ZIP 38114 Zone 8a

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

Nearest qualified station: MEMPHIS INTL AP, TN US (USW00013893), 2.8 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is March 16. Median first 32°F is November 16. The 50% growing-season length is 244 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%February 27Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%March 16Median.
10%April 4Later 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 2Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%November 16Median.
90%December 3Later 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%266
50%244
90%221

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 23March 4February 13
First, on or beforeNovember 10November 28December 18
Season at least292 days268 days242 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 16March 29March 10
First, on or beforeOctober 24November 5November 20
Season at least245 days222 days199 days

Station MEMPHIS INTL AP, TN US (USW00013893). Completeness flag S, 30 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 77.4 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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