ZIP 55101 Zone 5a

Minnesota · USDA zone 5a, average annual extreme minimum -20°F to -15°F.

Nearest qualified station: ST PAUL DOWNTOWN AP, MN US (USW00014927), 2 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 24. Median first 32°F is October 16. 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 9Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 24Median.
10%May 10Later 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 2Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 16Median.
90%October 29Later 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%193
50%174
90%154

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 28April 13April 1
First, on or beforeOctober 11October 27November 8
Season at least213 days194 days174 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 18May 4April 20
First, on or beforeSeptember 23October 5October 19
Season at least172 days153 days134 days

Station ST PAUL DOWNTOWN AP, MN US (USW00014927). Completeness flag R, 22 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 213.4 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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