ZIP 79761 Zone 8b

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

Nearest qualified station: ODESSA, TX US (USC00416502), 1.8 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is March 15. Median first 32°F is November 16. The 50% growing-season length is 243 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 25Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%March 15Median.
10%April 9Later 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 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%268
50%243
90%216

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 27March 3February 9
First, on or beforeNovember 7November 26December 13
Season at least295 days268 days237 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 24April 2March 10
First, on or beforeOctober 23November 6November 20
Season at least242 days217 days192 days

Station ODESSA, TX US (USC00416502). Completeness flag R, 13 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 887 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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