When to plant in Beach, ND

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

Safe to plant out

Jun 4

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 19

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 20

1 year in 10 by Sep 10

Frost-free days

125

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Beach · 1.4 km away · station 853 m, town 845 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	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 4 – Jun 18	Jul 29
Sweet pepper	Mar 26 – Apr 9	Jun 4 – Jun 18	Aug 3
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 17 – Mar 24	Apr 21 – May 5	May 31
Peas	—	Apr 16 – May 14	Jun 10
Bush beans	—	May 28 – Jun 18	Jul 17
Carrot	—	Apr 28 – Jun 9	Jun 27
Beet	—	Apr 26 – Jun 7	Jun 15
Potato	—	Apr 28 – May 19	Jul 7
Kale	Mar 12 – Mar 26	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 5
Broccoli	Mar 10 – Mar 24	Apr 21 – May 12	Jun 20
Cucumber	May 7 – May 14	Jun 4 – Jun 18	Jul 24
Summer squash and zucchini	May 7 – May 14	Jun 4 – Jun 18	Jul 19
Winter squash	May 7 – May 14	Jun 4 – Jun 18	Aug 23
Sweet corn	—	May 28 – Jun 18	Jul 27
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 21 – May 12	Jul 20
Garlic	—	Sep 6 – Oct 4 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 16 – May 14	May 24
Basil	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 4 – Jun 18	Jul 31

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Beach'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	Jun 5
1908	Jun 9
1909	May 15
1910	Jun 3
1911	May 27
1912	Jun 17
1913	May 22
1914	May 31
1915	Jun 16
1916	Jun 2
1917	Jun 14
1918	Jun 5
1920	Jun 4
1921	May 17
1922	May 19
1923	May 16
1924	Jun 7
1925	May 17
1926	May 30
1927	May 11
1928	May 7
1929	May 18
1930	May 17
1931	May 21
1932	May 27
1933	May 12
1934	Jul 6
1935	Jun 6
1936	May 13
1937	May 13
1938	May 9
1939	May 11
1940	May 1
1941	May 9
1942	May 19
1949	May 24
1950	May 25
1951	May 27
1952	May 28
1953	May 16
1954	May 31
1955	Apr 29
1956	May 14
1957	May 23
1958	May 19
1959	May 23
1960	May 10
1961	May 14
1962	May 1
1963	May 22
1964	May 31
1965	May 28
1966	Jun 7
1967	May 12
1968	May 26
1969	Jun 20
1971	May 20
1983	May 15
1985	Jun 4
1986	May 17
1988	May 3
1989	May 5
1990	May 9
1991	May 6
1992	Jun 5
1993	May 15
1994	May 4
1995	May 25
1996	May 13
1997	May 20
1998	Jun 4
1999	May 17
2000	Jun 2
2001	May 4
2002	May 24
2003	May 20
2004	Jun 18
2005	May 15
2006	May 14
2007	May 1
2008	May 11

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1907	100
1908	64
1909	145
1910	82
1911	86
1912	84
1914	94
1915	88
1916	103
1917	55
1920	115
1922	118
1923	118
1924	110
1925	126
1926	111
1927	131
1928	139
1929	113
1930	130
1931	124
1932	117
1933	136
1934	70
1935	111
1936	125
1937	134
1938	161
1939	136
1940	131
1941	122
1942	121
1949	110
1950	85
1951	118
1952	116
1953	127
1954	112
1955	133
1956	112
1957	112
1958	119
1959	128
1960	129
1961	122
1962	124
1963	154
1964	102
1965	98
1966	98
1967	137
1968	118
1969	94
1971	120
1983	126
1988	151
1989	127
1990	141
1991	133
1992	80
1993	119
1994	157
1995	118
1996	133
1997	121
1998	108
1999	119
2001	152
2002	120
2003	127
2004	80
2005	129
2006	125
2007	135
2008	147

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1907	12.0 °C
1909	14.0 °C
1910	14.2 °C
1911	14.1 °C
1912	13.3 °C
1913	14.8 °C
1914	15.3 °C
1915	13.9 °C
1916	13.8 °C
1917	13.6 °C
1918	14.4 °C
1920	14.4 °C
1921	15.2 °C
1922	15.0 °C
1923	14.7 °C
1924	13.0 °C
1925	15.4 °C
1926	15.4 °C
1927	13.8 °C
1928	14.0 °C
1929	14.5 °C
1930	16.1 °C
1931	16.5 °C
1932	15.8 °C
1933	15.9 °C
1934	16.3 °C
1935	14.6 °C
1936	17.4 °C
1937	16.4 °C
1938	15.9 °C
1939	16.1 °C
1940	16.4 °C
1941	15.6 °C
1949	15.9 °C
1950	12.9 °C
1951	12.8 °C
1952	15.8 °C
1953	13.5 °C
1954	13.7 °C
1955	15.5 °C
1956	14.4 °C
1957	14.4 °C
1958	15.0 °C
1959	14.8 °C
1960	15.3 °C
1961	14.8 °C
1962	14.6 °C
1963	15.5 °C
1964	15.0 °C
1965	12.9 °C
1966	14.7 °C
1967	15.3 °C
1968	14.0 °C
1969	15.8 °C
1971	15.0 °C
1983	15.7 °C
1986	14.6 °C
1988	17.1 °C
1989	15.0 °C
1990	15.5 °C
1991	15.2 °C
1992	13.5 °C
1993	12.7 °C
1994	15.8 °C
1995	14.9 °C
1996	14.7 °C
1997	15.2 °C
1998	16.7 °C
1999	14.9 °C
2000	16.2 °C
2001	16.4 °C
2002	15.6 °C
2003	16.3 °C
2004	14.9 °C
2005	15.7 °C
2006	16.9 °C
2007	16.2 °C
2008	15.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1907, Beach'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 Beach (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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