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 72736
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 72736 in zone 7a (the coldest night of a typical year: 0 to 5°F).
The nearest station, Gravette, AR, is 1 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 5 in half of years and after April 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravette, AR | 1 mi | 1,260 ft | April 5 | April 26 | October 28 | 7a |
| Fayetteville NW Ar Airport, AR | 13 mi | 1,287 ft | April 8 | April 26 | October 28 | 7a |
| Bentonville, AR4 mi S | 15 mi | 1,220 ft | April 12 | April 29 | October 26 | 7a |
| Anderson (3 mi W), MO | 16 mi | 1,117 ft | April 15 | April 30 | October 26 | – |
| Anderson, MO | 17 mi | 1,050 ft | April 15 | May 1 | October 23 | 6b |
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 Gravette
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 5 | April 27 | April 20 | April 2 | October 20 | October 5 |
| 32°F | April 26 | April 13 | April 5 | March 18 | October 28 | October 15 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 10 | April 1 | March 25 | March 6 | November 7 | October 22 |
| 24°F | April 1 | March 21 | March 12 | February 22 | November 18 | November 1 |
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.