Thedford, NE 69161 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Thedford, NE, ZIP 69161
Around 05/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 252 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/05, about 150 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Thedford 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
Zone 5b around Thedford has about 5 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 05/07 isn't a guarantee
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Thedford compares
About 150 days separate Thedford's last and first frost, putting it 35,430 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 519 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Thedford can differ from the 69161 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Thedford's frost date answer different questions.