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St. Augustine, FL: 9a (i like to think Anastasia Island is 9b)
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Originally Posted by canefandynasty
hardiness zone of city: 11A (Miami, FL)
favorite hardiness zone: 13
i'm pretty sure Miami is not 11a. USDA 1990 used to be 10a, and the update being 10b...
frankly these U.S. Hardiness zones are kind of trivial. Miami's current record low is 27°F. wouldn't that make Miami, FL 9b? and in turn shifting all of the hardiness zones northward Orlando/Tampa being 9a etc.?
9a: 20°F to 25°F
9b: 25°F to 30°F
10a: 30°F to 35°F
10b: 35°F to 40°F
11a: 40°F to 45°F
seems people like to pretend Florida doesn't get as cold as it actually does...
i know what your going to say, the zones are based on minimum temperatures but with expected temperatures to be within a certain range for an average season... still its a bit of a gamble, you never know when the next record breaking cold blast is going to hit
my favorite zone is 10a, but a real 10a with a record low around 32°F.
Look up the annual extreme min if you don't believe me. I can't be bothered uploading a photo as proof. 40F seems like a bit of a grey area; it's both 10b and 11a. Using the more recent 1985-2014 period, it is 41F. I'm going to say 11a it is.
Look up the annual extreme min if you don't believe me. I can't be bothered uploading a photo as proof. 40F seems like a bit of a grey area; it's both 10b and 11a. Using the more recent 1985-2014 period, it is 41F. I'm going to say 11a it is.
where does it say 11a? everywhere i look i see 10b...
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