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 75904
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 75904 in zone 8b (the coldest night of a typical year: 15 to 20°F).
The nearest station, Lufkin (11 mi NW), TX, is 8 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 19 in half of years and after April 9 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lufkin (11 mi NW), TX | 8 mi | 350 ft | March 19 | April 9 | November 10 | – |
| Lufkin, TXLufkin Angelina County Airport | 8 mi | 288 ft | March 11 | April 4 | November 15 | 9a |
| Groveton, TX | 20 mi | 350 ft | March 2 | March 24 | November 26 | – |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 23 mi | 435 ft | March 13 | April 6 | November 17 | 8b |
| Crockett, TX | 36 mi | 347 ft | March 13 | April 2 | November 17 | 9a |
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 Lufkin (11 mi NW)
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 22 | April 11 | April 3 | March 11 | November 1 | October 20 |
| 32°F | April 9 | March 31 | March 19 | February 25 | November 10 | October 28 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 28 | March 13 | March 3 | February 4 | November 24 | November 5 |
| 24°F | March 14 | February 28 | February 13 | January 13 | December 7 | November 14 |
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.