When to plant in Livingston, CA
Planting dates worked out from Livingston's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.
Frost is rare in Livingston: in 9 of the last 27 springs there was none at all. Frost dates matter less here than heat, so the planting table below is left out.
Station used: Turlock #2 · 16.7 km away · station 31 m, town 40 m. How we match towns to stations
Livingston's weather over time
How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.
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| Year | Last spring frost |
|---|---|
| 1894 | Mar 23 |
| 1895 | Apr 6 |
| 1896 | Apr 20 |
| 1897 | Mar 30 |
| 1915 | Jan 23 |
| 1916 | Feb 1 |
| 1917 | Feb 18 |
| 1921 | Apr 15 |
| 1922 | Apr 18 |
| 1923 | Mar 16 |
| 1925 | Mar 18 |
| 1926 | Jan 27 |
| 1927 | Apr 9 |
| 1988 | Feb 4 |
| 1990 | Feb 19 |
| 1991 | Jan 30 |
| 1992 | Feb 3 |
| 1993 | Jan 12 |
| 1994 | Feb 12 |
| 1996 | Feb 26 |
| 1997 | Jan 14 |
| 1999 | Feb 11 |
| 2000 | Jan 6 |
| 2001 | Jan 18 |
| 2002 | Feb 4 |
| 2003 | Feb 9 |
| 2004 | Jan 21 |
| 2006 | Feb 20 |
| 2007 | Jan 24 |
| 2009 | Jan 7 |
| 2011 | Feb 27 |
| 2012 | Jan 19 |
| 2015 | Jan 4 |
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| Year | Frost-free days |
|---|---|
| 1894 | 238 |
| 1895 | 206 |
| 1896 | 205 |
| 1915 | 291 |
| 1916 | 284 |
| 1917 | 315 |
| 1921 | 212 |
| 1922 | 209 |
| 1923 | 254 |
| 1925 | 232 |
| 1926 | 291 |
| 1927 | 227 |
| 1988 | 325 |
| 1990 | 281 |
| 1991 | 304 |
| 1992 | 314 |
| 1993 | 316 |
| 1994 | 279 |
| 1995 | 363 |
| 1996 | 301 |
| 1997 | 330 |
| 1998 | 339 |
| 1999 | 307 |
| 2000 | 352 |
| 2001 | 346 |
| 2002 | 323 |
| 2003 | 286 |
| 2004 | 312 |
| 2006 | 282 |
| 2009 | 332 |
| 2010 | 327 |
| 2011 | 280 |
| 2014 | 363 |
| 2015 | 327 |
| 2016 | 363 |
| 2017 | 363 |
| 2018 | 363 |
| 2019 | 363 |
| 2020 | 363 |
| 2021 | 363 |
| 2022 | 349 |
| 2023 | 363 |
| 2024 | 363 |
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| Year | Growing-season temperature |
|---|---|
| 1894 | 21.0 °C |
| 1895 | 20.6 °C |
| 1896 | 20.6 °C |
| 1897 | 21.8 °C |
| 1915 | 24.5 °C |
| 1916 | 23.7 °C |
| 1917 | 24.0 °C |
| 1921 | 20.8 °C |
| 1922 | 21.4 °C |
| 1923 | 18.7 °C |
| 1925 | 19.4 °C |
| 1926 | 20.4 °C |
| 1927 | 19.4 °C |
| 1988 | 22.1 °C |
| 1989 | 21.9 °C |
| 1990 | 22.5 °C |
| 1991 | 21.5 °C |
| 1992 | 23.2 °C |
| 1993 | 22.2 °C |
| 1994 | 23.3 °C |
| 1995 | 21.5 °C |
| 1996 | 23.0 °C |
| 1997 | 23.4 °C |
| 1998 | 21.8 °C |
| 1999 | 21.3 °C |
| 2000 | 22.4 °C |
| 2001 | 22.8 °C |
| 2002 | 22.4 °C |
| 2003 | 22.5 °C |
| 2004 | 22.8 °C |
| 2005 | 22.5 °C |
| 2006 | 23.0 °C |
| 2008 | 22.7 °C |
| 2009 | 22.9 °C |
| 2010 | 20.8 °C |
| 2012 | 22.3 °C |
| 2014 | 22.9 °C |
| 2015 | 22.3 °C |
| 2016 | 23.3 °C |
| 2017 | 23.4 °C |
| 2018 | 22.6 °C |
| 2019 | 22.9 °C |
| 2020 | 23.4 °C |
| 2021 | 23.6 °C |
| 2022 | 23.3 °C |
| 2023 | 22.3 °C |
| 2024 | 23.6 °C |
What this means for you: Since 1894, Livingston's last spring frost has come about 5 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 9 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.
Source: daily records from Turlock #2 (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.