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 75701
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 75701 in zone 8b (the coldest night of a typical year: 15 to 20°F).
The nearest station, Tyler station, TX, is 1 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 7 in half of years and after March 27 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 8b.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler station, TX | 1 mi | 550 ft | March 7 | March 27 | November 21 | 8b |
| Tyler, TXTyler Pounds Field | 7 mi | 544 ft | March 8 | March 29 | November 22 | 8b |
| Mineola, TX | 24 mi | 367 ft | March 20 | April 10 | November 11 | – |
| Jacksonville, TX | 25 mi | 560 ft | March 22 | April 8 | November 14 | – |
| Henderson, TX | 31 mi | 420 ft | March 15 | April 3 | November 16 | 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 Tyler station
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 11 | March 31 | March 23 | March 3 | November 9 | October 26 |
| 32°F | March 27 | March 15 | March 7 | February 17 | November 21 | November 4 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 15 | March 4 | February 23 | January 25 | December 4 | November 15 |
| 24°F | March 5 | February 16 | February 3 | December 31 | December 26 | November 30 |
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.