ZIP 66218 Zone 6b

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

Nearest qualified station: BONNER SPRINGS, KS US (USC00140957), 5.5 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 16. Median first 32°F is October 22. The 50% growing-season length is 188 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 1Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 16Median.
10%May 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%October 9Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 22Median.
90%November 2Later 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%208
50%188
90%167

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 22April 5March 19
First, on or beforeOctober 17October 31November 14
Season at least228 days206 days186 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 9April 28April 12
First, on or beforeSeptember 29October 13October 24
Season at least187 days168 days148 days

Station BONNER SPRINGS, KS US (USC00140957). Completeness flag R, 13 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 259.1 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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