The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone map, which was generated based on weather data gathered from 1991 to 2020, indicates that about half the United States moved into a warmer zone.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The USDA has recently released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map for 2023 which shows the lowest average winter temperatures across the nation.

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (Courtesy: USDA) KXAN Meteorologist Nick Bannin spoke with the USDA about the changes to the zones in the map and what that means for planters here in Central Texas.

The USDA’s winter hardiness zone map has long been the standard used by home gardeners, ... and Zone 10 is the warmest, found at the southern tips of Texas, California and Florida.

Thirty years later in 1990, the USDA released an updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map. This map took data from close to 8,000 weather stations and used data from the period from 1974 to 1986.

The USDA divides the United States into seven planting regions, known as hardiness zones, which were most recently updated in 2023. The maps below show these planting regions.

The new USDA map of plant hardiness zones switches Austin from 8B to 9A, which indicates shorter winters and longer growing season. News Sports Hookem.com Austin360 Opinion Advertise Obituaries ...

The 1990 USDA Hardiness Zone Map may still be the most accurate locally.j But it doesn’t stop there… There are a couple of other important factors that need to be mentioned in all of this.

Heat domes, atmospheric rivers, bomb cyclones, and polar vortex—you’re not crazy, the weather is. And last week, the USDA confirmed it by releasing an updated climate zone map for 2023. For ...