Randolph, NE 68771 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Randolph, NE?
Around 04/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 245 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 160 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Randolph in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Randolph before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Randolph's last frost
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Randolph compares
About 160 days separate Randolph's last and first frost, putting it 32,445 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 382 of 605.
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