Kite, GA frost dates
From NOAA weather station Kite (USC00094862), elevation 311 ft. The station is named for Kite, and its coordinates are 2.2 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Kite city.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Kite is Mar 21 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 8, for a typical freeze-free season of 233 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 10, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 25. The station averages 50 nights per year with a low of 32°F or colder.
Compared with the median of 126 Georgia stations in this dataset, the median last freeze here is the same day as the state median (Mar 21), the median first freeze is 4 days earlier than the state median (Nov 12), and the growing season ranks #72 of 126 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 41 days, a measure of how variable spring is here.
Freeze probability table
| Threshold | Last spring occurrence | First fall occurrence | Season length (days) 90% / 50% / 10% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early (90% chance of a later freeze) | Median (50%) | Cautious (10% chance of a later freeze) | Early (10% chance by then) | Median (50%) | Late (90% chance by then) | ||
| 36°F (light frost possible) | Mar 18 | Apr 6 | Apr 23 | Oct 18 | Oct 31 | Nov 12 | 187 / 207 / 231 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Feb 28 | Mar 21 | Apr 10 | Oct 25 | Nov 8 | Nov 25 | 208 / 233 / 258 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 9 | Mar 8 | Mar 28 | Nov 5 | Nov 22 | Dec 15 | 232 / 260 / 294 |
Read the spring “Cautious” column as the safer planting date: only about 1 year in 10 has a freeze after it. NOAA computes these from daily minimum temperatures at the station; your yard can differ, especially in low spots or at a different elevation.
Planting calendar for Kite
Pick how much frost risk you accept. The calendar applies generic, extension-published timing rules to this station’s dates. See the rules and sources.
| Crop | Start seeds indoors | Plant outdoors (spring) | Latest fall planting (est.) | Days to harvest |
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Fall estimates count back from the median first fall freeze (32°F for tender crops, 28°F hard freeze for cool-season crops) by the longer days-to-harvest figure. These are rough planning aids, not recommendations for any specific variety; check seed packets and your county extension office.
Towns that use this station as their nearest
Census places within 15 miles whose closest station in this dataset is Kite: Kite (2 mi), Wrightsville (10 mi), Adrian (13 mi), Norristown (14 mi), Swainsboro (15 mi).
Nearby stations
- Midville EXP Stn, GA — 22 mi; median last freeze Mar 18, first freeze Nov 11
- Louisville 1 E, GA — 22 mi; median last freeze Mar 25, first freeze Nov 7
- Dublin 2, GA — 23 mi; median last freeze Mar 14, first freeze Nov 16
- Dublin, GA — 24 mi; median last freeze Mar 14, first freeze Nov 13
- Sandersville, GA — 24 mi; median last freeze Mar 19, first freeze Nov 13
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00094862 · Latitude 32.7128, longitude -82.5414 · Elevation 95 m (311 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: R — Representative: meets WMO standards for 10 or more years; gaps filled from surrounding stations. Years of data used: 14.
- Source file: USC00094862.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/10 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 03/21 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 02/28 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/25 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/08 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/25 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 258.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 233.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 208.0 |