When to plant in Warman, SK

Planting dates worked out from Warman's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

Jun 3

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 21

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 15

1 year in 10 by Sep 5

Frost-free days

117

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A · 19.5 km away · station 504 m, town 507 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 3 – Jun 17	Jul 28
Sweet pepper	Mar 25 – Apr 8	Jun 3 – Jun 17	Aug 2
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 19 – Mar 26	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 2
Peas	—	Apr 22 – May 20	Jun 16
Bush beans	—	May 27 – Jun 17	Jul 16
Carrot	—	May 2 – Jun 13	Jul 1
Beet	—	May 2 – Jun 13	Jun 21
Potato	—	May 2 – May 23	Jul 11
Kale	Mar 18 – Apr 1	Apr 29 – May 13	Jun 11
Broccoli	Mar 12 – Mar 26	Apr 23 – May 14	Jun 22
Cucumber	May 6 – May 13	Jun 3 – Jun 17	Jul 23
Summer squash and zucchini	May 6 – May 13	Jun 3 – Jun 17	Jul 18
Winter squash	May 6 – May 13	Jun 3 – Jun 17	Aug 22
Sweet corn	—	May 27 – Jun 17	Jul 26
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 23 – May 14	Jul 22
Garlic	—	Sep 1 – Sep 29 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 22 – May 20	May 30
Basil	Apr 22 – May 6	Jun 3 – Jun 17	Jul 30

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Warman's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1892	Jun 29
1893	Jun 24
1894	May 12
1900	May 3
1902	Jun 21
1903	Jun 21
1904	May 29
1905	Jun 24
1906	May 27
1907	May 27
1908	May 21
1909	May 13
1910	Jun 5
1911	May 20
1912	May 21
1913	May 20
1914	May 13
1915	Jun 16
1916	Jun 1
1917	Jun 2
1919	Jun 3
1920	May 3
1921	Jun 3
1922	Apr 26
1923	May 18
1924	May 27
1925	May 23
1926	Apr 27
1927	May 19
1928	May 12
1929	May 19
1930	Jun 3
1931	May 29
1932	May 28
1933	May 17
1934	May 2
1935	Jun 7
1936	May 4
1937	May 20
1938	May 16
1939	May 12
1940	May 21
1941	May 22
1942	Jun 13
1943	May 26
1944	May 8
1945	May 27
1946	May 15
1947	Jun 10
1948	May 27
1949	Jun 17
1950	Jun 7
1951	Jun 5
1952	May 28
1953	May 20
1954	May 31
1955	May 16
1956	May 13
1957	May 26
1958	Jun 11
1959	May 26
1960	May 6
1961	May 17
1962	May 8
1963	May 22
1964	Jun 1
1965	May 27
1966	May 19
1967	Jun 6
1968	May 19
1969	Jun 13
1970	May 25
1971	May 18
1972	May 8
1973	May 13
1974	May 16
1975	May 29
1976	May 6
1977	May 1
1978	May 4
1979	May 13
1980	May 13
1981	May 12
1982	May 29
1983	Jun 4
1984	May 25
1985	Jun 4
1986	May 17
1987	May 21
1988	May 8
1989	May 28
1990	May 13
1991	May 6
1992	May 13
1993	May 18
1994	May 9
1995	Jun 8
1996	May 13
1997	May 23
1998	Jun 3
1999	May 9
2000	May 30
2001	May 22
2002	May 26
2003	May 21
2004	May 22
2005	May 14
2006	May 11
2007	May 19
2008	May 26
2009	Jun 10
2010	May 11
2011	May 24

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1892	86
1900	132
1902	73
1903	73
1904	90
1905	69
1906	107
1907	108
1909	131
1910	86
1911	109
1912	116
1913	122
1914	125
1915	85
1916	104
1917	97
1919	115
1920	147
1921	99
1922	135
1923	116
1924	116
1925	110
1926	137
1927	122
1928	119
1929	120
1930	88
1931	116
1932	110
1933	75
1934	114
1935	88
1936	130
1937	117
1938	143
1939	117
1940	110
1941	109
1942	80
1943	105
1944	143
1945	113
1946	108
1947	96
1948	125
1949	87
1950	72
1951	101
1952	116
1953	123
1954	108
1955	116
1956	114
1957	114
1958	101
1959	111
1960	137
1961	108
1962	117
1963	138
1964	95
1965	100
1966	130
1967	108
1968	128
1969	93
1970	106
1971	121
1972	118
1973	123
1974	106
1975	104
1976	113
1977	149
1978	138
1979	146
1980	125
1981	113
1982	121
1983	106
1984	119
1985	93
1986	111
1987	137
1988	137
1989	104
1990	127
1991	121
1992	123
1993	117
1994	149
1995	99
1996	119
1997	100
1998	114
1999	126
2000	103
2001	111
2002	117
2003	117
2004	89
2005	129
2006	129
2007	117
2008	120
2009	109
2010	128
2011	111

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1892	11.0 °C
1900	13.3 °C
1902	10.7 °C
1903	10.2 °C
1904	10.8 °C
1905	11.6 °C
1906	13.2 °C
1907	8.9 °C
1908	12.1 °C
1909	12.5 °C
1910	12.6 °C
1911	11.4 °C
1912	12.2 °C
1913	12.7 °C
1914	13.1 °C
1915	12.7 °C
1916	11.6 °C
1917	12.0 °C
1919	14.2 °C
1920	12.1 °C
1921	12.7 °C
1922	13.7 °C
1923	12.9 °C
1924	12.0 °C
1925	13.2 °C
1926	12.4 °C
1927	12.1 °C
1928	12.0 °C
1929	12.1 °C
1930	13.5 °C
1931	13.2 °C
1932	13.3 °C
1933	13.2 °C
1934	12.7 °C
1935	12.0 °C
1936	13.5 °C
1937	14.4 °C
1938	13.7 °C
1939	13.2 °C
1940	13.6 °C
1941	13.7 °C
1942	12.5 °C
1943	12.9 °C
1944	13.8 °C
1945	11.1 °C
1946	13.3 °C
1947	12.7 °C
1948	13.0 °C
1949	14.0 °C
1950	11.6 °C
1951	11.5 °C
1952	13.6 °C
1953	12.5 °C
1954	10.7 °C
1955	13.2 °C
1956	12.3 °C
1957	13.2 °C
1958	13.5 °C
1959	12.8 °C
1960	13.7 °C
1961	13.7 °C
1962	13.4 °C
1963	13.9 °C
1964	13.1 °C
1965	12.0 °C
1966	12.6 °C
1967	12.6 °C
1968	12.0 °C
1969	12.8 °C
1970	12.9 °C
1971	13.0 °C
1972	12.6 °C
1973	12.8 °C
1974	11.6 °C
1975	12.0 °C
1976	14.3 °C
1977	13.3 °C
1978	13.4 °C
1979	12.4 °C
1980	14.2 °C
1981	14.4 °C
1982	12.2 °C
1983	13.1 °C
1984	13.9 °C
1985	12.5 °C
1986	12.8 °C
1987	14.5 °C
1988	14.8 °C
1989	13.8 °C
1990	13.4 °C
1991	14.4 °C
1992	12.0 °C
1993	11.8 °C
1994	13.2 °C
1995	12.1 °C
1996	12.2 °C
1997	13.1 °C
1998	14.5 °C
1999	12.7 °C
2000	12.7 °C
2001	14.3 °C
2002	12.3 °C
2003	14.2 °C
2004	11.6 °C
2005	12.5 °C
2006	14.3 °C
2007	12.8 °C
2008	12.8 °C
2009	12.4 °C
2010	12.8 °C
2011	13.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1892, Warman's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A (NOAA GHCN-Daily, from Environment and Climate Change Canada). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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