Has anyone seen the latest zone maps?  I heard the Department of Agriculture was going to revise them since we have experienced a climate change over the past few years.  Wish someone could post a jpeg showing the map.

Here you go:  http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/

You can click on the map to make sections larger.  Or 'select a state' in the upper right corner.

Edit: The whole map is below. You cannot enlarge certain sections like the one at the link above.

I picked a large map to show better detail.

Sorry about the side-scroll. I'll remove it if it bugs people.

Edit 2: I couldn't stand the side scroll so I replaced the map in the next post with a smaller version.

cool. per that i'm in zone 7b. updated the signature.

pete

Yes ; it was previosly mentioned by; I think Bass?
My local USDA zone did move 1/2 notch scale (warmer) up. 
Soon, I maybe able to grow (citrus) oranges here in my NJ backyard!

no change here :-(

We had maybe one or two days below 30 degrees all winter.

I have seen this new map several times now. according to this , I am now in USDA Zone 8~A  and not in my micro climate zone7~B. HHmm? I have one Asian Pear that is blooming (Chojuro), but none of my other fruit trees are ready to bloom and not 10 miles away EVERYTHING is in full bloom . I think I'll stick with plant maps website 

Thanks for the link, Cody.
I hadn't seen that one before.  My zone has  changed from 7b to 8b...on  both the USDA and the plantzone maps.

Not sure how zone maps work in other places, but here is San Diego they are close to worthless. Temps can vary as much as 15 degrees within a mile or less. We truly have micro-climates, which are controlled by distance from the ocean (a mile is a big deal), elevation (the frost line has been a close at 100 ft below me, orientation (north facing slopes are considerably cooler), which side of the coastal range you are on (affects fog, temperature, etc.), and many more things. Summer highs can vary from 65F to 110F over a range of 15 miles beginning at the coast and moving inland.

The new map uses temperature data from 1976-2005. The last 6 years are not included. 

Thanks. I hadn't realized the new map didn't include the past few very warm years. As time passes and climate continues to change, some may be able to grow a wider array of figs.

"The previous edition of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which was revised and published in 1990, was drawn from weather data from 1974 to 1986."

Old curse: May you live in interesting times.