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 79415
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 79415 in zone 7b (the coldest night of a typical year: 5 to 10°F).
The nearest station, Lubbock, TX, is 6 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 4 in half of years and after April 22 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 7b.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock, TXLubbock International Airport | 6 mi | 3,259 ft | April 4 | April 22 | November 2 | 7b |
| Abernathy, TX | 10 mi | 3,368 ft | April 9 | April 25 | November 1 | 7b |
| Lubbock Weather Office, TX | 12 mi | 3,235 ft | March 24 | April 15 | November 11 | – |
| Littlefield, TX | 24 mi | 3,466 ft | April 14 | April 28 | October 26 | 7b |
| Levelland, TX | 29 mi | 3,514 ft | April 9 | April 25 | November 1 | 7b |
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 Lubbock
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 28 | April 21 | April 15 | March 31 | October 24 | October 11 |
| 32°F | April 22 | April 12 | April 4 | March 17 | November 2 | October 19 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 10 | April 1 | March 22 | March 2 | November 11 | October 29 |
| 24°F | March 29 | March 14 | March 6 | February 19 | November 22 | November 5 |
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.