ZIP 86314 Zone 7b

Arizona · USDA zone 7b, average annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F.

Nearest qualified station: PRESCOTT, AZ US (USC00026796), 6.1 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 30. Median first 32°F is October 20. The 50% growing-season length is 172 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%April 14Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 30Median.
10%May 15Later 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%October 7Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 20Median.
90%November 4Later 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%193
50%172
90%153

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 2April 13March 28
First, on or beforeOctober 16October 31November 15
Season at least222 days200 days175 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 30May 12April 28
First, on or beforeSeptember 29October 10October 23
Season at least168 days150 days129 days

Station PRESCOTT, AZ US (USC00026796). Completeness flag S, 30 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 1586.5 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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