ZIP 53142 Zone 5b

Wisconsin · USDA zone 5b, average annual extreme minimum -15°F to -10°F.

Nearest qualified station: KENOSHA RGNL AP, WI US (USW00004845), 3.3 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 28. Median first 32°F is October 19. 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 13Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 28Median.
10%May 13Later 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 19Median.
90%October 31Later 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%194
50%174
90%153

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 2April 15April 1
First, on or beforeOctober 15October 30November 13
Season at least215 days196 days174 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 26May 8April 25
First, on or beforeSeptember 23October 7October 22
Season at least169 days148 days128 days

Station KENOSHA RGNL AP, WI US (USW00004845). Completeness flag R, 20 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 226.5 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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