ZIP 55806 Zone 4b

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

Nearest qualified station: DULUTH HARBOR STN, MN US (USC00212246), 1.8 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is May 14. Median first 32°F is October 12. 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 14Median.
10%June 1Later 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 25Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 12Median.
90%October 26Later 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%175
50%149
90%124

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 18April 29April 11
First, on or beforeOctober 9October 25November 7
Season at least199 days179 days154 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterJune 16May 31May 12
First, on or beforeSeptember 12September 30October 14
Season at least145 days121 days98 days

Station DULUTH HARBOR STN, MN US (USC00212246). Completeness flag R, 14 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 185.9 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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