[AlittleSalt]

Yes, those averages are taken from over 100 years of data. Just 5 years ago, we had a frost in May. Our last frost day LFD is averaged out to be March 15th or whatever - it does not mean anything.

For average people who do not garden - it really doesn't mean much. See, I just used that word "Average" where it kind of hurts and is even offensive. If you average 2 years on the same day - one being 100F and the other being 0F - mathematically the average is 50F...and it doesn't mean squat.

When you spend many years in a given place - you see that that averages are nothing more than numbers. You get a feel of what it is really like, and you learn from those years of experience. There are places where those averages mean something, but not for most of us.

This messed up weather year is about average.