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 74857
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 74857 in zone 7b (the coldest night of a typical year: 5 to 10°F).
The nearest station, Shawnee, OK, is 14 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 30 in half of years and after April 16 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee, OKShawnee 3 mi NNW Mesonet | 14 mi | 1,076 ft | March 30 | April 16 | November 5 | – |
| Spencer, OKSpencer 2 mi ENE Mesonet | 16 mi | 1,223 ft | April 2 | April 18 | November 5 | – |
| Norman 2 mi NW Mesonet, OK | 17 mi | 1,181 ft | March 31 | April 17 | November 5 | – |
| Meeker, OK5 mi W | 17 mi | 925 ft | April 4 | April 21 | October 30 | 7b |
| Norman, OK3 mi SSE | 17 mi | 1,128 ft | April 3 | April 18 | November 3 | 7b |
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 Shawnee
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 19 | April 12 | March 25 | October 28 | October 13 |
| 32°F | April 16 | April 5 | March 30 | March 10 | November 5 | October 22 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 3 | March 24 | March 15 | February 26 | November 14 | October 30 |
| 24°F | March 21 | March 11 | March 4 | February 14 | November 26 | November 4 |
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.