ZIP 07036 Zone 7b

New Jersey · USDA zone 7b, average annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F.

Nearest qualified station: CRANFORD, NJ US (USC00282023), 5.3 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 11. Median first 32°F is October 31. The 50% growing-season length is 202 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%March 30Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 11Median.
10%April 28Later 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 14Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 31Median.
90%November 15Later 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%222
50%202
90%180

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 12March 30March 14
First, on or beforeOctober 27November 12December 1
Season at least251 days228 days207 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 11April 25April 10
First, on or beforeOctober 7October 20November 4
Season at least198 days176 days156 days

Station CRANFORD, NJ US (USC00282023). Completeness flag R, 18 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 24.4 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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