ZIP 85021 Zone 9b

Arizona · USDA zone 9b, average annual extreme minimum 25°F to 30°F.

Nearest qualified station: PHOENIX DEER VALLEY MUNI AP, AZ US (USW00003184), 8.8 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is January 8. Median first 32°F is December 25. The 50% growing-season length is 354 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%December 16Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%January 8Median.
10%February 12Later 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%December 5Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%December 25Median.
90%January 23Later 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%365
50%354
90%320

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterFebruary 2January 8December 15
First, on or beforeDecember 14January 7February 1
Season at least365 days365 days359 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 2February 1January 1
First, on or beforeNovember 25December 11December 29
Season at least347 days314 days279 days

Station PHOENIX DEER VALLEY MUNI AP, AZ US (USW00003184). 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 70.2%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 443.5 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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