ZIP 75013 Zone 8b

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

Nearest qualified station: MCKINNEY MUNI AP, TX US (USW00053914), 7.5 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is March 18. Median first 32°F is November 11. The 50% growing-season length is 239 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 28Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%March 18Median.
10%April 7Later 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 11Median.
90%December 1Later 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%266
50%239
90%211

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 22March 4February 9
First, on or beforeNovember 6November 24December 14
Season at least294 days266 days237 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 22April 3March 14
First, on or beforeOctober 19November 1November 18
Season at least239 days213 days190 days

Station MCKINNEY MUNI AP, TX US (USW00053914). Completeness flag R, 21 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 176.8 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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