ZIP 48312 Zone 6b

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

Nearest qualified station: MT CLEMENS ANG BASE, MI US (USW00014804), 10.3 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 30. Median first 32°F is October 24. The 50% growing-season length is 174 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 16Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 30Median.
10%May 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 7Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 24Median.
90%November 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%192
50%174
90%153

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 3April 18April 3
First, on or beforeOctober 20November 3November 15
Season at least216 days196 days177 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 28May 11April 28
First, on or beforeSeptember 26October 9October 24
Season at least169 days150 days129 days

Station MT CLEMENS ANG BASE, MI US (USW00014804). Completeness flag S, 24 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 176.8 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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