ZIP 19801 Zone 7b

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

Nearest qualified station: WILMINGTON PORTER RSCH, DE US (USC00079605), 3.5 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 7. Median first 32°F is November 4. The 50% growing-season length is 209 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 26Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 7Median.
10%April 24Later 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 21Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%November 4Median.
90%November 19Later 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%229
50%209
90%189

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 10March 29March 13
First, on or beforeNovember 1November 15December 2
Season at least254 days232 days213 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 7April 20April 6
First, on or beforeOctober 9October 24November 6
Season at least204 days185 days165 days

Station WILMINGTON PORTER RSCH, DE US (USC00079605). Completeness flag S, 29 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 82.3 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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