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 78599
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 78599 in zone 10a (the coldest night of a typical year: 30 to 35°F).
The nearest station, Weslaco, TX, is 3 miles from the ZIP's center: a night at 32°F or colder comes there in only 44% of years, and NOAA's median date of the last spring frost is January 8.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weslaco, TX | 3 mi | 75 ft | January 8 | February 18 | December 31 | – |
| Santa Rosa, TX3 mi WNW | 8 mi | 50 ft | January 10 | February 24 | December 27 | 10a |
| Edinburg, TX | 12 mi | 96 ft | January 8 | February 21 | January 2 | – |
| McAllen station, TX | 16 mi | 100 ft | January 9 | February 12 | January 1 | 10a |
| McAllen, TXMcAllen Miller International Airport | 17 mi | 100 ft | January 9 | February 13 | January 3 | 10a |
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 Weslaco
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) | March 1 | February 11 | January 28 | December 18 | December 19 | November 25 |
| 32°F | February 18 | January 27 | January 8 | December 8 | December 31 | December 3 |
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.