ZIP 75009 Zone 8b

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

Nearest qualified station: MCKINNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TX US (USC00415766), 13.9 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is March 17. Median first 32°F is November 15. The 50% growing-season length is 241 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 27Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%March 17Median.
10%April 5Later 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 27Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%November 15Median.
90%December 5Later 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%268
50%241
90%213

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 24March 4February 15
First, on or beforeNovember 6November 30December 23
Season at least296 days266 days235 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 19March 31March 9
First, on or beforeOctober 20November 3November 24
Season at least243 days217 days194 days

Station MCKINNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TX US (USC00415766). Completeness flag R, 11 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 178.6 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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