When to plant in Cheney, KS

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 19

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 5

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 2

1 year in 10 by Oct 21

Frost-free days

214

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Norwich · 19.9 km away · station 455 m, town 423 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 22 – Mar 8	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 13
Sweet pepper	Feb 8 – Feb 22	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 18
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 1 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 17
Peas	—	Mar 2 – Mar 30	Apr 26
Bush beans	—	Apr 12 – May 3	Jun 1
Carrot	—	Mar 15 – Apr 26	May 14
Beet	—	Mar 15 – Apr 26	May 4
Potato	—	Mar 15 – Apr 5	May 24
Kale	Jan 26 – Feb 9	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 21
Broccoli	Jan 25 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 29	May 7
Cucumber	Mar 22 – Mar 29	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 8
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 22 – Mar 29	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 3
Winter squash	Mar 22 – Mar 29	Apr 19 – May 3	Jul 8
Sweet corn	—	Apr 12 – May 3	Jun 11
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 8 – Mar 29	Jun 6
Garlic	—	Oct 19 – Nov 16 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 2 – Mar 30	Apr 9
Basil	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 15

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Cheney'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
1897	Apr 14
1899	Apr 9
1900	Apr 13
1901	Apr 18
1902	Apr 11
1903	May 1
1904	Apr 17
1905	Apr 17
1906	Mar 31
1907	May 15
1908	Apr 3
1909	May 1
1910	Mar 15
1911	Mar 27
1912	Apr 18
1913	Apr 12
1914	Apr 12
1915	Apr 3
1916	Apr 9
1917	Apr 9
1918	Apr 21
1919	Apr 16
1920	Apr 27
1921	Apr 17
1922	Apr 18
1923	Apr 8
1924	Apr 28
1925	Apr 6
1926	Apr 30
1927	Apr 21
1928	May 6
1929	Apr 12
1930	Apr 9
1931	Apr 22
1932	Apr 11
1933	Apr 15
1934	Mar 31
1935	Apr 8
1936	Apr 22
1937	Apr 27
1938	May 8
1939	Apr 19
1940	Apr 12
1941	Apr 5
1942	Mar 31
1943	Apr 20
1944	May 6
1945	Apr 5
1946	May 11
1947	Apr 16
1948	Apr 1
1950	Apr 14
1955	Mar 29
1956	Apr 17
1957	Apr 14
1958	Mar 26
1959	Apr 22
1960	Mar 25
1961	Apr 17
1962	Apr 2
1964	Apr 8
1965	Mar 29
1966	Apr 21
1967	Apr 24
1968	Apr 5
1969	Mar 30
1970	Apr 14
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 8
1973	Apr 11
1974	Apr 5
1975	Apr 4
1976	Apr 1
1977	Apr 5
1978	Apr 21
1980	Apr 14
1981	Mar 19
1982	Apr 9
1984	Apr 30
1985	Apr 1
1986	Mar 21
1987	Apr 5
1988	Mar 30
1989	Apr 11
1990	Apr 6
1991	Mar 30
1992	Apr 1
1993	Apr 2
1994	Apr 6
1995	Apr 11
1996	Apr 6
1997	Apr 14
1998	Mar 21
1999	Mar 26
2000	Apr 16
2003	Apr 11
2012	Mar 9
2013	Apr 25
2014	Apr 19
2016	Apr 2
2017	Mar 16
2018	Apr 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1899	205
1900	208
1901	178
1902	199
1903	174
1904	190
1905	176
1906	192
1907	178
1908	203
1909	163
1910	219
1911	208
1912	196
1913	190
1914	197
1915	222
1916	192
1917	181
1918	188
1919	192
1920	187
1921	205
1922	182
1923	195
1925	186
1926	185
1927	198
1928	179
1929	198
1930	203
1931	190
1932	197
1933	201
1934	210
1935	197
1936	182
1937	177
1938	167
1939	196
1940	207
1941	205
1942	208
1943	177
1944	198
1945	212
1946	182
1947	204
1950	203
1955	208
1956	204
1957	193
1958	235
1959	187
1960	208
1961	199
1962	205
1964	194
1965	224
1966	177
1967	185
1968	205
1969	197
1970	177
1971	209
1973	208
1974	193
1975	203
1976	198
1977	218
1978	199
1980	195
1981	217
1982	193
1984	171
1985	222
1986	232
1987	217
1988	230
1989	190
1990	211
1991	212
1992	216
1993	207
1994	225
1995	204
1996	218
1997	195
1998	261
1999	219
2003	207
2012	230
2013	176
2014	195
2016	223
2017	224
2018	178

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1900	21.9 °C
1901	22.6 °C
1902	21.6 °C
1903	20.8 °C
1904	20.6 °C
1905	21.8 °C
1906	21.6 °C
1907	21.1 °C
1908	21.9 °C
1909	22.9 °C
1910	23.0 °C
1911	23.6 °C
1912	22.2 °C
1913	23.6 °C
1914	23.2 °C
1915	20.6 °C
1916	22.2 °C
1917	21.6 °C
1918	22.6 °C
1919	22.5 °C
1920	21.7 °C
1921	23.0 °C
1922	22.7 °C
1923	22.4 °C
1925	23.7 °C
1926	21.9 °C
1927	21.9 °C
1928	21.8 °C
1929	21.5 °C
1930	23.2 °C
1931	22.7 °C
1932	23.2 °C
1933	24.2 °C
1934	24.4 °C
1935	22.0 °C
1936	24.8 °C
1937	23.4 °C
1938	23.0 °C
1939	24.0 °C
1940	22.5 °C
1941	23.1 °C
1942	22.8 °C
1943	23.6 °C
1944	22.7 °C
1945	21.7 °C
1946	23.1 °C
1947	22.7 °C
1948	23.1 °C
1950	21.0 °C
1955	23.6 °C
1956	24.1 °C
1957	21.7 °C
1958	22.1 °C
1959	22.4 °C
1961	20.8 °C
1962	22.6 °C
1963	23.6 °C
1964	22.9 °C
1965	22.5 °C
1966	22.1 °C
1967	21.3 °C
1968	21.5 °C
1969	22.4 °C
1970	22.9 °C
1971	22.3 °C
1972	22.5 °C
1973	22.0 °C
1974	22.0 °C
1975	21.8 °C
1976	22.0 °C
1978	23.7 °C
1979	22.5 °C
1980	23.6 °C
1981	23.4 °C
1982	22.1 °C
1983	21.9 °C
1984	21.9 °C
1985	22.5 °C
1986	23.3 °C
1987	22.4 °C
1988	22.9 °C
1989	21.4 °C
1990	23.3 °C
1991	23.9 °C
1992	21.7 °C
1993	22.2 °C
1994	23.3 °C
1995	21.8 °C
1996	22.8 °C
1997	21.5 °C
1999	22.5 °C
2003	21.6 °C
2012	23.6 °C
2013	21.1 °C
2014	21.6 °C
2016	22.3 °C
2017	21.6 °C
2018	22.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1897, Cheney'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 Norwich (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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