Norwood Young America, MN 55368 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Norwood Young America, MN?
Around 05/05 is the usual last spring frost, about 250 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/05, about 151 frost-free days later.
Norwood Young America sits in USDA Zone 4b (-25 to -20°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Norwood Young America before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/05 isn't a guarantee
05/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Norwood Young America compares
At roughly 151 frost-free days, Norwood Young America places 35,018 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MN, it ranks 487 of 943.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Norwood Young America can differ from the 55368 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 4b and Norwood Young America's frost date answer different questions.