ZIP 95035 Zone 10a

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

Nearest qualified station: SAN JOSE, CA US (USW00023293), 6.2 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is January 12. Median first 32°F is December 22. The 50% growing-season length is 347 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 12Median.
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%December 1Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%December 22Median.
90%January 20Later 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%347
90%313

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterJanuary 17December 31December 10
First, on or beforeDecember 6December 28January 14
Season at least365 days365 days354 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 9February 12January 11
First, on or beforeNovember 17December 3December 31
Season at least331 days295 days261 days

Station SAN JOSE, CA US (USW00023293). Completeness flag R, 21 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 76%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 15.5 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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