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 72712
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 72712 in zone 7a (the coldest night of a typical year: 0 to 5°F).
The nearest station, Bentonville, AR, is 5 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 12 in half of years and after April 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonville, AR4 mi S | 5 mi | 1,220 ft | April 12 | April 29 | October 26 | 7a |
| Fayetteville NW Ar Airport, AR | 9 mi | 1,287 ft | April 8 | April 26 | October 28 | 7a |
| Gravette, AR | 13 mi | 1,260 ft | April 5 | April 26 | October 28 | 7a |
| Washburn, MO5 mi W | 15 mi | 1,400 ft | April 4 | April 23 | October 30 | – |
| Seligman, MO | 19 mi | 1,530 ft | April 18 | May 3 | October 22 | – |
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 Bentonville
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 8 | April 30 | April 24 | April 9 | October 17 | October 3 |
| 32°F | April 29 | April 19 | April 12 | March 27 | October 26 | October 13 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 18 | April 7 | March 31 | March 12 | November 4 | October 20 |
| 24°F | April 4 | March 26 | March 18 | February 28 | November 15 | October 31 |
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.