In fact, there are more than 13,000 weather stations around Missouri that provided the data needed to create the updated map. As more data is made available, a more accurate representation of ...

A few years ago, Holly Jones started studying the micro-climate and the topography on her family farm in Crawfordsville, Iowa ...

In 2023, the USDA released a map based on 30-year averages of the lowest annual winter temperatures at the specific locations, split into 10-degree and 5-degree zones, and integrates data from ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's June hardiness zone map shows that Boone County was in Zone 6b, a shift from its 6a designation in 2012 and its 5b status before that.

According to the USDA, the map is also based on 30-year averages of the lowest annual winter temperatures at the specific locations, and split into 10-degree and 5-degree zones and integrates data ...

For the first time since 2012, the USDA, in conjunction with Oregon State University’s PRISM Climate group, has released an updated Plant Hardiness Zone map.

The 2023 map is about 2.5 degrees warmer than the 2012 map, translating into about half of the country shifting to a warmer zone. The new Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

Looking at the zone map, we see most of Orleans Parish is in Zone 8. But anyone who lives here knows that it is unusual, certainly not average, for winter temperatures to drop below 20 degrees.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released an updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map. It shows that most of Middle Tennessee is now in zone "7b" instead of "7a." ...