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 76002
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 76002 in zone 8b (the coldest night of a typical year: 15 to 20°F).
The nearest station, Arlington, TX, is 3 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 9 in half of years and after March 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington, TXArlington Municipal Airport | 3 mi | 630 ft | March 9 | March 28 | November 21 | 8b |
| Grand Prairie, TXJoe Pool Lake | 7 mi | 591 ft | March 20 | April 8 | November 13 | – |
| Arlington Six Flags, TX | 9 mi | 536 ft | March 9 | April 2 | November 20 | 8b |
| Dallas Redbird Airport, TX | 14 mi | 658 ft | March 6 | March 26 | November 25 | 8b |
| Burleson, TX | 17 mi | 762 ft | March 21 | April 10 | November 14 | 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 Arlington
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 15 | April 3 | March 24 | March 3 | November 8 | October 22 |
| 32°F | March 28 | March 16 | March 9 | February 18 | November 21 | November 3 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 14 | March 5 | February 25 | January 29 | December 4 | November 14 |
| 24°F | March 4 | February 16 | February 5 | January 3 | December 23 | November 27 |
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.