ZIP 92243 Zone 10a

California · USDA zone 10a, average annual extreme minimum 30°F to 35°F.

Nearest qualified station: EL CENTRO 2 SSW, CA US (USC00042713), 2.2 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is January 3. Median first 32°F is December 27. The 50% growing-season length is 363 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 15Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%January 3Median.
10%February 4Later 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 9Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%December 27Median.
90%January 26Later 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%363
90%332

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterFebruary 4January 1December 15
First, on or beforeDecember 15December 31February 4
Season at least365 days365 days361 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterFebruary 22January 22December 27
First, on or beforeNovember 30December 17January 9
Season at least356 days327 days294 days

Station EL CENTRO 2 SSW, CA US (USC00042713). Completeness flag S, 27 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 53.5%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation -9.1 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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