ZIP 99352 Zone 7b

Washington · USDA zone 7b, average annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F.

Nearest qualified station: RICHLAND, WA US (USC00457015), 4.8 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 6. Median first 32°F is October 24. The 50% growing-season length is 200 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 6Median.
10%April 24Later 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 10Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 24Median.
90%November 8Later 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%221
50%200
90%179

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 5March 18March 1
First, on or beforeOctober 20November 4November 23
Season at least255 days229 days205 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 8April 25April 11
First, on or beforeSeptember 30October 14October 27
Season at least192 days171 days153 days

Station RICHLAND, WA US (USC00457015). Completeness flag S, 30 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 113.7 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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