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 79701
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 79701 in zone 8b (the coldest night of a typical year: 15 to 20°F).
The nearest station, Midland (4 mi ENE), TX, is 4 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 26 in half of years and after April 15 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland (4 mi ENE), TX | 4 mi | 2,776 ft | March 26 | April 15 | November 9 | – |
| Midland, TXMidland International Airport | 7 mi | 2,868 ft | March 18 | April 8 | November 14 | 8a |
| Odessa station, TX | 18 mi | 2,910 ft | March 15 | April 9 | November 16 | – |
| Odessa, TXOdessa Schlemeyer Field | 19 mi | 3,001 ft | March 19 | April 8 | November 11 | 8b |
| Crane (10 mi N), TX | 29 mi | 2,927 ft | March 15 | April 2 | November 12 | – |
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 Midland (4 mi ENE)
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 25 | April 15 | April 7 | March 21 | October 31 | October 14 |
| 32°F | April 15 | April 3 | March 26 | March 4 | November 9 | October 25 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 2 | March 19 | March 10 | February 20 | November 18 | November 4 |
| 24°F | March 18 | March 6 | February 26 | January 30 | November 30 | November 13 |
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.