When to plant in Warren, AR

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 8

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 25

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 9

1 year in 10 by Oct 28

Frost-free days

228

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Warren 2 Ene · 3.0 km away · station 52 m, town 67 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	Feb 11 – Feb 25	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 2
Sweet pepper	Jan 28 – Feb 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 7
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 21 – Jan 28	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 6
Peas	—	Feb 11 – Mar 11	Apr 7
Bush beans	—	Apr 1 – Apr 22	May 21
Carrot	—	Mar 4 – Apr 15	May 3
Beet	—	Feb 25 – Apr 8	Apr 16
Potato	—	Mar 4 – Mar 25	May 13
Kale	Jan 14 – Jan 28	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 9
Broccoli	Jan 14 – Jan 28	Feb 25 – Mar 18	Apr 26
Cucumber	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 28
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 23
Winter squash	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 27
Sweet corn	—	Apr 1 – Apr 22	May 31
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 25 – Mar 18	May 26
Garlic	—	Oct 26 – Nov 23 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 11 – Mar 11	Mar 21
Basil	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 4

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Warren'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
1896	Mar 25
1897	Mar 24
1898	Apr 7
1899	Mar 29
1900	Apr 1
1901	Apr 3
1902	Mar 20
1903	Apr 5
1904	Mar 28
1905	Mar 14
1906	Apr 1
1907	Apr 2
1908	Mar 21
1909	Apr 9
1910	Apr 26
1911	Mar 16
1912	Mar 25
1913	Mar 28
1914	Apr 10
1915	Apr 4
1916	Mar 16
1917	Apr 10
1918	Apr 13
1920	Apr 5
1921	Mar 29
1922	Mar 8
1923	Apr 1
1925	Mar 15
1926	Mar 27
1927	Mar 22
1928	Feb 25
1929	Mar 10
1930	Mar 4
1931	Mar 29
1932	Mar 14
1933	Mar 21
1934	Mar 28
1935	Feb 27
1938	Apr 3
1939	Apr 7
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 19
1942	Apr 1
1943	Mar 9
1944	Mar 8
1945	Feb 8
1946	Mar 9
1947	Mar 30
1948	Mar 13
1949	Mar 19
1950	Mar 30
1952	Mar 24
1953	Feb 26
1954	Apr 1
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 20
1957	Mar 27
1958	Mar 20
1959	Apr 14
1960	Mar 21
1961	Mar 10
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 23
1964	Mar 30
1965	Mar 21
1966	Mar 25
1967	Mar 18
1968	Mar 25
1969	Mar 12
1970	Mar 27
1971	Apr 6
1972	Mar 9
1976	Mar 17
1977	Mar 23
1978	Mar 28
1979	Mar 11
1980	Mar 18
1981	Mar 24
1982	Apr 7
1983	Mar 25
1984	Mar 12
1985	Feb 28
1986	Mar 22
1988	Mar 19
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 7
1991	Apr 1
1992	Apr 3
1993	Mar 15
1994	Apr 7
1995	Mar 11
1996	Apr 7
1997	Apr 13
1998	Mar 13
1999	Mar 27
2000	Mar 14
2002	Mar 27
2003	Mar 31
2004	Mar 11
2005	Mar 11
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 9
2008	Mar 25
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 6

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1896	227
1897	238
1898	201
1899	218
1900	221
1901	226
1902	251
1903	196
1904	209
1905	221
1906	192
1907	194
1908	237
1909	222
1910	185
1911	231
1912	221
1913	206
1914	199
1915	224
1916	219
1917	181
1918	224
1920	220
1921	227
1922	246
1926	222
1927	238
1928	268
1929	239
1930	240
1931	216
1932	241
1933	260
1934	231
1938	218
1939	204
1940	212
1941	235
1942	239
1943	221
1944	258
1945	287
1946	258
1947	223
1948	218
1949	226
1950	218
1952	205
1953	244
1954	211
1955	219
1956	233
1957	213
1958	231
1959	205
1960	229
1961	230
1962	201
1963	223
1964	234
1965	217
1966	221
1967	223
1968	231
1969	237
1970	233
1971	214
1972	258
1976	214
1977	231
1978	225
1979	237
1980	225
1981	213
1982	199
1983	231
1984	245
1985	276
1986	234
1988	242
1989	190
1990	212
1991	214
1992	216
1993	227
1994	236
1995	237
1996	210
1997	216
1998	237
1999	243
2000	209
2002	234
2003	237
2004	258
2005	228
2006	220
2007	211
2008	228
2009	232
2010	245

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1896	26.0 °C
1897	24.6 °C
1898	24.1 °C
1899	24.4 °C
1900	24.1 °C
1901	23.3 °C
1902	23.6 °C
1903	23.0 °C
1904	23.5 °C
1905	24.1 °C
1906	24.3 °C
1907	23.4 °C
1908	24.1 °C
1909	24.0 °C
1910	23.3 °C
1911	24.6 °C
1912	23.9 °C
1913	24.0 °C
1914	24.4 °C
1915	24.0 °C
1916	23.9 °C
1917	22.6 °C
1918	24.0 °C
1919	23.8 °C
1920	23.6 °C
1921	24.9 °C
1922	24.6 °C
1923	23.9 °C
1925	26.0 °C
1926	24.5 °C
1927	24.9 °C
1928	24.7 °C
1929	24.8 °C
1930	25.2 °C
1931	23.9 °C
1932	25.2 °C
1933	25.4 °C
1934	26.3 °C
1937	24.8 °C
1938	24.9 °C
1939	24.7 °C
1940	22.8 °C
1941	25.2 °C
1942	24.6 °C
1943	25.8 °C
1944	25.3 °C
1945	24.2 °C
1946	24.2 °C
1947	24.7 °C
1948	25.1 °C
1949	24.3 °C
1950	23.1 °C
1952	24.7 °C
1953	24.5 °C
1954	26.0 °C
1955	24.8 °C
1956	24.7 °C
1957	24.3 °C
1958	24.4 °C
1959	24.4 °C
1960	24.2 °C
1961	22.7 °C
1962	24.4 °C
1963	24.5 °C
1964	25.0 °C
1965	24.8 °C
1966	23.1 °C
1967	22.9 °C
1968	23.0 °C
1969	23.5 °C
1970	24.0 °C
1971	22.9 °C
1972	23.8 °C
1976	22.0 °C
1977	24.3 °C
1978	23.7 °C
1979	22.6 °C
1980	24.2 °C
1981	23.3 °C
1982	22.9 °C
1983	22.5 °C
1984	22.0 °C
1985	23.2 °C
1986	24.0 °C
1988	23.4 °C
1989	22.2 °C
1990	23.6 °C
1991	23.9 °C
1992	22.4 °C
1993	23.2 °C
1994	23.0 °C
1995	23.6 °C
1996	23.0 °C
1997	22.5 °C
1998	25.1 °C
1999	23.9 °C
2000	24.0 °C
2001	23.7 °C
2002	23.6 °C
2003	23.1 °C
2004	23.1 °C
2005	23.8 °C
2006	23.9 °C
2007	23.4 °C
2008	22.8 °C
2009	22.6 °C
2010	25.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1896, Warren's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Warren 2 Ene (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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