When to plant in Plover, WI

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

Safe to plant out

May 16

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 4

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 6

1 year in 10 by Sep 28

Frost-free days

150

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Stevens Pt · 6.9 km away · station 329 m, town 328 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 21 – Apr 4	May 16 – May 30	Jul 10
Sweet pepper	Mar 7 – Mar 21	May 16 – May 30	Jul 15
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 15 – Apr 29	May 25
Peas	—	Apr 15 – May 13	Jun 9
Bush beans	—	May 9 – May 30	Jun 28
Carrot	—	Apr 23 – Jun 4	Jun 22
Beet	—	Apr 23 – Jun 4	Jun 12
Potato	—	Apr 23 – May 14	Jul 2
Kale	Mar 11 – Mar 25	Apr 22 – May 6	Jun 4
Broccoli	Mar 4 – Mar 18	Apr 15 – May 6	Jun 14
Cucumber	Apr 18 – Apr 25	May 16 – May 30	Jul 5
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 18 – Apr 25	May 16 – May 30	Jun 30
Winter squash	Apr 18 – Apr 25	May 16 – May 30	Aug 4
Sweet corn	—	May 9 – May 30	Jul 8
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 15 – May 6	Jul 14
Garlic	—	Sep 22 – Oct 20 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 15 – May 13	May 23
Basil	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 16 – May 30	Jul 12

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Plover'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
1893	May 8
1894	Jun 6
1895	May 27
1896	Apr 22
1897	Jun 1
1898	May 7
1899	May 21
1900	Jun 30
1902	May 10
1903	Jun 12
1904	May 16
1907	May 21
1908	May 9
1913	May 10
1914	May 15
1916	May 18
1918	May 13
1919	May 9
1920	May 15
1921	May 16
1922	Apr 28
1923	May 12
1924	May 24
1926	May 3
1927	Apr 30
1928	May 13
1929	May 19
1930	May 25
1931	May 23
1932	May 2
1933	May 10
1934	Apr 27
1935	May 4
1936	Apr 26
1937	May 15
1938	May 11
1939	May 2
1940	May 4
1941	Apr 24
1942	Apr 20
1943	May 14
1944	May 5
1945	Jun 4
1946	May 13
1947	May 29
1948	May 8
1949	May 10
1950	May 8
1951	May 11
1952	May 16
1953	May 23
1954	May 20
1955	May 17
1956	May 24
1957	May 16
1958	May 23
1959	May 15
1960	May 11
1961	May 10
1962	Apr 23
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 24
1965	May 29
1966	May 11
1967	May 22
1968	May 6
1969	May 11
1970	May 6
1971	May 27
1972	May 8
1973	May 17
1974	May 13
1975	Apr 22
1976	May 12
1977	May 9
1978	May 2
1979	May 1
1980	May 9
1981	May 19
1982	Apr 28
1983	May 26
1984	May 4
1985	Apr 17
1986	May 3
1987	May 5
1988	Apr 29
1989	May 7
1990	May 11
1991	May 3
1992	May 6
1993	Apr 26
1994	May 6
1995	Apr 26
1996	May 13
1997	May 16
1998	Apr 28
1999	Apr 24
2000	Apr 22
2001	Apr 19
2002	May 20
2003	May 3
2004	May 4
2005	May 12
2006	May 6
2007	Apr 16
2008	May 23
2009	Apr 22
2010	May 9
2011	May 4
2012	Apr 27
2013	May 13
2014	Apr 26
2015	May 20
2016	May 16
2017	May 8
2018	Apr 29
2019	Apr 28
2020	May 12
2021	May 8
2022	May 5
2023	Apr 26
2024	Apr 25
2025	Apr 26

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	138
1894	110
1895	125
1896	150
1897	110
1898	124
1899	115
1902	125
1903	107
1904	118
1908	120
1913	133
1914	162
1916	120
1918	119
1919	154
1920	137
1921	140
1922	163
1924	127
1926	144
1927	145
1928	135
1929	121
1930	125
1931	141
1932	143
1933	147
1934	183
1935	145
1936	158
1937	144
1938	148
1939	146
1940	144
1941	157
1942	156
1943	125
1944	158
1945	116
1946	140
1947	118
1948	147
1949	136
1950	138
1951	139
1952	129
1953	112
1954	125
1955	116
1956	118
1957	132
1958	130
1959	124
1960	144
1961	138
1962	149
1963	112
1964	156
1965	119
1966	137
1967	129
1968	150
1969	155
1970	161
1971	132
1972	144
1973	125
1974	131
1975	156
1976	132
1977	156
1978	158
1979	158
1980	139
1981	135
1982	145
1983	118
1984	144
1985	160
1986	155
1987	142
1988	158
1989	138
1990	152
1991	139
1992	145
1993	156
1994	156
1995	149
1996	142
1997	150
1998	156
1999	161
2000	166
2001	169
2002	139
2003	148
2004	150
2005	148
2006	158
2007	151
2008	132
2009	160
2010	147
2011	150
2012	162
2013	158
2014	161
2015	149
2016	150
2017	172
2018	166
2019	166
2020	144
2021	162
2022	155
2023	178
2024	173
2025	164

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	15.5 °C
1894	17.4 °C
1895	17.2 °C
1896	16.9 °C
1897	15.9 °C
1898	16.2 °C
1899	16.0 °C
1900	16.7 °C
1902	15.1 °C
1903	14.9 °C
1904	15.1 °C
1908	16.0 °C
1913	16.9 °C
1914	16.6 °C
1916	16.4 °C
1917	14.9 °C
1918	15.9 °C
1919	17.1 °C
1920	16.0 °C
1921	19.0 °C
1922	17.4 °C
1923	16.9 °C
1924	14.4 °C
1925	16.9 °C
1926	15.9 °C
1927	15.8 °C
1928	15.8 °C
1929	16.9 °C
1930	17.9 °C
1931	18.4 °C
1932	17.3 °C
1933	17.8 °C
1934	17.8 °C
1935	16.5 °C
1936	17.8 °C
1937	17.8 °C
1938	17.0 °C
1939	17.7 °C
1940	16.5 °C
1941	18.6 °C
1942	17.1 °C
1943	17.1 °C
1944	17.7 °C
1945	15.9 °C
1946	16.5 °C
1947	16.6 °C
1948	18.0 °C
1949	17.8 °C
1950	14.6 °C
1951	14.7 °C
1952	16.2 °C
1953	15.6 °C
1954	15.3 °C
1955	18.1 °C
1956	15.4 °C
1957	16.2 °C
1958	15.9 °C
1959	17.1 °C
1960	15.9 °C
1961	15.6 °C
1962	15.6 °C
1963	16.3 °C
1964	16.6 °C
1965	15.2 °C
1966	15.4 °C
1967	14.8 °C
1968	16.0 °C
1969	15.8 °C
1970	16.7 °C
1971	15.7 °C
1972	15.5 °C
1973	15.8 °C
1974	15.2 °C
1975	15.3 °C
1976	16.3 °C
1977	17.3 °C
1979	15.5 °C
1980	16.7 °C
1981	16.1 °C
1982	15.4 °C
1983	16.2 °C
1984	15.9 °C
1985	16.3 °C
1986	16.4 °C
1987	17.5 °C
1988	17.8 °C
1989	15.7 °C
1990	16.1 °C
1991	17.0 °C
1992	14.5 °C
1993	14.8 °C
1994	16.2 °C
1995	16.0 °C
1996	14.7 °C
1997	14.8 °C
1998	17.2 °C
1999	16.4 °C
2000	15.5 °C
2001	16.2 °C
2002	15.7 °C
2003	15.8 °C
2004	15.1 °C
2005	17.0 °C
2006	16.4 °C
2007	16.7 °C
2008	14.8 °C
2009	15.1 °C
2010	16.9 °C
2011	15.4 °C
2012	16.8 °C
2013	15.4 °C
2014	15.3 °C
2015	16.2 °C
2016	16.5 °C
2017	15.9 °C
2018	16.1 °C
2019	15.7 °C
2020	16.0 °C
2021	16.8 °C
2022	15.6 °C
2023	16.7 °C
2024	17.0 °C
2025	16.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Plover'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 Stevens Pt (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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