Elyria, NE 68837 Frost Dates
Elyria, NE: when does the frost end?
Around 05/05 is the usual last spring frost, about 250 days away. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/03, roughly 150 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elyria in Zone 5a (-20 to -15°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 5 weeks until Elyria's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/22 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/19 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Elyria against the rest of the dataset
Elyria's growing season runs about 150 days, ranking 35,466 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 524 of 605.
Learn more
Before leaning on 68837's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5a and Elyria's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Elyria's dates instead of trusting one.