ZIP 76710 Zone 8b

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

Nearest qualified station: WACO DAM, TX US (USC00419417), 4.4 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is March 9. Median first 32°F is November 20. 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 17Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%March 9Median.
10%April 4Later 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 2Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%November 20Median.
90%December 9Later 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%224

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 21February 25January 27
First, on or beforeNovember 12December 3January 1
Season at least321 days282 days250 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 13March 24March 2
First, on or beforeOctober 26November 10November 27
Season at least259 days231 days204 days

Station WACO DAM, TX US (USC00419417). Completeness flag R, 20 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 150.9 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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