ZIP 64501 Zone 6a

Missouri · USDA zone 6a, average annual extreme minimum -10°F to -5°F.

Nearest qualified station: ST JOSEPH ROSECRANS AP, MO US (USW00013993), 4.2 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 19. Median first 32°F is October 17. The 50% growing-season length is 180 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 5Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 19Median.
10%May 3Later 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 30Earlier 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%201
50%180
90%159

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 24April 9March 25
First, on or beforeOctober 13October 26November 8
Season at least221 days200 days180 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 9April 29April 15
First, on or beforeSeptember 21October 5October 20
Season at least179 days160 days139 days

Station ST JOSEPH ROSECRANS AP, MO US (USW00013993). Completeness flag R, 24 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 249.3 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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