Morrill, NE 69358 Frost Dates
Morrill, NE: when does the frost end?
Around 05/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 256 days away. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 09/29, roughly 139 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Morrill 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 Morrill'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
05/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/30 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/26 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Morrill against the rest of the dataset
Morrill's growing season runs about 139 days, ranking 37,254 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 588 of 605.
Learn more
Before leaning on 69358's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Morrill's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Morrill can differ from the 69358 normal.