ZIP 97477 Zone 8b

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

Nearest qualified station: EUGENE MAHLON SWEET AP, OR US (USW00024221), 11.4 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 11. Median first 32°F is October 23. The 50% growing-season length is 196 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 15Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 11Median.
10%May 9Later 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 6Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 23Median.
90%November 13Later 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%196
90%162

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 30March 3February 2
First, on or beforeOctober 20November 11December 12
Season at least294 days252 days219 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterJune 8May 15April 24
First, on or beforeSeptember 18October 7October 24
Season at least173 days144 days115 days

Station EUGENE MAHLON SWEET AP, OR US (USW00024221). Completeness flag S, 25 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 107.6 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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