ZIP 75068 Zone 8b

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

Nearest qualified station: PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI, TX US (USC00417028), 13.5 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is March 24. Median first 32°F is November 16. The 50% growing-season length is 237 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 24Median.
10%April 13Later 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 16Median.
90%December 2Later 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%263
50%237
90%210

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 1March 11February 20
First, on or beforeNovember 8November 27December 16
Season at least289 days260 days234 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 22April 4March 16
First, on or beforeOctober 23November 6November 23
Season at least239 days216 days191 days

Station PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI, TX US (USC00417028). Completeness flag R, 12 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 210.3 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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