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 76126
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 76126 in zone 8b (the coldest night of a typical year: 15 to 20°F).
The nearest station, Benbrook, TX, is 4 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 14 in half of years and after April 3 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benbrook, TXBenbrook Dam | 4 mi | 790 ft | March 14 | April 3 | November 16 | – |
| White Settlement, TXFort Worth Naval Air Station | 9 mi | 608 ft | March 3 | March 22 | November 27 | – |
| Fort Worth Nature Center, TX | 14 mi | 615 ft | March 13 | April 2 | November 20 | – |
| Burleson, TX | 14 mi | 762 ft | March 21 | April 10 | November 14 | 8b |
| Fort Worth Meacham Field, TX | 15 mi | 687 ft | March 11 | April 3 | November 19 | 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 Benbrook
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 18 | April 5 | March 30 | March 9 | November 6 | October 23 |
| 32°F | April 3 | March 23 | March 14 | February 25 | November 16 | October 31 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 21 | March 10 | March 2 | February 10 | November 30 | November 8 |
| 24°F | March 10 | February 27 | February 16 | January 21 | December 13 | November 19 |
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.