ZIP 55424 Zone 5a

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

Nearest qualified station: MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL AP, MN US (USW00014922), 5.9 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 23. Median first 32°F is October 18. The 50% growing-season length is 176 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 8Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 23Median.
10%May 7Later 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 18Median.
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%196
50%176
90%158

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 28April 13April 1
First, on or beforeOctober 15October 29November 11
Season at least215 days197 days176 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 17May 3April 20
First, on or beforeSeptember 24October 6October 20
Season at least173 days155 days136 days

Station MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL AP, MN US (USW00014922). Completeness flag S, 27 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 265.8 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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