ZIP 98371 Zone 8b

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

Nearest qualified station: MCMILLIN RSVR, WA US (USC00455224), 5.3 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 11. Median first 32°F is October 30. The 50% growing-season length is 202 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 23Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 11Median.
10%April 29Later 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 13Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 30Median.
90%November 17Later 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%226
50%202
90%177

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 8March 16February 19
First, on or beforeOctober 28November 14December 8
Season at least279 days244 days213 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 17May 1April 17
First, on or beforeSeptember 30October 12October 31
Season at least186 days163 days142 days

Station MCMILLIN RSVR, WA US (USC00455224). Completeness flag R, 24 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 176.5 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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