ZIP 61104 Zone 5b

Illinois · USDA zone 5b, average annual extreme minimum -15°F to -10°F.

Nearest qualified station: ROCKFORD GTR ROCKFORD AP, IL US (USW00094822), 4.1 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 24. Median first 32°F is October 17. 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 10Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 24Median.
10%May 8Later 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 17Median.
90%October 30Later 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%192
50%174
90%154

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 27April 13March 31
First, on or beforeOctober 14October 28November 10
Season at least217 days197 days177 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 19May 4April 21
First, on or beforeSeptember 23October 6October 20
Season at least173 days153 days134 days

Station ROCKFORD GTR ROCKFORD AP, IL US (USW00094822). Completeness flag S, 30 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 222.5 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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