ZIP 15219 Zone 6b

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

Nearest qualified station: PITTSBURGH ALLEGHENY CO AP, PA US (USW00014762), 6.9 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 18. Median first 32°F is October 28. The 50% growing-season length is 193 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 2Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 18Median.
10%May 6Later 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 28Median.
90%November 10Later 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%212
50%193
90%171

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 21April 5March 23
First, on or beforeOctober 28November 8November 22
Season at least238 days216 days196 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 17April 29April 16
First, on or beforeOctober 4October 17October 29
Season at least188 days169 days150 days

Station PITTSBURGH ALLEGHENY CO AP, PA US (USW00014762). Completeness flag R, 22 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 380.4 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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