ZIP 54703 Zone 4b

Wisconsin · USDA zone 4b, average annual extreme minimum -25°F to -20°F.

Nearest qualified station: EAU CLAIRE RGNL AP, WI US (USW00014991), 2.7 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is May 8. Median first 32°F is October 4. The 50% growing-season length is 149 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 24Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%May 8Median.
10%May 21Later 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%September 20Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 4Median.
90%October 17Later 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%166
50%149
90%128

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 12April 27April 13
First, on or beforeOctober 1October 15October 27
Season at least188 days169 days151 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 31May 17May 5
First, on or beforeSeptember 10September 25October 8
Season at least147 days129 days110 days

Station EAU CLAIRE RGNL AP, WI US (USW00014991). Completeness flag S, 30 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 269.7 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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