Your climate reference
near Staples.
We connect a real Census place to the nearest agricultural NOAA station, then show the distance and the limitations. This is not a locally validated planting calendar.
city · Census 2026The nearest agricultural station is 25.8 km away. Its source facts remain visible for transparency, but should not be read as planting dates or a garden-climate estimate for Staples.
16.0 miles W
from the Census reference point.
The line connects Staples’s published Census internal point to the weather station. It does not measure terrain, elevation differences or your garden’s microclimate.
25.8 km straight-line distance · Schematic, not a navigation mapWadena 3 S
Seasonal freeze reference · USC00218579
One date never tells
the whole season.
1991–2020 station normals
32°F minimum-temperature threshold
Last spring freeze
Among cold seasons with a freeze: probability of the last occurrence on this date or later.
The 10% date is later in spring than the median: a more cautious historical reference, still not a guarantee.
First fall freeze
Among cold seasons with a freeze: probability of the first occurrence on this date or earlier.
The 10% date is earlier in fall than the median: a more cautious harvest-planning reference.
These percentages are conditional on a cold season containing a 32°F freeze; they are not probabilities across all years. They describe historical climate, not this season’s forecast. The spring and fall probability directions are intentionally different. A garden can be warmer or colder than the reference station.
Nearby station comparisons
Differences can signal exposure, elevation, location or data-quality effects.
| NOAA reference | Distance | Conditional spring median | Conditional fall median | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wadena 3 S | 16.0 mi | May 10 | Sep 30 | Seasonal freeze reference |
| Gull Lake Dam | 21.8 mi | May 2 | Oct 6 | Seasonal freeze reference |
| Long Prairie | 28.4 mi | May 13 | Sep 27 | Seasonal freeze reference |
Available alternative-station median spread: spring 11 days; fall 9 days. This is a comparison of source references, not a measure of garden uncertainty.
Date probabilities apply among cold seasons with a 32°F freeze, not all years. Check each station’s annual occurrence and quality before comparing.
A traceable place.
- Official Census name
- Staples city
- Census GEOID
- 2762446
- Published internal point
- 46.3722, -94.8152
- Land area
- 12.3 km²
- Water area
- 0.0 km²
The published point is inside the Census geography. It is not your address and does not represent every neighborhood or elevation within the place.
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