ZIP 38017 Zone 8a

Tennessee · USDA zone 8a, average annual extreme minimum 10°F to 15°F.

Nearest qualified station: COLLIERVILLE, TN US (USC00401950), 1 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is March 29. Median first 32°F is November 3. The 50% growing-season length is 220 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 9Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%March 29Median.
10%April 15Later 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 22Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%November 3Median.
90%November 20Later 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%246
50%220
90%197

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 3March 13February 24
First, on or beforeOctober 31November 14December 4
Season at least273 days246 days219 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 26April 9March 24
First, on or beforeOctober 12October 25November 6
Season at least219 days198 days176 days

Station COLLIERVILLE, TN US (USC00401950). Completeness flag R, 14 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 91.4 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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