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 76140
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 76140 in zone 8b (the coldest night of a typical year: 15 to 20°F).
The nearest station, Burleson, TX, is 9 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 21 in half of years and after April 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burleson, TX | 9 mi | 762 ft | March 21 | April 10 | November 14 | 8b |
| Benbrook, TXBenbrook Dam | 10 mi | 790 ft | March 14 | April 3 | November 16 | – |
| Arlington, TXArlington Municipal Airport | 11 mi | 630 ft | March 9 | March 28 | November 21 | 8b |
| Fort Worth Meacham Field Naaf, TX | 14 mi | 705 ft | March 5 | March 25 | November 24 | – |
| White Settlement, TXFort Worth Naval Air Station | 14 mi | 608 ft | March 3 | March 22 | November 27 | – |
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 Burleson
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 10 | April 3 | March 15 | November 4 | October 20 |
| 32°F | April 10 | March 30 | March 21 | February 28 | November 14 | October 29 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 29 | March 15 | March 8 | February 14 | November 25 | November 7 |
| 24°F | March 16 | March 4 | February 23 | January 24 | December 8 | November 16 |
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.