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 75087
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 75087 in zone 8b (the coldest night of a typical year: 15 to 20°F).
The nearest station, Lavon, TX, is 7 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 10 in half of years and after March 31 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavon, TXLavon Dam | 7 mi | 510 ft | March 10 | March 31 | November 19 | – |
| Richardson, TX | 18 mi | 678 ft | March 7 | March 29 | November 21 | – |
| McKinney, TXMcKinney Municipal Airport | 18 mi | 580 ft | March 18 | April 7 | November 11 | 8a |
| McKinney Municipal Airport, TX | 19 mi | 586 ft | March 17 | April 5 | November 15 | – |
| Terrell, TXTerrell Municipal Airport | 19 mi | 475 ft | March 11 | March 29 | November 18 | 8b |
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 Lavon
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 16 | April 3 | March 26 | March 4 | November 8 | October 25 |
| 32°F | March 31 | March 18 | March 10 | February 20 | November 19 | November 1 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 17 | March 5 | February 26 | February 1 | December 1 | November 13 |
| 24°F | March 7 | February 23 | February 10 | January 12 | December 15 | November 24 |
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.