ZIP 66621 Zone 6b

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

Nearest qualified station: TOPEKA MUNI AP, KS US (USW00013996), 4.9 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 12. Median first 32°F is October 23. The 50% growing-season length is 191 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 29Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 12Median.
10%April 27Later 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 8Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 23Median.
90%November 4Later 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%212
50%191
90%171

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 16March 31March 15
First, on or beforeOctober 19November 1November 15
Season at least236 days212 days192 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 8April 25April 10
First, on or beforeSeptember 30October 13October 27
Season at least189 days171 days152 days

Station TOPEKA MUNI AP, KS US (USW00013996). 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 267 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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