ZIP 47807 Zone 6a

Indiana · USDA zone 6a, average annual extreme minimum -10°F to -5°F.

Nearest qualified station: TERRE HAUTE INDIANA STATE, IN US (USC00128723), 0.3 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 15. Median first 32°F is October 19. 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 15Median.
10%May 3Later 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 4Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 19Median.
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%209
50%187
90%162

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 20April 1March 15
First, on or beforeOctober 14October 30November 14
Season at least233 days208 days185 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 15April 26April 11
First, on or beforeSeptember 26October 10October 23
Season at least187 days166 days142 days

Station TERRE HAUTE INDIANA STATE, IN US (USC00128723). Completeness flag R, 22 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 154.5 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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