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 84403
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 84403 in zone 6b (the coldest night of a typical year: -5 to 0°F).
The nearest station, Ogden NE Bench, UT, is 3 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 19 in half of years and after May 4 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden NE Bench, UT | 3 mi | 4,572 ft | April 19 | May 4 | October 22 | – |
| Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse, UT | 4 mi | 4,350 ft | April 21 | May 6 | October 23 | – |
| Pineview Dam, UT | 4 mi | 4,940 ft | May 22 | June 8 | September 26 | 5b |
| Ogden, UTOgden Hinkley Airport | 6 mi | 4,470 ft | April 22 | May 10 | October 22 | 7a |
| Ogden Sugar Factory, UT | 7 mi | 4,280 ft | April 22 | May 9 | October 18 | – |
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 Ogden NE Bench
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) | May 20 | May 8 | May 2 | April 18 | October 12 | September 29 |
| 32°F | May 4 | April 26 | April 19 | April 2 | October 22 | October 7 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 20 | April 11 | April 2 | March 12 | November 1 | October 18 |
| 24°F | April 7 | March 25 | March 15 | February 25 | November 13 | October 26 |
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.