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 99577
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 99577 in zone 5a (the coldest night of a typical year: -20 to -15°F).
The nearest station, Eagle River Nature Center, AK, is 4 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after May 16 in half of years and after June 9 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle River Nature Center, AK | 4 mi | 520 ft | May 16 | June 9 | September 20 | – |
| Eagle River (5 mi SE), AK | 10 mi | 498 ft | May 21 | June 3 | September 15 | 4b |
| Fort Richardson Water Treatment Plant, AK | 13 mi | 470 ft | May 9 | May 22 | September 26 | 5a |
| Eagle River Gakona Circle, AK | 13 mi | 567 ft | May 9 | May 22 | September 26 | 5b |
| Glen Alps, AK | 15 mi | 2,202 ft | May 18 | May 31 | September 23 | 5b |
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 Eagle River Nature Center
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) | July 2 | June 7 | May 31 | May 19 | September 6 | August 21 |
| 32°F | June 9 | May 23 | May 16 | May 2 | September 20 | September 4 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | May 15 | May 6 | May 1 | April 16 | October 1 | September 18 |
| 24°F | April 30 | April 23 | April 16 | April 5 | October 12 | September 29 |
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.