When to plant in Lac du Flambeau, WI

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

Safe to plant out

Jun 7

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 26

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 22

1 year in 10 by Sep 8

Frost-free days

118

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Minocqua · 15.4 km away · station 488 m, town 487 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 12 – Apr 26	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Aug 1
Sweet pepper	Mar 29 – Apr 12	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Aug 6
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 24 – Mar 31	Apr 28 – May 12	Jun 7
Peas	—	Apr 26 – May 24	Jun 20
Bush beans	—	May 31 – Jun 21	Jul 20
Carrot	—	May 5 – Jun 16	Jul 4
Beet	—	May 5 – Jun 16	Jun 24
Potato	—	May 5 – May 26	Jul 14
Kale	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 3 – May 17	Jun 15
Broccoli	Mar 17 – Mar 31	Apr 28 – May 19	Jun 27
Cucumber	May 10 – May 17	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Jul 27
Summer squash and zucchini	May 10 – May 17	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Jul 22
Winter squash	May 10 – May 17	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Aug 26
Sweet corn	—	May 31 – Jun 21	Jul 30
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 28 – May 19	Jul 27
Garlic	—	Sep 8 – Oct 6 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 26 – May 24	Jun 3
Basil	Apr 26 – May 10	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Aug 3

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Lac du Flambeau'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
1904	May 16
1905	May 9
1907	May 27
1908	May 5
1909	May 11
1910	Jun 11
1911	May 5
1912	Jun 7
1913	Jun 8
1914	May 15
1915	May 19
1916	May 18
1917	May 25
1919	May 19
1920	May 15
1921	Jun 4
1922	Apr 28
1923	May 17
1924	Jun 7
1925	May 26
1926	Jun 19
1927	Jun 15
1928	Jun 2
1929	Jun 7
1930	May 30
1931	Jun 8
1932	May 28
1933	May 10
1934	May 24
1935	May 24
1936	May 3
1937	Jun 10
1938	May 24
1939	May 17
1940	May 18
1941	May 18
1942	Jun 8
1943	May 14
1947	May 30
1948	May 29
1949	May 28
1950	Jun 17
1951	May 11
1952	May 18
1953	Jun 7
1954	Jun 5
1955	May 17
1956	Jun 2
1958	Jun 14
1959	May 15
1960	May 13
1961	May 30
1962	Jun 2
1963	Jun 11
1964	Jun 16
1965	Jun 14
1966	Jun 1
1967	May 29
1968	May 22
1969	Jun 13
1970	May 17
1971	May 28
1972	Jun 10
1973	May 17
1974	May 26
1975	May 17
1976	May 18
1977	Jun 9
1978	Jun 14
1979	May 26
1980	Jun 10
1981	May 19
1982	May 8
1983	May 27
1984	May 29
1985	May 21
1986	May 21
1987	May 24
1988	May 25
1989	May 13
1990	Jun 4
1991	May 9
1992	Jun 22
1993	Jun 4
1994	Jun 2
1995	Jun 9
1996	May 13
1997	May 23
1998	Jun 5
1999	May 9
2000	May 20
2001	May 30
2002	May 22
2003	Jun 2
2004	May 28
2005	May 13
2006	May 21
2008	May 29
2009	Jun 7
2010	Jun 7
2011	Jun 12
2012	Jun 1
2013	Jun 3
2014	May 17
2015	May 23
2016	May 19
2017	May 19
2018	May 13
2019	May 14
2020	May 31
2021	May 30
2022	May 23
2023	Jun 12
2024	Jun 10
2025	Jun 1

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1905	125
1907	120
1908	145
1909	153
1910	116
1911	152
1912	110
1913	105
1914	151
1915	102
1916	120
1917	107
1919	129
1921	121
1922	149
1923	118
1924	94
1925	117
1926	85
1927	99
1928	107
1929	102
1930	110
1931	110
1932	118
1933	141
1934	95
1935	125
1936	148
1937	118
1938	127
1939	131
1940	130
1941	133
1942	106
1943	119
1947	114
1948	115
1949	118
1950	98
1951	139
1952	130
1953	97
1954	109
1955	117
1956	109
1958	108
1959	122
1960	127
1961	115
1962	109
1963	80
1964	58
1965	75
1966	105
1967	81
1968	128
1969	106
1970	133
1971	136
1972	103
1973	125
1974	118
1975	119
1976	126
1977	115
1978	115
1979	136
1980	98
1981	125
1982	164
1983	118
1984	119
1985	126
1986	108
1987	123
1988	130
1989	132
1990	104
1991	131
1992	92
1993	117
1994	118
1995	90
1996	142
1997	130
1998	137
1999	134
2000	126
2001	106
2002	123
2003	110
2004	126
2005	138
2006	120
2008	87
2009	84
2010	103
2011	94
2012	108
2013	104
2014	117
2015	129
2016	142
2017	111
2018	132
2019	150
2020	102
2021	137
2022	127
2023	93
2024	115
2025	128

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1905	14.4 °C
1907	12.0 °C
1908	14.9 °C
1909	13.5 °C
1910	14.2 °C
1911	14.9 °C
1912	13.7 °C
1913	14.7 °C
1914	14.5 °C
1915	13.7 °C
1916	14.5 °C
1917	12.5 °C
1919	14.8 °C
1921	16.4 °C
1922	15.1 °C
1923	14.2 °C
1924	11.6 °C
1925	14.3 °C
1926	12.6 °C
1927	12.5 °C
1928	11.9 °C
1929	12.7 °C
1930	14.3 °C
1931	14.3 °C
1932	14.6 °C
1933	15.4 °C
1934	14.6 °C
1935	13.6 °C
1936	14.9 °C
1937	14.9 °C
1938	14.5 °C
1939	14.6 °C
1940	13.3 °C
1941	15.4 °C
1942	14.4 °C
1943	14.2 °C
1947	14.3 °C
1948	15.5 °C
1949	15.2 °C
1950	12.1 °C
1951	13.3 °C
1952	14.8 °C
1953	14.1 °C
1954	13.2 °C
1955	16.2 °C
1956	13.6 °C
1958	13.8 °C
1959	15.1 °C
1960	13.6 °C
1961	13.0 °C
1962	14.0 °C
1963	14.2 °C
1964	13.8 °C
1965	13.2 °C
1966	13.6 °C
1967	12.9 °C
1968	13.6 °C
1969	14.2 °C
1970	15.4 °C
1971	13.9 °C
1972	13.6 °C
1973	13.0 °C
1974	11.4 °C
1975	13.4 °C
1976	13.8 °C
1977	14.6 °C
1978	13.7 °C
1979	12.7 °C
1980	13.7 °C
1981	13.8 °C
1982	12.9 °C
1983	13.9 °C
1984	13.8 °C
1985	13.5 °C
1986	14.0 °C
1987	14.7 °C
1988	15.1 °C
1989	13.2 °C
1990	12.6 °C
1991	14.2 °C
1992	12.2 °C
1993	12.5 °C
1994	13.1 °C
1995	12.3 °C
1996	13.1 °C
1997	12.6 °C
1998	15.3 °C
1999	14.9 °C
2000	13.4 °C
2001	14.4 °C
2002	13.2 °C
2003	13.0 °C
2004	13.0 °C
2005	15.7 °C
2006	15.0 °C
2008	12.4 °C
2009	12.1 °C
2010	13.9 °C
2011	13.3 °C
2012	14.0 °C
2013	12.6 °C
2014	12.5 °C
2015	13.8 °C
2016	13.9 °C
2017	13.6 °C
2018	13.7 °C
2019	12.9 °C
2020	12.7 °C
2021	13.6 °C
2022	13.0 °C
2023	13.2 °C
2024	13.5 °C
2025	13.2 °C

What this means for you: Since 1904, Lac du Flambeau'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 Minocqua (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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