ZIP 86005 Zone 6a

Arizona · USDA zone 6a, average annual extreme minimum -10°F to -5°F.

Nearest qualified station: FLAGSTAFF PULLIAM AP, AZ US (USW00003103), 4.7 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is June 4. Median first 32°F is September 28. The 50% growing-season length is 115 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 21Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%June 4Median.
10%June 19Later 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 16Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%September 28Median.
90%October 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%133
50%115
90%96

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterJune 6May 20May 1
First, on or beforeSeptember 28October 9October 22
Season at least162 days139 days117 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterJuly 1June 16June 3
First, on or beforeSeptember 6September 19September 28
Season at least109 days92 days73 days

Station FLAGSTAFF PULLIAM AP, AZ US (USW00003103). Completeness flag S, 26 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 2134.5 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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