When to plant in Beresford, SD

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

Last spring frost

Early · riskyApr 179 years in 10 still get a later frost
TypicalApr 29about half of years get a later frost
Safe to plant outMay 141 year in 10 gets a later frost

Hardy crops like peas and spinach are timed from the typical date. Wait for the safe date before planting out tomatoes, peppers and squash.

First fall frost

EarlySep 191 year in 10 has frost by then
TypicalOct 1about half of years have had frost
LateOct 149 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 152 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Centerville 6 Se · 11.3 km away · station 389 m, town 457 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 19 – Apr 2	May 14 – May 28	Jul 8
Sweet pepper	Mar 5 – Mar 19	May 14 – May 28	Jul 13
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 1 – Mar 8	Apr 5 – Apr 19	May 15
Peas	—	Apr 5 – May 3	May 30
Bush beans	—	May 7 – May 28	Jun 26
Carrot	—	Apr 15 – May 27	Jun 14
Beet	—	Apr 15 – May 27	Jun 4
Potato	—	Apr 15 – May 6	Jun 24
Kale	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 12 – Apr 26	May 25
Broccoli	Feb 22 – Mar 8	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jun 4
Cucumber	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Jul 3
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Jun 28
Winter squash	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Aug 2
Sweet corn	—	May 7 – May 28	Jul 6
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jul 4
Garlic	—	Sep 17 – Oct 15 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 5 – May 3	May 13
Basil	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 14 – May 28	Jul 10

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

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1906	130
1907	123
1908	142
1910	124
1911	137
1913	147
1914	154
1915	125
1916	119
1917	136
1918	130
1919	166
1920	154
1921	137
1922	172
1923	153
1924	126
1925	135
1926	144
1927	154
1928	135
1929	124
1930	149
1931	147
1932	148
1933	153
1934	146
1935	144
1936	155
1937	144
1938	135
1939	156
1940	115
1941	154
1942	131
1943	129
1944	155
1945	135
1946	136
1947	114
1953	143
1954	159
1955	156
1956	157
1957	186
1958	154
1959	145
1960	171
1961	141
1962	188
1963	158
1964	118
1965	118
1966	140
1967	140
1968	135
1969	140
1970	146
1971	127
1972	158
1973	123
1974	109
1975	133
1976	128
1977	182
1978	157
1979	145
1980	139
1981	119
1982	136
1983	128
1985	166
1986	117
1987	162
1988	158
1989	138
1990	144
1991	147
1992	144
1993	146
1994	160
1995	147
1996	155
1997	150
1998	165
1999	154
2000	152
2001	152
2002	130
2003	161
2004	140
2005	155
2006	146
2007	178
2008	163
2009	149
2010	180
2011	134
2012	150
2013	153
2014	138
2015	167
2016	177
2017	160
2018	158
2019	153
2020	145
2021	157
2022	137
2023	156
2024	165
2025	183

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1905	17.1 °C
1906	17.5 °C
1907	15.4 °C
1908	17.7 °C
1911	18.2 °C
1913	18.2 °C
1914	18.4 °C
1915	16.3 °C
1916	17.4 °C
1917	16.2 °C
1918	17.5 °C
1919	18.7 °C
1920	17.5 °C
1921	19.1 °C
1922	18.9 °C
1923	18.0 °C
1924	16.0 °C
1925	19.0 °C
1926	18.8 °C
1927	17.3 °C
1928	17.2 °C
1929	17.8 °C
1930	18.9 °C
1931	20.3 °C
1932	18.9 °C
1933	19.1 °C
1934	19.7 °C
1935	17.6 °C
1936	20.1 °C
1937	20.0 °C
1938	18.6 °C
1939	19.3 °C
1940	18.2 °C
1941	19.2 °C
1942	17.8 °C
1943	18.3 °C
1944	18.2 °C
1945	17.1 °C
1946	19.1 °C
1947	18.6 °C
1953	18.5 °C
1954	19.1 °C
1955	21.6 °C
1956	19.6 °C
1957	19.0 °C
1958	19.4 °C
1959	20.0 °C
1960	19.2 °C
1961	18.3 °C
1962	18.8 °C
1963	19.5 °C
1964	18.6 °C
1965	17.6 °C
1966	17.2 °C
1967	17.2 °C
1968	18.2 °C
1969	18.2 °C
1970	19.3 °C
1971	17.6 °C
1972	16.8 °C
1973	17.2 °C
1974	16.5 °C
1975	16.8 °C
1976	18.3 °C
1977	18.8 °C
1978	17.5 °C
1979	16.5 °C
1980	18.3 °C
1981	17.4 °C
1982	16.9 °C
1983	17.5 °C
1984	17.0 °C
1985	17.2 °C
1986	17.1 °C
1987	18.9 °C
1988	19.5 °C
1989	17.9 °C
1990	17.6 °C
1991	18.6 °C
1992	15.4 °C
1993	15.8 °C
1994	17.4 °C
1995	16.6 °C
1996	16.1 °C
1997	16.8 °C
1998	18.6 °C
1999	17.7 °C
2000	17.9 °C
2001	18.1 °C
2002	18.1 °C
2003	17.5 °C
2004	17.3 °C
2005	19.0 °C
2006	18.4 °C
2007	18.6 °C
2008	16.8 °C
2009	16.4 °C
2010	18.5 °C
2011	17.5 °C
2012	19.7 °C
2013	17.4 °C
2014	17.0 °C
2015	17.9 °C
2016	18.4 °C
2017	17.7 °C
2018	17.7 °C
2019	17.5 °C
2020	17.8 °C
2021	18.6 °C
2022	18.4 °C
2023	18.9 °C
2024	18.7 °C
2025	18.6 °C
2026	18.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1906, Beresford'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 Centerville 6 Se (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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