ZIP 06010 Zone 6b

Connecticut · USDA zone 6b, average annual extreme minimum -5°F to 0°F.

Nearest qualified station: BURLINGTON, CT US (USC00060973), 7.8 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 25. Median first 32°F is October 18. The 50% growing-season length is 172 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
90%April 12Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 25Median.
10%May 10Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
10%October 4Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 18Median.
90%November 1Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this longDays
10%192
50%172
90%151

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 29April 13April 2
First, on or beforeOctober 14October 30November 14
Season at least217 days197 days175 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 22May 6April 24
First, on or beforeSeptember 26October 6October 20
Season at least170 days152 days131 days

Station BURLINGTON, CT US (USC00060973). Completeness flag R, 24 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 153.9 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

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