When to plant in Park Hills, MO

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 27

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 12

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 20

1 year in 10 by Oct 7

Frost-free days

190

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Farmington · 11.8 km away · station 274 m, town 232 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 2 – Mar 16	Apr 27 – May 11	Jun 21
Sweet pepper	Feb 16 – Mar 2	Apr 27 – May 11	Jun 26
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 8 – Feb 15	Mar 15 – Mar 29	Apr 24
Peas	—	Mar 7 – Apr 4	May 1
Bush beans	—	Apr 20 – May 11	Jun 9
Carrot	—	Mar 22 – May 3	May 21
Beet	—	Mar 18 – Apr 29	May 7
Potato	—	Mar 22 – Apr 12	May 31
Kale	Feb 1 – Feb 15	Mar 15 – Mar 29	Apr 27
Broccoli	Feb 1 – Feb 15	Mar 15 – Apr 5	May 14
Cucumber	Mar 30 – Apr 6	Apr 27 – May 11	Jun 16
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 30 – Apr 6	Apr 27 – May 11	Jun 11
Winter squash	Mar 30 – Apr 6	Apr 27 – May 11	Jul 16
Sweet corn	—	Apr 20 – May 11	Jun 19
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 15 – Apr 5	Jun 13
Garlic	—	Oct 6 – Nov 3 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 7 – Apr 4	Apr 14
Basil	Mar 16 – Mar 30	Apr 27 – May 11	Jun 23

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

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1907	164
1919	213
1920	197
1921	173
1922	199
1923	185
1924	201
1925	137
1926	183
1927	150
1928	148
1929	185
1930	175
1931	173
1932	161
1934	185
1937	185
1938	195
1939	177
1940	199
1941	212
1942	179
1943	177
1944	158
1945	172
1946	156
1947	202
1948	198
1949	163
1950	162
1952	174
1953	192
1954	200
1955	189
1956	136
1957	172
1958	172
1959	177
1960	159
1961	128
1962	198
1963	151
1964	173
1965	165
1966	148
1969	156
1970	183
1971	179
1972	192
1973	198
1974	167
1975	165
1976	153
1977	202
1978	157
1979	152
1980	148
1981	178
1982	176
1986	173
1987	182
1988	159
1989	139
1990	181
1991	190
1992	162
1993	170
1994	200
1995	146
1996	204
1997	179
1998	194
2001	171
2002	190
2003	199
2004	213
2005	206
2006	185
2007	202
2008	181
2009	190
2010	216
2011	210
2012	178
2013	179
2014	196
2016	207
2017	223
2018	183
2023	187

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1907	19.2 °C
1919	22.1 °C
1920	20.0 °C
1921	21.9 °C
1922	21.8 °C
1923	20.8 °C
1924	19.3 °C
1925	22.3 °C
1926	20.6 °C
1927	20.3 °C
1928	19.4 °C
1929	20.2 °C
1930	22.3 °C
1931	21.3 °C
1932	21.6 °C
1934	22.7 °C
1937	21.1 °C
1938	21.7 °C
1939	21.5 °C
1940	20.9 °C
1941	22.9 °C
1942	21.7 °C
1943	20.8 °C
1944	21.4 °C
1945	20.0 °C
1946	20.1 °C
1947	20.8 °C
1948	20.6 °C
1949	20.2 °C
1950	19.2 °C
1952	21.4 °C
1953	21.5 °C
1954	22.3 °C
1955	21.4 °C
1956	20.6 °C
1957	20.7 °C
1958	20.3 °C
1959	20.9 °C
1960	20.6 °C
1961	19.4 °C
1962	21.2 °C
1963	20.8 °C
1964	21.4 °C
1965	21.5 °C
1966	19.9 °C
1967	19.6 °C
1968	20.1 °C
1969	20.1 °C
1970	20.4 °C
1971	20.4 °C
1972	20.4 °C
1973	20.1 °C
1974	19.3 °C
1975	19.7 °C
1976	18.9 °C
1977	21.5 °C
1978	20.5 °C
1979	18.8 °C
1980	20.4 °C
1981	18.6 °C
1982	19.2 °C
1985	19.7 °C
1986	20.9 °C
1987	21.1 °C
1988	20.0 °C
1989	19.5 °C
1990	19.7 °C
1991	21.4 °C
1992	19.1 °C
1993	19.7 °C
1994	19.6 °C
1995	20.0 °C
1996	20.9 °C
1997	18.9 °C
1998	21.4 °C
2001	21.0 °C
2002	21.0 °C
2003	19.6 °C
2004	19.7 °C
2005	21.1 °C
2006	20.7 °C
2007	21.5 °C
2008	19.6 °C
2009	19.6 °C
2010	22.6 °C
2011	22.0 °C
2012	22.7 °C
2013	20.0 °C
2014	20.7 °C
2017	20.8 °C
2018	21.7 °C
2019	22.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1907, Park Hills's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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