ZIP 94519 Zone 9b

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

Nearest qualified station: CONCORD BUCHANAN FLD, CA US (USW00023254), 2.3 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is January 9. Median first 32°F is December 14. The 50% growing-season length is 343 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 9Median.
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%November 28Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%December 14Median.
90%January 16Later 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%343
90%313

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterJanuary 19December 30December 10
First, on or beforeDecember 5December 23January 12
Season at least365 days365 days347 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 13February 14January 12
First, on or beforeNovember 14December 1December 26
Season at least331 days294 days258 days

Station CONCORD BUCHANAN FLD, CA US (USW00023254). Completeness flag R, 17 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 79.4%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 5.5 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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