).
The nearest station, Fayetteville, AR, is 5 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 15 in half of years and after May 1 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 7a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville, ARFayetteville Drake Field | 5 mi | 1,251 ft | April 15 | May 1 | October 21 | 7a |
| Fayetteville Experiment Station, AR | 9 mi | 1,270 ft | April 4 | April 22 | October 31 | – |
| Winslow, AR7 mi NE | 10 mi | 2,189 ft | April 5 | April 23 | November 5 | – |
| Huntsville, AR1 mi SSW | 19 mi | 1,783 ft | March 30 | April 15 | November 7 | 7a |
| Fayetteville NW Ar Airport, AR | 23 mi | 1,287 ft | April 8 | April 26 | October 28 | 7a |
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 Fayetteville
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 11 | May 2 | April 27 | April 11 | October 11 | September 29 |
| 32°F | May 1 | April 23 | April 15 | March 31 | October 21 | October 8 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 21 | April 10 | April 3 | March 17 | October 31 | October 16 |
| 24°F | April 10 | April 1 | March 24 | March 3 | November 11 | October 27 |
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.