When to plant in Lake Village, AR

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 1

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 14

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 12

1 year in 10 by Oct 29

Frost-free days

245

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Portland · 22.5 km away · station 39 m, town 33 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 4 – Feb 18	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 26
Sweet pepper	Jan 21 – Feb 4	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 31
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 10 – Jan 17	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Mar 26
Peas	—	Jan 31 – Feb 28	Mar 27
Bush beans	—	Mar 25 – Apr 15	May 14
Carrot	—	Feb 21 – Apr 4	Apr 22
Beet	—	Feb 14 – Mar 28	Apr 5
Potato	—	Feb 21 – Mar 14	May 2
Kale	Jan 3 – Jan 17	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Mar 29
Broccoli	Jan 3 – Jan 17	Feb 14 – Mar 7	Apr 15
Cucumber	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 21
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 16
Winter squash	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 1 – Apr 15	Jun 20
Sweet corn	—	Mar 25 – Apr 15	May 24
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 14 – Mar 7	May 15
Garlic	—	Oct 29 – Nov 26 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 31 – Feb 28	Mar 10
Basil	Feb 18 – Mar 4	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 28

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Lake Village'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
1910	Apr 25
1911	Feb 23
1912	Mar 16
1913	Mar 28
1914	Mar 23
1915	Mar 25
1916	Mar 16
1917	Mar 6
1918	Mar 17
1919	Mar 6
1920	Apr 5
1921	Mar 29
1922	Mar 8
1923	Apr 1
1924	Mar 15
1925	Mar 3
1926	Apr 1
1927	Mar 4
1928	Mar 18
1929	Mar 10
1930	Mar 30
1931	Mar 17
1932	Mar 14
1933	Mar 21
1934	Mar 28
1935	Mar 12
1936	Apr 3
1937	Mar 29
1938	Apr 3
1939	Mar 19
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 26
1942	Mar 6
1943	Mar 9
1944	Mar 8
1945	Feb 17
1946	Mar 9
1947	Mar 28
1948	Mar 14
1949	Mar 20
1950	Mar 15
1951	Mar 14
1953	Feb 22
1954	Mar 16
1955	Mar 30
1956	Mar 21
1957	Mar 27
1958	Mar 21
1959	Feb 22
1960	Mar 18
1961	Feb 25
1962	Mar 8
1963	Mar 7
1965	Mar 22
1966	Mar 25
1967	Mar 19
1968	Mar 24
1972	Mar 3
1973	Mar 1
1974	Mar 24
1975	Apr 4
1976	Feb 8
1977	Mar 1
1979	Mar 5
1981	Mar 19
1982	Mar 7
1983	Apr 19
1984	Mar 9
1985	Feb 28
1986	Mar 22
1987	Apr 5
1988	Mar 19
1989	Mar 10
1990	Apr 7
1991	Feb 26
1992	Apr 3
1993	Mar 18
1994	Mar 31
1995	Mar 10
1996	Mar 21
1997	Apr 13
1998	Mar 22
1999	Mar 16
2000	Feb 22
2001	Mar 10
2002	Mar 24
2003	Mar 5
2005	Mar 14
2006	Feb 21
2007	Mar 5
2008	Mar 24
2009	Mar 5
2010	Mar 6
2011	Mar 12
2012	Feb 26
2013	Mar 28
2014	Mar 19
2015	Mar 9
2016	Feb 27
2017	Mar 16
2018	Apr 8
2019	Mar 7
2020	Feb 27
2021	Mar 3
2022	Mar 14
2023	Mar 21
2024	Feb 19
2025	Feb 23
2026	Mar 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1910	179
1911	252
1912	231
1913	206
1914	218
1915	198
1916	242
1917	220
1918	239
1920	211
1921	227
1922	262
1923	230
1924	248
1925	250
1926	206
1927	273
1928	237
1929	228
1930	214
1931	228
1932	205
1933	231
1934	228
1935	250
1936	214
1937	207
1938	203
1939	223
1940	186
1941	243
1943	221
1944	258
1945	277
1946	267
1947	228
1948	217
1949	225
1950	234
1951	233
1953	249
1954	227
1955	208
1956	232
1957	213
1958	230
1959	256
1960	236
1961	256
1962	245
1965	245
1966	222
1967	229
1972	264
1973	280
1974	235
1975	223
1976	269
1977	253
1979	253
1981	246
1982	242
1983	206
1984	257
1985	276
1986	235
1987	219
1988	248
1989	223
1990	212
1991	248
1992	217
1993	225
1994	209
1995	238
1996	226
1997	188
1998	267
1999	254
2000	264
2001	254
2002	247
2003	261
2005	246
2006	271
2007	246
2008	218
2009	273
2010	244
2011	232
2012	261
2013	229
2014	226
2015	257
2017	226
2018	215
2019	238
2020	276
2021	255
2022	218
2023	224
2024	283
2025	259

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1909	24.8 °C
1910	23.6 °C
1911	25.1 °C
1912	24.0 °C
1913	24.5 °C
1914	24.8 °C
1915	24.8 °C
1916	23.7 °C
1917	22.8 °C
1918	23.8 °C
1919	24.1 °C
1920	24.4 °C
1921	25.5 °C
1922	25.1 °C
1923	24.1 °C
1924	24.4 °C
1925	26.1 °C
1926	24.8 °C
1927	25.5 °C
1928	23.8 °C
1929	24.3 °C
1930	25.0 °C
1931	23.7 °C
1932	24.4 °C
1933	24.9 °C
1934	24.7 °C
1935	23.9 °C
1936	24.9 °C
1937	24.1 °C
1938	24.1 °C
1939	23.9 °C
1940	22.3 °C
1941	24.6 °C
1943	25.6 °C
1944	25.1 °C
1945	24.1 °C
1946	23.9 °C
1947	24.5 °C
1948	24.6 °C
1949	23.4 °C
1950	22.8 °C
1951	24.2 °C
1953	24.4 °C
1954	24.9 °C
1955	24.0 °C
1956	23.7 °C
1957	23.4 °C
1958	23.6 °C
1959	23.9 °C
1960	23.8 °C
1961	22.3 °C
1962	23.8 °C
1963	23.6 °C
1965	24.0 °C
1966	23.3 °C
1967	23.2 °C
1972	24.0 °C
1973	23.7 °C
1974	23.0 °C
1975	23.1 °C
1976	22.5 °C
1977	24.9 °C
1978	24.6 °C
1979	23.1 °C
1981	24.7 °C
1982	24.3 °C
1983	23.8 °C
1984	23.8 °C
1985	24.8 °C
1986	25.2 °C
1987	25.1 °C
1988	24.9 °C
1989	23.6 °C
1990	24.3 °C
1991	25.1 °C
1992	23.4 °C
1993	24.4 °C
1994	24.3 °C
1995	24.6 °C
1996	25.3 °C
1997	24.2 °C
1998	26.4 °C
1999	24.7 °C
2000	24.7 °C
2001	24.6 °C
2002	24.6 °C
2005	24.4 °C
2006	24.7 °C
2007	24.2 °C
2008	23.9 °C
2009	23.8 °C
2010	25.7 °C
2011	24.8 °C
2012	24.8 °C
2013	23.4 °C
2014	23.3 °C
2017	23.9 °C
2018	24.1 °C
2019	24.7 °C
2020	24.3 °C
2021	23.9 °C
2022	25.0 °C
2023	25.0 °C
2024	25.2 °C
2025	25.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1910, Lake Village's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Portland (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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