When to plant in WaKeeney, KS

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

Safe to plant out

May 3

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 18

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 16

1 year in 10 by Oct 4

Frost-free days

181

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Wakeeney · 1.3 km away · station 745 m, town 746 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	Mar 8 – Mar 22	May 3 – May 17	Jun 27
Sweet pepper	Feb 22 – Mar 8	May 3 – May 17	Jul 2
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 14 – Feb 21	Mar 21 – Apr 4	Apr 30
Peas	—	Mar 15 – Apr 12	May 9
Bush beans	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jun 15
Carrot	—	Mar 28 – May 9	May 27
Beet	—	Mar 25 – May 6	May 14
Potato	—	Mar 28 – Apr 18	Jun 6
Kale	Feb 8 – Feb 22	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 4
Broccoli	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Mar 21 – Apr 11	May 20
Cucumber	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jun 22
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jun 17
Winter squash	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jul 22
Sweet corn	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jun 25
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 21 – Apr 11	Jun 19
Garlic	—	Oct 2 – Oct 30 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 15 – Apr 12	Apr 22
Basil	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 3 – May 17	Jun 29

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WaKeeney'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
1905	Apr 22
1906	Apr 14
1907	May 27
1908	Apr 29
1909	May 1
1910	Apr 25
1911	May 2
1912	May 14
1913	Apr 23
1914	May 13
1915	May 7
1916	May 1
1917	May 6
1918	Apr 30
1919	Apr 25
1920	Apr 27
1921	May 3
1922	Apr 19
1923	May 16
1924	May 8
1925	May 1
1926	Apr 28
1927	Apr 22
1928	Apr 16
1929	May 16
1930	Apr 3
1931	May 22
1932	Apr 26
1933	Apr 15
1934	Apr 21
1935	May 16
1936	Apr 22
1937	Apr 27
1938	May 8
1939	Apr 19
1940	Apr 18
1941	Apr 21
1942	Apr 11
1943	May 12
1944	May 6
1945	May 16
1946	May 11
1947	May 29
1948	Apr 13
1949	Apr 15
1950	May 1
1951	May 7
1952	Apr 14
1953	May 14
1954	May 3
1955	Apr 7
1956	Apr 29
1957	Apr 14
1958	Apr 24
1959	Apr 22
1960	Apr 30
1961	Apr 18
1962	May 1
1963	Apr 23
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 31
1966	May 13
1967	May 3
1968	Apr 24
1969	Apr 28
1970	Apr 19
1971	Apr 6
1972	May 1
1973	Apr 17
1974	Apr 17
1975	Apr 19
1976	Apr 4
1977	Apr 6
1978	Apr 25
1979	May 12
1980	Apr 14
1981	May 10
1982	Apr 22
1983	May 15
1984	May 1
1985	Apr 9
1986	Apr 18
1987	Apr 12
1988	Apr 27
1989	May 2
1990	Apr 12
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 21
1993	Apr 20
1994	May 1
1995	Apr 28
1996	Apr 15
1997	May 3
1998	Apr 17
1999	Apr 18
2000	Apr 18
2001	Apr 18
2002	Apr 5
2003	Apr 10
2004	Apr 14
2005	May 3
2006	Apr 27
2007	Apr 14
2008	May 11
2009	Apr 8
2010	Apr 4
2011	Apr 16
2012	Mar 10
2013	May 4
2014	May 2
2015	Apr 11
2016	Apr 13
2017	May 2
2018	Apr 26
2019	Apr 15
2020	Apr 18
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 17
2023	Apr 23
2024	Apr 9
2025	Apr 16
2026	Apr 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1905	170
1907	133
1908	175
1909	163
1910	178
1911	170
1912	133
1913	170
1914	152
1915	150
1916	150
1917	154
1918	141
1919	167
1920	154
1921	160
1922	172
1923	157
1924	143
1925	160
1926	178
1927	193
1929	157
1930	196
1931	160
1932	161
1933	175
1934	157
1935	146
1936	181
1937	177
1938	167
1939	177
1940	179
1941	189
1942	167
1943	155
1944	180
1945	135
1946	152
1947	159
1948	180
1949	189
1950	185
1951	152
1952	174
1953	175
1954	175
1955	199
1956	187
1957	193
1958	188
1959	177
1960	171
1961	198
1962	176
1963	191
1964	178
1965	217
1966	154
1967	159
1968	182
1969	167
1970	171
1971	205
1972	169
1973	193
1974	180
1975	164
1976	176
1977	187
1978	163
1979	162
1980	185
1981	164
1982	171
1983	128
1984	149
1985	169
1986	176
1987	180
1988	183
1989	143
1990	180
1991	188
1992	177
1993	172
1994	176
1995	145
1996	185
1997	174
1998	200
1999	181
2000	159
2001	180
2002	194
2003	198
2004	182
2005	155
2007	200
2008	168
2009	183
2010	205
2011	186
2012	210
2013	167
2014	133
2015	200
2016	209
2017	172
2018	167
2019	178
2020	187
2021	195
2022	182
2023	166
2024	189
2025	196

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1905	20.0 °C
1907	19.2 °C
1908	20.2 °C
1909	19.9 °C
1910	20.3 °C
1911	21.5 °C
1912	19.7 °C
1913	21.6 °C
1914	21.1 °C
1915	18.4 °C
1916	20.0 °C
1917	19.6 °C
1918	20.4 °C
1919	20.2 °C
1920	18.8 °C
1921	20.9 °C
1922	21.2 °C
1923	19.6 °C
1924	19.5 °C
1925	21.7 °C
1926	20.6 °C
1927	19.9 °C
1928	18.8 °C
1929	20.2 °C
1930	20.8 °C
1931	20.5 °C
1932	20.4 °C
1933	21.4 °C
1934	22.6 °C
1935	20.0 °C
1936	22.5 °C
1937	22.1 °C
1938	21.4 °C
1939	22.2 °C
1940	21.0 °C
1941	20.9 °C
1942	20.4 °C
1943	21.5 °C
1944	20.0 °C
1945	19.6 °C
1946	21.5 °C
1947	20.9 °C
1948	21.0 °C
1949	20.3 °C
1950	18.9 °C
1951	18.4 °C
1952	21.2 °C
1953	20.2 °C
1954	21.6 °C
1955	21.4 °C
1956	21.1 °C
1957	19.3 °C
1958	19.8 °C
1959	20.5 °C
1960	20.3 °C
1961	18.7 °C
1962	20.2 °C
1963	22.1 °C
1964	20.9 °C
1965	19.6 °C
1966	19.9 °C
1967	18.5 °C
1968	19.5 °C
1969	20.0 °C
1970	20.3 °C
1971	19.8 °C
1972	19.2 °C
1973	18.9 °C
1974	19.7 °C
1975	18.6 °C
1976	19.8 °C
1977	20.7 °C
1978	20.4 °C
1979	19.2 °C
1980	21.0 °C
1981	20.1 °C
1982	18.9 °C
1983	19.9 °C
1984	19.2 °C
1985	19.5 °C
1986	21.0 °C
1987	20.7 °C
1988	21.3 °C
1989	19.8 °C
1990	20.7 °C
1991	21.6 °C
1992	19.1 °C
1993	19.0 °C
1994	21.2 °C
1995	19.2 °C
1996	19.7 °C
1997	19.7 °C
1998	21.4 °C
1999	20.1 °C
2000	21.7 °C
2001	21.8 °C
2002	21.7 °C
2003	21.1 °C
2004	20.6 °C
2005	21.5 °C
2007	21.1 °C
2008	19.9 °C
2009	19.5 °C
2010	21.6 °C
2011	21.4 °C
2012	22.4 °C
2013	20.9 °C
2014	20.1 °C
2015	21.0 °C
2016	20.7 °C
2017	20.4 °C
2018	20.7 °C
2019	20.5 °C
2020	20.0 °C
2021	20.8 °C
2022	21.5 °C
2023	21.3 °C
2024	21.4 °C
2025	20.7 °C
2026	22.0 °C

What this means for you: Since 1905, WaKeeney'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 Wakeeney (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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