ZIP 97321 Zone 8b

Oregon · USDA zone 8b, average annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F.

Nearest qualified station: CORVALLIS STATE UNIV, OR US (USC00351862), 2.8 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 17. Median first 32°F is October 28. The 50% growing-season length is 194 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%March 22Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 17Median.
10%May 8Later 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 5Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 28Median.
90%November 19Later 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%227
50%194
90%163

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 5March 1January 25
First, on or beforeOctober 22November 17December 18
Season at least301 days259 days216 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterJune 2May 11April 25
First, on or beforeSeptember 23October 10October 28
Season at least176 days151 days122 days

Station CORVALLIS STATE UNIV, OR US (USC00351862). 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 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 68.6 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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