When to plant in Pardeeville, WI

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

Safe to plant out

May 13

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 30

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 10

1 year in 10 by Sep 29

Frost-free days

158

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Portage Wwtp · 11.1 km away · station 239 m, town 247 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 18 – Apr 1	May 13 – May 27	Jul 7
Sweet pepper	Mar 4 – Mar 18	May 13 – May 27	Jul 12
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 3 – Mar 10	Apr 7 – Apr 21	May 17
Peas	—	Apr 7 – May 5	Jun 1
Bush beans	—	May 6 – May 27	Jun 25
Carrot	—	Apr 17 – May 29	Jun 16
Beet	—	Apr 17 – May 29	Jun 6
Potato	—	Apr 17 – May 8	Jun 26
Kale	Mar 3 – Mar 17	Apr 14 – Apr 28	May 27
Broccoli	Feb 24 – Mar 10	Apr 7 – Apr 28	Jun 6
Cucumber	Apr 15 – Apr 22	May 13 – May 27	Jul 2
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 15 – Apr 22	May 13 – May 27	Jun 27
Winter squash	Apr 15 – Apr 22	May 13 – May 27	Aug 1
Sweet corn	—	May 6 – May 27	Jul 5
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 7 – Apr 28	Jul 6
Garlic	—	Sep 26 – Oct 24 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 7 – May 5	May 15
Basil	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 13 – May 27	Jul 9

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Pardeeville'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 22
1897	Jun 1
1898	May 6
1899	Apr 16
1900	May 5
1901	Apr 21
1902	May 10
1903	May 3
1904	May 15
1905	May 1
1906	May 9
1907	May 20
1908	May 4
1909	May 10
1910	May 14
1911	May 3
1912	Apr 30
1913	May 10
1914	Apr 20
1915	Apr 17
1916	Apr 10
1917	May 23
1918	May 1
1919	Apr 29
1920	May 3
1921	Apr 17
1922	Apr 28
1923	May 9
1924	Apr 20
1925	May 17
1926	Apr 26
1927	Apr 30
1928	Apr 27
1929	May 19
1930	May 17
1931	Apr 26
1932	Apr 27
1933	May 4
1934	Apr 27
1935	May 14
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 22
1938	Apr 22
1939	Apr 22
1940	May 4
1941	Apr 24
1942	Apr 21
1943	May 1
1944	May 6
1945	May 9
1946	Apr 27
1948	May 8
1949	Apr 24
1950	May 2
1951	Apr 26
1952	Apr 16
1954	May 7
1955	Apr 7
1956	Apr 30
1957	May 16
1958	May 5
1959	Apr 21
1960	Apr 18
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 20
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 15
1965	May 29
1966	Jun 1
1967	May 22
1968	May 13
1969	Jun 4
1970	May 17
1971	May 28
1972	Jun 11
1973	May 17
1974	May 13
1975	May 16
1976	May 25
1977	May 10
1978	May 10
1979	May 26
1980	May 12
1981	May 20
1982	Apr 30
1983	May 26
1984	Apr 22
1985	Apr 10
1986	May 3
1987	Apr 8
1988	Apr 24
1989	May 6
1990	May 11
1991	Apr 22
1992	May 6
1993	Apr 26
1994	Apr 29
1995	Apr 25
1996	Apr 27
1997	May 16
1998	Apr 28
1999	Apr 13
2000	Apr 22
2001	Apr 18
2002	May 18
2003	Apr 24
2004	May 3
2005	May 4
2006	May 6
2007	Apr 16
2008	Apr 30
2009	Apr 22
2010	Apr 28
2011	May 4
2012	Apr 27
2013	May 13
2014	Apr 23
2015	Apr 28
2016	May 15
2017	May 3
2018	Apr 29
2019	Apr 28
2020	May 13
2021	May 8
2022	Apr 28
2023	Apr 26
2024	Apr 26
2025	Apr 20

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1896	150
1897	110
1898	127
1899	162
1900	164
1902	156
1903	167
1904	143
1905	171
1906	153
1907	127
1908	146
1909	154
1911	173
1912	175
1913	134
1914	188
1915	174
1916	171
1917	109
1918	176
1919	164
1920	149
1921	169
1922	172
1923	127
1924	162
1925	145
1926	152
1927	170
1928	151
1929	121
1930	152
1931	189
1932	161
1933	161
1934	183
1935	142
1936	161
1937	168
1938	199
1939	174
1940	185
1941	186
1942	156
1943	167
1944	157
1945	142
1946	168
1948	159
1949	157
1950	144
1951	163
1952	169
1954	164
1955	194
1956	162
1957	155
1958	175
1959	178
1960	184
1961	148
1962	185
1963	158
1964	165
1965	120
1966	105
1967	102
1968	143
1969	107
1970	133
1971	118
1972	110
1973	123
1974	113
1976	119
1977	144
1978	150
1979	115
1980	136
1981	125
1982	138
1983	117
1984	146
1986	159
1987	177
1988	163
1989	139
1990	152
1991	157
1992	145
1993	156
1994	163
1995	150
1996	158
1997	153
1998	168
1999	172
2000	166
2001	171
2002	150
2003	159
2004	154
2005	168
2006	158
2007	191
2008	156
2009	170
2010	158
2011	150
2012	144
2013	153
2014	171
2015	171
2016	162
2017	178
2018	166
2019	179
2020	155
2021	166
2022	162
2023	173
2024	172
2025	186

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1896	17.7 °C
1897	16.6 °C
1898	16.1 °C
1899	17.3 °C
1900	17.9 °C
1902	16.7 °C
1903	16.6 °C
1904	15.9 °C
1905	16.8 °C
1906	17.3 °C
1907	14.9 °C
1908	17.4 °C
1909	16.3 °C
1910	17.6 °C
1912	17.4 °C
1913	17.8 °C
1914	18.4 °C
1915	16.6 °C
1916	17.7 °C
1917	15.9 °C
1918	17.1 °C
1919	18.1 °C
1920	17.5 °C
1921	20.2 °C
1922	19.0 °C
1923	18.1 °C
1924	15.7 °C
1925	18.5 °C
1926	17.0 °C
1927	16.8 °C
1928	16.9 °C
1929	17.4 °C
1930	18.8 °C
1931	19.6 °C
1932	18.3 °C
1933	19.1 °C
1934	18.7 °C
1935	17.3 °C
1936	19.0 °C
1937	18.4 °C
1938	18.0 °C
1939	18.8 °C
1940	17.1 °C
1941	19.2 °C
1942	17.8 °C
1943	17.6 °C
1944	18.1 °C
1945	16.4 °C
1946	17.6 °C
1947	17.4 °C
1948	18.4 °C
1949	17.9 °C
1950	16.3 °C
1951	16.6 °C
1952	18.0 °C
1954	17.3 °C
1955	19.4 °C
1956	16.9 °C
1957	17.4 °C
1958	17.5 °C
1959	18.5 °C
1960	17.6 °C
1961	17.3 °C
1962	17.5 °C
1963	18.0 °C
1964	18.3 °C
1965	16.3 °C
1966	15.6 °C
1967	15.1 °C
1968	16.4 °C
1969	16.1 °C
1970	16.8 °C
1971	16.2 °C
1972	16.0 °C
1973	16.6 °C
1974	15.8 °C
1976	16.2 °C
1977	17.8 °C
1978	16.8 °C
1979	15.8 °C
1980	17.1 °C
1981	16.5 °C
1982	15.6 °C
1983	16.1 °C
1984	17.2 °C
1986	17.0 °C
1987	18.6 °C
1988	18.4 °C
1989	16.2 °C
1990	16.7 °C
1991	17.8 °C
1992	15.2 °C
1993	15.9 °C
1994	17.1 °C
1995	17.1 °C
1996	15.8 °C
1997	15.8 °C
1998	18.3 °C
1999	17.7 °C
2000	17.0 °C
2001	17.6 °C
2002	17.4 °C
2003	16.8 °C
2004	16.2 °C
2005	18.1 °C
2006	17.4 °C
2007	17.7 °C
2008	17.0 °C
2009	16.3 °C
2010	18.4 °C
2011	16.9 °C
2012	18.4 °C
2013	16.9 °C
2014	16.8 °C
2015	17.4 °C
2016	17.6 °C
2017	17.1 °C
2018	17.2 °C
2019	16.9 °C
2020	16.9 °C
2021	17.8 °C
2022	17.0 °C
2023	17.6 °C
2024	18.0 °C
2025	17.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1896, Pardeeville'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 Portage Wwtp (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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