ZIP 73505 Zone 7b

Oklahoma · USDA zone 7b, average annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F.

Nearest qualified station: LAWTON, OK US (USC00345063), 3.1 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is March 26. Median first 32°F is November 7. The 50% growing-season length is 225 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 4Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%March 26Median.
10%April 14Later 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 21Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%November 7Median.
90%November 22Later 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%253
50%225
90%200

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 3March 11February 22
First, on or beforeOctober 30November 16December 5
Season at least277 days252 days221 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 24April 7March 20
First, on or beforeOctober 16October 29November 13
Season at least228 days204 days182 days

Station LAWTON, OK US (USC00345063). Completeness flag R, 14 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 350.5 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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