ZIP 37122 Zone 7b

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

Nearest qualified station: GLADEVILLE, TN US (USC00403465), 8.7 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 16. Median first 32°F is October 21. The 50% growing-season length is 187 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 31Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 16Median.
10%April 30Later 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 7Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 21Median.
90%November 2Later 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%208
50%187
90%166

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 19April 3March 18
First, on or beforeOctober 16October 30November 11
Season at least229 days208 days186 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 12April 27April 12
First, on or beforeOctober 1October 12October 25
Season at least187 days167 days148 days

Station GLADEVILLE, TN US (USC00403465). Completeness flag R, 18 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 182.9 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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