ZIP 99216 Zone 7a

Washington · USDA zone 7a, average annual extreme minimum 0°F to 5°F.

Nearest qualified station: SPOKANE FELTS FLD, WA US (USW00094176), 4.9 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 26. Median first 32°F is October 15. The 50% growing-season length is 170 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%April 10Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 26Median.
10%May 10Later 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%September 30Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 15Median.
90%October 31Later 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%193
50%170
90%149

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 26April 4March 16
First, on or beforeOctober 11October 27November 13
Season at least231 days205 days179 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 25May 9April 27
First, on or beforeSeptember 19October 1October 15
Season at least162 days143 days124 days

Station SPOKANE FELTS FLD, WA US (USW00094176). Completeness flag R, 22 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 595.3 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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