"Figure 2. Length of Growing Season in the Contiguous 48 States, 1895-2023: West Versus East",,
Source: EPA's Climate Change Indicators in the United States: www.epa.gov/climate-indicators,,
"Data source: Kunkel, 2024",,
Web update: June 2024,,
Units: days,,
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Year,Eastern United States deviation from average length of growing season,Western United States deviation from average length of growing season
1895,-1.381666667,-10.54333333
1896,-1.938787879,-10.55393939
1897,-1.948636364,-11.39181818
1898,-2.344848485,-12.1569697
1899,-2.490151515,-12.39757576
1900,-1.924545455,-12.07545455
1901,-1.590909091,-11.25909091
1902,-3.441818182,-11.15727273
1903,-4.093636364,-12.61909091
1904,-4.838181818,-12.20727273
1905,-4.981818182,-11.51818182
1906,-5.059090909,-13.25181818
1907,-4.504545455,-13.57363636
1908,-5.262727273,-13.02545455
1909,-4.665454545,-11.88727273
1910,-4.952727273,-11.65636364
1911,-6.120909091,-13.33
1912,-6.768181818,-14.25818182
1913,-5.484545455,-14.33272727
1914,-4.288181818,-13.63636364
1915,-4.007272727,-13.86090909
1916,-3.359090909,-14.18727273
1917,-2.521818182,-12.54272727
1918,-3.244545455,-11.34818182
1919,-2.793636364,-11.47818182
1920,-3.77,-10.73636364
1921,-4.057272727,-9.374545455
1922,-3.020909091,-7.536363636
1923,-2.245454545,-6.150909091
1924,-2.135454545,-6.562727273
1925,-3.085454545,-5.996363636
1926,-1.94,-4.838181818
1927,-2.283636364,-4.166363636
1928,-2.482727273,-4.136363636
1929,-1.792727273,-3.482727273
1930,-1.62,-2.742727273
1931,-0.559090909,-2.387272727
1932,-0.179090909,-2.050909091
1933,-0.274545455,-1.212727273
1934,0.44,-0.825454545
1935,-0.095454545,2.318181818
1936,1.072727273,3.499090909
1937,-0.23,3.058181818
1938,-0.837272727,3.082727273
1939,-1.600909091,3.487272727
1940,-1.728181818,1.622727273
1941,-1.024545455,1.534545455
1942,-1.686363636,1.188181818
1943,-0.59,0.157272727
1944,-0.618181818,-0.741818182
1945,-0.899090909,-1.886363636
1946,-0.597272727,-4.443636364
1947,-1.738181818,-5.320909091
1948,-1.34,-5.458181818
1949,-0.893636364,-5.615454545
1950,-0.698181818,-6.387272727
1951,-1.029090909,-5.103636364
1952,-1.704545455,-4.000909091
1953,-1.201818182,-3.524545455
1954,-2.016363636,-3.296363636
1955,-2.169090909,-3.18
1956,-2.308181818,-2.34
1957,-1.913636364,-1.585454545
1958,-1.933636364,0.04
1959,-2.350909091,-0.298181818
1960,-2.140909091,-0.506363636
1961,-3.646363636,0.072727273
1962,-3.552727273,0.368181818
1963,-3.758181818,-0.441818182
1964,-3.866363636,-1.205454545
1965,-3.693636364,-1.819090909
1966,-3.447272727,-2.593636364
1967,-3.029090909,-2.689090909
1968,-2.760909091,-2.993636364
1969,-3.582727273,-4.785454545
1970,-2.940909091,-4.556363636
1971,-3.571818182,-4.242727273
1972,-2.000909091,-3.804545455
1973,-1.313636364,-4.414545455
1974,-1.195454545,-3.293636364
1975,-1.566363636,-2.442727273
1976,-1.804545455,-1.081818182
1977,-2.103636364,0.011818182
1978,-2.854545455,0.37
1979,-3.339090909,0.832727273
1980,-1.336363636,0.651818182
1981,-1.219090909,1.812727273
1982,-0.372727273,3.095454545
1983,-0.919090909,3.734545455
1984,-2.286363636,4.641818182
1985,-1.481818182,4.837272727
1986,-0.785454545,4.734545455
1987,-0.697272727,4.775454545
1988,-1.200909091,5.523636364
1989,0.589090909,6.655454545
1990,0.842727273,6.950909091
1991,-0.184545455,7.992727273
1992,-0.264545455,8.964545455
1993,1.576363636,9.450909091
1994,2.570909091,8.445454545
1995,3.795454545,8.163636364
1996,3.753636364,8.263636364
1997,3.637272727,8.260909091
1998,4.422727273,8.330909091
1999,5.846363636,9.068181818
2000,5.656363636,9.320909091
2001,5.954545455,9.644545455
2002,7.176363636,9.831818182
2003,7.37,8.767272727
2004,6.259090909,8.300909091
2005,6.53,9.185454545
2006,7.231818182,9.395454545
2007,8.036363636,9.580909091
2008,8.046363636,9.950909091
2009,7.687272727,10.81454545
2010,8.118181818,12.14181818
2011,9.195454545,13.08272727
2012,10.55909091,13.59636364
2013,10.04727273,14.68545455
2014,10.54363636,14.97090909
2015,9.713636364,15.00727273
2016,9.825454545,15.49545455
2017,9.232727273,16.21818182
2018,9.005454545,17.10909091
2019,9.513484848,17.46545455
2020,9.867878788,17.16636364
2021,9.157727273,15.80090909
2022,7.956666667,14.66909091
2023,6.818333333,14.85