ZIP 71110 Zone 8b

Louisiana · USDA zone 8b, average annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F.

Nearest qualified station: RED RIVER RSCH STN, LA US (USC00167738), 5.4 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is March 6. Median first 32°F is November 18. The 50% growing-season length is 256 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%February 15Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%March 6Median.
10%March 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%November 1Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%November 18Median.
90%December 6Later 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%284
50%256
90%231

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 15February 22January 25
First, on or beforeNovember 10December 1December 30
Season at least320 days285 days254 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 10March 22February 28
First, on or beforeOctober 23November 6November 23
Season at least254 days229 days202 days

Station RED RIVER RSCH STN, LA US (USC00167738). 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 47.2 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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