ZIP 82005 Zone 5b

Wyoming · USDA zone 5b, average annual extreme minimum -15°F to -10°F.

Nearest qualified station: CHEYENNE WFO, WY US (USC00481676), 3.2 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is May 14. Median first 32°F is October 1. The 50% growing-season length is 139 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%May 3Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%May 14Median.
10%May 28Later 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%September 17Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 1Median.
90%October 14Later 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%155
50%139
90%119

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 17May 3April 20
First, on or beforeSeptember 27October 10October 23
Season at least175 days157 days137 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterJune 7May 26May 13
First, on or beforeSeptember 11September 24October 5
Season at least136 days120 days101 days

Station CHEYENNE WFO, WY US (USC00481676). Completeness flag R, 18 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 1865.1 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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