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Harvey, ND 58341 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Harvey, ND, ZIP 58341

Zone 4a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/12, about 257 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/26, about 135 frost-free days later.

Zone 4a (-30 to -25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Harvey, not a forecast for this year.

What to do before the first frost

Zone 4a around Harvey has about 4 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.

Why 05/12 isn't a guarantee

05/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Harvey compares

About 135 days separate Harvey's last and first frost, putting it 37,875 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within ND, it ranks 259 of 405.

Learn more

the frost range explains how to read the range around Harvey's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Harvey can differ from the 58341 normal.