ZIP 19140 Zone 7b

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

Nearest qualified station: PHILA FRANKLIN INST, PA US (USC00366886), 4 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is March 30. Median first 32°F is November 17. The 50% growing-season length is 232 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 15Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%March 30Median.
10%April 12Later 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%November 4Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%November 17Median.
90%December 4Later 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%255
50%232
90%214

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 31March 17March 1
First, on or beforeNovember 12November 29December 18
Season at least282 days257 days235 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 23April 8March 27
First, on or beforeOctober 23November 5November 20
Season at least230 days211 days192 days

Station PHILA FRANKLIN INST, PA US (USC00366886). Completeness flag S, 25 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 18.3 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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