ZIP 48185 Zone 6b

Michigan · USDA zone 6b, average annual extreme minimum -5°F to 0°F.

Nearest qualified station: DEARBORN, MI US (USC00202015), 7.5 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is May 1. Median first 32°F is October 15. The 50% growing-season length is 166 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%April 17Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%May 1Median.
10%May 18Later 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 1Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 15Median.
90%October 28Later 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%186
50%166
90%147

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 7April 20April 5
First, on or beforeOctober 13October 28November 12
Season at least211 days190 days169 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 27May 12April 27
First, on or beforeSeptember 24October 5October 18
Season at least165 days146 days128 days

Station DEARBORN, MI US (USC00202015). Completeness flag S, 25 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 184.4 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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