ZIP 89012 Zone 9b

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

Nearest qualified station: LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN AP, NV US (USW00023169), 7.9 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is January 20. Median first 32°F is December 15. The 50% growing-season length is 333 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 20Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%January 20Median.
10%February 14Later 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 28Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%December 15Median.
90%January 7Later 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%360
50%333
90%299

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterJanuary 29December 31December 10
First, on or beforeDecember 6December 26January 22
Season at least365 days365 days335 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 4February 11January 19
First, on or beforeNovember 18December 3December 17
Season at least323 days293 days268 days

Station LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN AP, NV US (USW00023169). Completeness flag S, 28 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 94.3%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 649.5 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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