Bayboro, NC frost dates
From NOAA weather station Bayboro 3 SW (USC00310576), elevation 5 ft. The station is named for Bayboro, and its coordinates are 2.9 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Bayboro town.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Bayboro 3 SW is Mar 30 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 8, for a typical freeze-free season of 224 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 15, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 26. The station averages 43 nights per year with a low of 32°F or colder.
Compared with the median of 187 North Carolina stations in this dataset, the median last freeze here is 2 days earlier than the state median (Apr 1), the median first freeze is 4 days later than the state median (Nov 4), and the growing season ranks #64 of 187 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 35 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 25 | Apr 11 | Apr 25 | Oct 17 | Oct 31 | Nov 14 | 180 / 201 / 222 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 11 | Mar 30 | Apr 15 | Oct 26 | Nov 8 | Nov 30 | 201 / 224 / 251 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 22 | Mar 17 | Apr 4 | Nov 3 | Nov 20 | Dec 20 | 223 / 251 / 288 |
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 Bayboro
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 Bayboro 3 SW: Alliance (1 mi), Grantsboro (2 mi), Bayboro (3 mi), Stonewall (4 mi), Arapahoe (8 mi), Vandemere (10 mi), Oriental (10 mi), Mesic (11 mi).
Nearby stations
- Reelsboro, NC — 6 mi; median last freeze Mar 21, first freeze Nov 17
- New Bern Craven Co AP, NC — 14 mi; median last freeze Mar 23, first freeze Nov 15
- Perrytown, NC — 16 mi; median last freeze Mar 20, first freeze Nov 20
- Cherry Point MCAS, NC — 16 mi; median last freeze Mar 19, first freeze Nov 22
- Aurora 6 N, NC — 18 mi; median last freeze Mar 8, first freeze Dec 5
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00310576 · Latitude 35.1311, longitude -76.8161 · Elevation 2 m (5 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: S — Standard: meets WMO data-availability standards for 24 or more years. Years of data used: 25.
- Source file: USC00310576.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/15 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 03/30 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/11 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/26 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/08 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/30 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 251.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 224.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 201.0 |