ZIP 13902 Zone 6a

New York · USDA zone 6a, average annual extreme minimum -10°F to -5°F.

Nearest qualified station: ENDICOTT, NY US (USC00302627), 6.1 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is May 5. Median first 32°F is October 12. The 50% growing-season length is 159 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 23Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%May 5Median.
10%May 21Later 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%September 29Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 12Median.
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%181
50%159
90%139

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 9April 24April 10
First, on or beforeOctober 8October 28November 10
Season at least204 days184 days162 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 31May 17May 2
First, on or beforeSeptember 18October 1October 15
Season at least155 days136 days116 days

Station ENDICOTT, NY US (USC00302627). Completeness flag R, 14 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 252.1 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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