ZIP 58078 Zone 4a

North Dakota · USDA zone 4a, average annual extreme minimum -30°F to -25°F.

Nearest qualified station: FARGO HECTOR INTL AP, ND US (USW00014914), 7.4 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is May 10. Median first 32°F is September 30. The 50% growing-season length is 143 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 27Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%May 10Median.
10%May 23Later 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 18Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%September 30Median.
90%October 15Later 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%162
50%143
90%124

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 15April 30April 15
First, on or beforeSeptember 26October 10October 26
Season at least182 days161 days142 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterJune 2May 19May 6
First, on or beforeSeptember 9September 22October 3
Season at least143 days124 days105 days

Station FARGO HECTOR INTL AP, ND US (USW00014914). Completeness flag S, 29 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 274.3 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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