ZIP 68801 Zone 5b

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

Nearest qualified station: GRAND ISLAND AP, NE US (USW00014935), 1.1 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 23. Median first 32°F is October 15. 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 9Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 23Median.
10%May 6Later 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 29Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 15Median.
90%October 27Later 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%194
50%174
90%154

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 27April 12March 31
First, on or beforeOctober 9October 23November 5
Season at least211 days193 days173 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 15May 3April 21
First, on or beforeSeptember 22October 5October 18
Season at least172 days155 days137 days

Station GRAND ISLAND AP, NE US (USW00014935). Completeness flag S, 28 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 560.8 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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