When to plant in Beaver, OK

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

Safe to plant out

May 4

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 21

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 19

1 year in 10 by Oct 4

Frost-free days

175

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Beaver · 1.1 km away · station 751 m, town 730 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 9 – Mar 23	May 4 – May 18	Jun 28
Sweet pepper	Feb 23 – Mar 9	May 4 – May 18	Jul 3
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 17 – Feb 24	Mar 24 – Apr 7	May 3
Peas	—	Mar 10 – Apr 7	May 4
Bush beans	—	Apr 27 – May 18	Jun 16
Carrot	—	Mar 31 – May 12	May 30
Beet	—	Mar 24 – May 5	May 13
Potato	—	Mar 31 – Apr 21	Jun 9
Kale	Feb 10 – Feb 24	Mar 24 – Apr 7	May 6
Broccoli	Feb 10 – Feb 24	Mar 24 – Apr 14	May 23
Cucumber	Apr 6 – Apr 13	May 4 – May 18	Jun 23
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 6 – Apr 13	May 4 – May 18	Jun 18
Winter squash	Apr 6 – Apr 13	May 4 – May 18	Jul 23
Sweet corn	—	Apr 27 – May 18	Jun 26
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 24 – Apr 14	Jun 22
Garlic	—	Oct 5 – Nov 2 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 10 – Apr 7	Apr 17
Basil	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 4 – May 18	Jun 30

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Beaver'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
1896	Apr 4
1899	Apr 21
1901	Apr 18
1902	Apr 13
1904	Apr 17
1908	May 7
1909	May 16
1910	Apr 26
1911	Apr 15
1912	Apr 18
1913	Apr 14
1914	Apr 12
1925	Apr 4
1926	Apr 15
1927	May 9
1928	Apr 15
1929	Apr 11
1935	Apr 12
1936	Apr 22
1937	Apr 9
1938	May 8
1945	May 4
1946	May 10
1947	Apr 26
1948	Apr 13
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 30
1951	Apr 13
1952	Apr 10
1953	May 14
1954	May 3
1955	Apr 7
1956	Apr 29
1957	Apr 14
1958	Apr 24
1959	Apr 22
1960	May 1
1961	Apr 16
1962	Apr 7
1963	Mar 26
1964	Apr 13
1965	Apr 28
1966	May 13
1967	May 2
1968	Apr 24
1969	Apr 29
1970	May 2
1971	Apr 14
1972	Apr 4
1973	Apr 11
1974	Apr 17
1975	Apr 19
1976	Apr 5
1977	Apr 6
1978	May 4
1979	Apr 7
1980	Apr 15
1981	May 10
1982	Apr 22
1983	Apr 18
1984	May 1
1985	Apr 1
1987	Apr 23
1988	Apr 13
1989	Apr 11
1990	Apr 6
1991	May 2
1993	Apr 17
1994	Apr 30
1995	Apr 28
1996	Apr 24
1998	Apr 23
1999	Apr 18
2000	Apr 17
2001	Apr 13
2002	Apr 5
2003	Apr 10
2004	Apr 15
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 27
2007	Apr 16
2008	May 9
2009	Apr 9
2010	Apr 9
2011	May 4
2012	Apr 9
2013	May 6
2014	May 2
2015	Apr 11

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1896	176
1899	166
1901	197
1904	190
1908	143
1909	154
1910	177
1911	189
1913	179
1914	185
1925	187
1926	162
1927	156
1928	189
1929	192
1935	201
1936	182
1937	214
1938	163
1945	170
1946	160
1947	181
1948	180
1949	187
1950	186
1951	188
1952	179
1953	165
1954	164
1955	199
1956	174
1958	159
1959	187
1960	181
1961	185
1962	204
1963	219
1964	188
1965	187
1966	140
1967	148
1968	182
1969	166
1970	158
1971	197
1972	197
1974	180
1975	158
1976	185
1977	188
1978	174
1980	191
1981	165
1982	171
1983	155
1985	181
1987	171
1988	196
1989	189
1990	186
1991	155
1993	175
1994	161
1995	168
1996	176
1998	195
1999	168
2000	160
2001	175
2002	194
2004	181
2005	170
2006	178
2007	185
2008	167
2009	175
2010	200
2011	175
2012	199
2013	163
2014	187
2015	209

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1896	24.2 °C
1899	22.2 °C
1901	22.8 °C
1902	22.2 °C
1903	21.0 °C
1904	21.5 °C
1908	22.4 °C
1909	22.9 °C
1910	22.1 °C
1911	23.2 °C
1913	22.4 °C
1914	22.1 °C
1925	23.4 °C
1926	20.7 °C
1927	21.9 °C
1928	20.7 °C
1929	22.0 °C
1935	22.1 °C
1936	24.4 °C
1937	24.1 °C
1938	23.2 °C
1945	22.1 °C
1946	23.5 °C
1947	21.9 °C
1948	22.2 °C
1949	21.1 °C
1950	21.4 °C
1951	21.6 °C
1952	23.5 °C
1953	23.2 °C
1954	24.2 °C
1955	23.2 °C
1956	24.2 °C
1957	21.5 °C
1958	22.5 °C
1959	22.4 °C
1960	22.4 °C
1961	20.8 °C
1962	22.1 °C
1963	24.0 °C
1964	22.9 °C
1965	22.0 °C
1966	22.0 °C
1967	21.5 °C
1968	21.0 °C
1969	21.8 °C
1970	22.0 °C
1971	21.8 °C
1972	21.2 °C
1974	21.4 °C
1975	21.1 °C
1976	21.1 °C
1977	22.9 °C
1978	22.5 °C
1979	21.3 °C
1980	22.7 °C
1981	22.7 °C
1982	21.3 °C
1983	21.4 °C
1984	21.8 °C
1985	22.8 °C
1987	21.2 °C
1988	21.3 °C
1989	20.8 °C
1990	21.9 °C
1991	22.3 °C
1994	21.8 °C
1995	20.1 °C
1996	21.4 °C
1997	20.6 °C
1998	22.3 °C
1999	20.8 °C
2000	22.4 °C
2001	23.1 °C
2002	21.9 °C
2003	21.4 °C
2004	20.4 °C
2005	20.7 °C
2006	22.0 °C
2007	20.9 °C
2008	20.7 °C
2009	20.7 °C
2010	22.2 °C
2011	23.0 °C
2012	23.1 °C
2013	21.4 °C
2014	21.3 °C
2015	22.2 °C

What this means for you: Since 1896, Beaver's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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