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Growing season between frosts and yearly mean temperature, 38 large US cities

Denver, a mile up, has the shortest season of these 38 cities, 156 days. In Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Diego and San Francisco most years pass without a freeze, so the season is the whole year.

What does this axis measure?
What does this axis measure?
Growing season between frosts and yearly mean temperature, 38 large US cities: 38 points, a scatter chart.
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Growing season (days)
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Yearly mean temperature (°F)
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The data: 38 points
Yearly mean temperature (°F)Growing season (days)
49.3192
50.4158
50.6188
51.2156
51.2193
51.9218
53.5191
53.6193
53.7266
54.3226
54.7193
55.1247
56.2204
56.3224
57.9208
58.7365
58.9222
59.3241
60.1213
60.7347
60.8217
61.2219
61.2277
61.4221
63.4244
63.6252
63.6365
64.7365
65337
66.2261
66.6262
68.4252
69.3288
69.6277
70.1333
70.5300
70.6307
75.6365
Source
NOAA NCEI, U.S. Annual/Seasonal Climate Normals 1991–2020, airport stations of 38 cities (Palecki et al. 2021, doi:10.25921/4ek7-fk11)
Licence
Public domain (U.S. government work; citation requested)
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2026-09-28
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