ZIP 53081 Zone 6a

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

Nearest qualified station: SHEBOYGAN WWTP, WI US (USC00471605), 1.3 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is May 2. Median first 32°F is October 21. The 50% growing-season length is 169 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 2Median.
10%May 19Later 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 3Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 21Median.
90%November 4Later 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%190
50%169
90%147

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 3April 18April 4
First, on or beforeOctober 18November 2November 16
Season at least216 days197 days175 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 31May 16May 2
First, on or beforeSeptember 23October 6October 22
Season at least164 days144 days122 days

Station SHEBOYGAN WWTP, WI US (USC00471605). Completeness flag R, 11 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 183.8 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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