ZIP 48206 Zone 6b

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

Nearest qualified station: DEARBORN #2, MI US (USC00202016), 3.9 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 27. Median first 32°F is October 25. The 50% growing-season length is 181 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 12Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 27Median.
10%May 11Later 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 10Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 25Median.
90%November 7Later 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%199
50%181
90%159

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 30April 15April 1
First, on or beforeOctober 24November 6November 21
Season at least224 days205 days185 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 21May 6April 25
First, on or beforeSeptember 30October 13October 27
Season at least177 days158 days138 days

Station DEARBORN #2, MI US (USC00202016). 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 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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