ZIP 55369 Zone 5a

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

Nearest qualified station: MPLS CRYSTAL AP, MN US (USW00094960), 6.6 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 30. Median first 32°F is October 8. The 50% growing-season length is 159 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%April 30Median.
10%May 17Later 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 26Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 8Median.
90%October 21Later 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%177
50%159
90%139

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 5April 20April 5
First, on or beforeOctober 4October 18November 1
Season at least201 days179 days157 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 26May 9April 27
First, on or beforeSeptember 18September 29October 11
Season at least158 days141 days120 days

Station MPLS CRYSTAL AP, MN US (USW00094960). Completeness flag R, 23 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 262.4 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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