ZIP 33563 Zone 9b

Florida · USDA zone 9b, average annual extreme minimum 25°F to 30°F.

Nearest qualified station: PLANT CITY, FL US (USC00087205), 0.8 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is January 30. Median first 32°F is January 6. The 50% growing-season length is 335 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%December 31Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%January 30Median.
10%March 2Later 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%December 8Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%January 6Median.
90%February 5Later 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%365
50%335
90%302

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterFebruary 10January 20December 29
First, on or beforeDecember 19January 11February 4
Season at least365 days365 days332 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 17February 16January 17
First, on or beforeNovember 27December 25January 22
Season at least336 days303 days269 days

Station PLANT CITY, FL US (USC00087205). Completeness flag S, 28 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 80.5%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 33.5 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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