ZIP 63385 Zone 6b

Missouri · USDA zone 6b, average annual extreme minimum -5°F to 0°F.

Nearest qualified station: WELDON SPRING NWS, MO US (USC00238805), 11.6 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 10. Median first 32°F is October 26. The 50% growing-season length is 199 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%March 26Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 10Median.
10%April 26Later 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 12Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 26Median.
90%November 8Later 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%220
50%199
90%178

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 15March 31March 12
First, on or beforeOctober 22November 5November 22
Season at least242 days221 days199 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 6April 22April 8
First, on or beforeOctober 1October 16October 28
Season at least196 days176 days155 days

Station WELDON SPRING NWS, MO US (USC00238805). 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 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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