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 92404
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 92404 in zone 10a (the coldest night of a typical year: 30 to 35°F).
The nearest station, Lake Arrowhead, CA, is 6 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after May 5 in half of years and after May 31 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Arrowhead, CA | 6 mi | 5,205 ft | May 5 | May 31 | November 2 | – |
| Redlands, CA | 10 mi | 1,410 ft | January 27 | February 28 | December 19 | 10a |
| Riverside Citrus Experiment, CA | 16 mi | 986 ft | January 10 | February 17 | January 2 | 10a |
| Hesperia, CA2 mi E | 17 mi | 3,055 ft | February 28 | April 3 | December 1 | – |
| Riverside Fire Station 3, CA | 18 mi | 840 ft | January 9 | February 25 | December 25 | – |
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 Lake Arrowhead
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) | June 10 | June 2 | May 27 | May 3 | October 18 | September 30 |
| 32°F | May 31 | May 18 | May 5 | April 9 | November 2 | October 12 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | May 12 | April 24 | April 11 | March 14 | November 16 | October 31 |
| 24°F | April 10 | March 29 | March 16 | February 10 | December 1 | 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.