When to plant in Kane, PA

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

Safe to plant out

Jun 15

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 28

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 21

1 year in 10 by Sep 6

Frost-free days

115

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Kane 1nne · 1.7 km away · station 533 m, town 617 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	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 15 – Jun 29	Aug 9
Sweet pepper	Apr 6 – Apr 20	Jun 15 – Jun 29	Aug 14
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 26 – Apr 2	Apr 30 – May 14	Jun 9
Peas	—	Apr 16 – May 14	Jun 10
Bush beans	—	Jun 8 – Jun 29	Jul 28
Carrot	—	May 7 – Jun 18	Jul 6
Beet	—	Apr 30 – Jun 11	Jun 19
Potato	—	May 7 – May 28	Jul 16
Kale	Mar 19 – Apr 2	Apr 30 – May 14	Jun 12
Broccoli	Mar 19 – Apr 2	Apr 30 – May 21	Jun 29
Cucumber	May 18 – May 25	Jun 15 – Jun 29	Aug 4
Summer squash and zucchini	May 18 – May 25	Jun 15 – Jun 29	Jul 30
Winter squash	May 18 – May 25	Jun 15 – Jun 29	Sep 3
Sweet corn	—	Jun 8 – Jun 29	Aug 7
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 30 – May 21	Jul 29
Garlic	—	Sep 7 – Oct 5 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 16 – May 14	May 24
Basil	May 4 – May 18	Jun 15 – Jun 29	Aug 11

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Kane'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
1894	May 29
1940	Jun 20
1941	Jun 11
1942	May 11
1943	May 29
1944	Jun 8
1945	Jun 7
1946	Jun 10
1947	Jun 19
1949	Jun 9
1950	May 21
1951	May 14
1952	Jun 20
1953	Jun 2
1954	Jun 7
1955	May 21
1956	May 29
1957	Jul 2
1958	Jun 22
1959	Jun 15
1960	Jun 10
1961	Jun 16
1962	May 12
1963	Jul 9
1965	Jun 26
1966	Jun 18
1967	Jun 1
1968	Jun 21
1970	May 28
1971	May 29
1972	Jun 11
1973	May 22
1974	May 28
1975	May 14
1976	May 24
1977	Jun 8
1978	Jun 15
1979	Jun 26
1980	Jun 17
1981	Jun 1
1982	May 11
1983	Jun 10
1984	May 18
1985	May 22
1986	Jun 3
1987	May 17
1988	Jul 1
1989	May 29
1990	Jun 6
1991	May 9
1992	Jun 23
1993	Jun 2
1994	Jun 9
1995	May 23
1996	Jun 1
1997	Jun 15
1998	Jun 9
1999	Jun 19
2000	May 17
2001	Jun 1
2002	May 25
2003	Jun 4
2004	Jun 20
2005	May 20
2006	Jun 11
2007	May 19
2008	May 30
2009	Jun 1
2010	May 11
2011	May 10
2012	May 18
2013	May 28
2014	May 19
2015	May 24
2016	Jun 9
2017	May 10
2018	May 2
2019	Jun 4
2020	May 22
2021	May 18
2022	May 18
2023	May 26
2024	Jun 1

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1940	64
1941	77
1942	105
1944	79
1945	106
1946	75
1947	94
1949	71
1950	119
1951	148
1952	63
1953	98
1954	71
1955	109
1956	103
1957	50
1958	78
1959	88
1960	112
1961	92
1962	130
1963	66
1965	64
1966	89
1967	101
1968	67
1970	129
1971	118
1972	90
1973	114
1974	99
1975	118
1976	98
1977	95
1978	102
1979	85
1980	109
1981	111
1983	96
1984	111
1985	112
1986	86
1987	130
1988	51
1989	117
1990	103
1991	134
1992	80
1993	109
1994	57
1995	110
1996	110
1997	80
1998	92
1999	90
2000	111
2001	105
2002	122
2003	108
2004	62
2005	132
2006	110
2007	119
2008	126
2009	111
2010	144
2011	128
2012	143
2013	100
2014	143
2015	139
2016	122
2017	143
2018	166
2019	122
2020	119
2021	153
2023	146
2024	128

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	15.6 °C
1940	13.9 °C
1941	14.8 °C
1942	14.5 °C
1944	14.7 °C
1945	14.1 °C
1946	13.0 °C
1947	14.4 °C
1949	14.4 °C
1950	12.8 °C
1951	14.1 °C
1952	14.2 °C
1953	14.1 °C
1954	14.1 °C
1955	15.3 °C
1956	13.0 °C
1957	14.4 °C
1958	13.3 °C
1959	15.2 °C
1960	14.3 °C
1961	13.8 °C
1962	13.5 °C
1963	13.0 °C
1964	14.0 °C
1965	13.6 °C
1966	13.2 °C
1967	13.2 °C
1968	14.1 °C
1970	15.0 °C
1971	13.9 °C
1972	13.6 °C
1973	14.6 °C
1974	13.3 °C
1975	13.7 °C
1976	13.5 °C
1977	14.6 °C
1978	13.8 °C
1979	13.6 °C
1980	14.2 °C
1981	14.1 °C
1983	14.3 °C
1984	13.6 °C
1985	14.1 °C
1986	14.3 °C
1987	14.8 °C
1988	14.1 °C
1989	13.5 °C
1990	13.7 °C
1991	15.2 °C
1992	13.0 °C
1993	14.5 °C
1994	13.5 °C
1995	14.0 °C
1996	13.7 °C
1997	12.4 °C
1998	14.8 °C
1999	13.3 °C
2000	13.3 °C
2001	13.5 °C
2002	13.4 °C
2003	12.0 °C
2004	12.2 °C
2005	14.8 °C
2006	14.3 °C
2007	14.4 °C
2008	14.2 °C
2009	13.8 °C
2010	15.5 °C
2011	15.4 °C
2012	15.1 °C
2013	14.4 °C
2014	14.2 °C
2015	14.9 °C
2016	14.9 °C
2017	14.8 °C
2018	15.4 °C
2019	14.5 °C
2020	14.6 °C
2021	15.0 °C
2022	15.1 °C
2023	15.0 °C
2024	16.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Kane's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 6 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Kane 1nne (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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