When to plant in Lochsloy, WA

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 17

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 29

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 31

1 year in 10 by Oct 12

Frost-free days

218

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Everett · 14.8 km away · station 14 m, town 72 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	Feb 20 – Mar 6	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 11
Sweet pepper	Feb 6 – Feb 20	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 16
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 25 – Feb 1	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 10
Peas	—	Feb 15 – Mar 15	Apr 11
Bush beans	—	Apr 10 – May 1	May 30
Carrot	—	Mar 8 – Apr 19	May 7
Beet	—	Mar 1 – Apr 12	Apr 20
Potato	—	Mar 8 – Mar 29	May 17
Kale	Jan 18 – Feb 1	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 13
Broccoli	Jan 18 – Feb 1	Mar 1 – Mar 22	Apr 30
Cucumber	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 6
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 1
Winter squash	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jul 6
Sweet corn	—	Apr 10 – May 1	Jun 9
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 1 – Mar 22	May 30
Garlic	—	Oct 17 – Nov 14 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 15 – Mar 15	Mar 25
Basil	Mar 6 – Mar 20	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 13

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Lochsloy'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
1915	Apr 30
1916	May 23
1917	May 18
1918	Apr 28
1919	May 5
1920	Apr 24
1921	Apr 8
1922	Apr 12
1923	Mar 27
1924	Apr 25
1925	Mar 31
1926	Apr 6
1927	Apr 20
1928	Apr 7
1929	Apr 8
1930	Apr 10
1931	Apr 19
1932	Mar 12
1933	Apr 5
1934	Apr 3
1935	Apr 10
1936	Apr 4
1937	Mar 18
1938	Apr 2
1939	Apr 5
1940	Mar 23
1941	Mar 15
1942	Mar 27
1943	Mar 20
1944	Mar 29
1945	Apr 13
1946	Mar 30
1947	Apr 2
1948	Apr 27
1949	Apr 14
1950	Apr 24
1951	Apr 26
1952	May 5
1953	Apr 14
1954	May 1
1955	Apr 28
1956	Apr 6
1957	Mar 20
1958	Mar 15
1959	Mar 15
1960	Mar 12
1961	Apr 20
1962	Apr 11
1963	Apr 2
1964	Apr 19
1965	Apr 4
1966	Mar 22
1967	Apr 17
1968	Apr 16
1969	Apr 26
1970	Apr 14
1971	Apr 12
1972	Apr 30
1973	Apr 7
1974	Apr 14
1975	Apr 22
1976	Mar 15
1977	Mar 30
1978	Mar 15
1979	Mar 22
1980	Apr 11
1981	Apr 13
1982	Apr 28
1983	Apr 14
1984	Apr 26
1985	Apr 21
1986	Apr 30
1987	Mar 29
1988	Mar 27
1989	Mar 5
1990	Mar 25
1992	Apr 8
1994	Mar 25
1995	Apr 17
1996	Mar 28
1997	Apr 8
1998	Mar 30
1999	Apr 19
2000	Mar 27
2001	Apr 16
2002	Mar 21
2003	Mar 24
2004	Mar 2
2005	Apr 8
2006	Mar 20
2007	Mar 21
2008	Apr 20
2010	Apr 14
2011	Feb 27
2012	Mar 23
2013	Mar 25
2014	Mar 23
2015	Mar 5
2022	Mar 10
2023	Apr 5
2024	Mar 7
2025	Feb 15
2026	Mar 10

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1915	150
1916	130
1917	151
1919	145
1920	188
1922	199
1923	210
1924	167
1925	194
1926	170
1927	219
1928	187
1929	203
1930	182
1931	197
1932	242
1933	213
1934	196
1935	194
1936	210
1937	240
1938	196
1939	202
1940	230
1941	249
1942	214
1943	212
1944	226
1945	187
1946	199
1947	231
1948	171
1949	181
1950	197
1951	182
1952	162
1953	201
1954	176
1955	196
1956	204
1957	226
1958	222
1959	233
1960	236
1961	155
1962	231
1963	231
1964	208
1965	232
1966	230
1967	198
1969	169
1970	151
1971	187
1972	163
1973	208
1974	173
1975	184
1976	217
1977	222
1978	224
1979	222
1981	190
1982	173
1983	185
1984	175
1985	169
1986	193
1987	232
1988	231
1989	240
1990	199
1995	194
1996	216
1997	218
1998	213
1999	179
2001	215
2002	204
2003	220
2006	223
2007	218
2008	173
2010	220
2011	249
2012	230
2014	233
2022	243
2023	204
2024	266
2025	241

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1915	13.9 °C
1916	12.8 °C
1917	12.7 °C
1918	12.9 °C
1919	12.7 °C
1920	13.2 °C
1921	13.0 °C
1922	13.5 °C
1923	14.1 °C
1924	13.7 °C
1925	14.2 °C
1926	14.5 °C
1927	14.2 °C
1928	14.0 °C
1929	13.5 °C
1930	14.0 °C
1931	14.5 °C
1932	13.8 °C
1933	13.3 °C
1934	14.5 °C
1935	13.4 °C
1936	14.4 °C
1937	14.0 °C
1938	14.2 °C
1939	14.1 °C
1940	15.0 °C
1941	14.8 °C
1942	14.7 °C
1943	14.0 °C
1944	14.2 °C
1945	13.9 °C
1946	14.3 °C
1947	14.1 °C
1948	14.1 °C
1949	14.1 °C
1950	13.8 °C
1951	14.0 °C
1952	14.0 °C
1953	14.3 °C
1954	13.3 °C
1955	13.3 °C
1956	14.7 °C
1957	15.4 °C
1958	16.2 °C
1959	14.1 °C
1960	13.9 °C
1961	14.6 °C
1962	13.9 °C
1963	14.3 °C
1964	13.1 °C
1965	14.0 °C
1966	14.0 °C
1967	14.8 °C
1969	14.4 °C
1970	13.4 °C
1971	13.8 °C
1972	13.6 °C
1973	13.9 °C
1974	13.9 °C
1975	13.3 °C
1976	14.7 °C
1977	15.2 °C
1978	15.4 °C
1979	15.3 °C
1980	14.4 °C
1981	14.9 °C
1982	14.0 °C
1983	13.7 °C
1984	14.4 °C
1985	15.0 °C
1986	14.2 °C
1987	14.5 °C
1988	14.2 °C
1989	15.5 °C
1990	15.1 °C
1992	14.7 °C
1994	15.8 °C
1995	15.5 °C
1996	14.9 °C
1997	15.8 °C
1999	14.0 °C
2000	14.9 °C
2001	14.5 °C
2002	14.8 °C
2003	15.6 °C
2005	15.6 °C
2006	15.3 °C
2007	15.1 °C
2008	14.1 °C
2010	14.8 °C
2011	13.7 °C
2012	14.8 °C
2014	16.3 °C
2015	16.5 °C
2022	15.9 °C
2023	16.4 °C
2024	15.8 °C
2025	16.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1915, Lochsloy's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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