Carthage, NC frost dates
From NOAA weather station Carthage WTP (USC00311515), elevation 440 ft. The station is named for Carthage, and its coordinates are 0.7 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Carthage town.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Carthage WTP is Apr 1 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 5, for a typical freeze-free season of 219 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 19, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 24. The station averages 62 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 the same day as the state median (Apr 1), the median first freeze is 1 day later than the state median (Nov 4), and the growing season ranks #85 of 187 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 37 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 29 | Apr 14 | Apr 28 | Oct 16 | Oct 28 | Nov 7 | 178 / 197 / 215 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 13 | Apr 1 | Apr 19 | Oct 24 | Nov 5 | Nov 19 | 198 / 219 / 242 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 26 | Mar 17 | Apr 5 | Nov 2 | Nov 15 | Dec 2 | 219 / 244 / 271 |
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 Carthage
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 Carthage WTP: Carthage (1 mi), Whispering Pines (6 mi), Cameron (9 mi), Vass (9 mi), Taylortown (9 mi), Southern Pines (10 mi), Pinehurst (10 mi), Robbins (12 mi), Aberdeen (14 mi).
Nearby stations
- Jackson Springs 5 WNW, NC — 18 mi; median last freeze Mar 25, first freeze Nov 14
- Sanford 8 NE, NC — 25 mi; median last freeze Apr 10, first freeze Oct 30
- Raeford, NC — 26 mi; median last freeze Apr 3, first freeze Nov 3
- Siler City 2 N, NC — 30 mi; median last freeze Mar 31, first freeze Nov 4
- Lillington, NC — 33 mi; median last freeze Mar 30, first freeze Nov 6
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00311515 · Latitude 35.3319, longitude -79.4067 · Elevation 134 m (440 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: E — Estimated: fewer complete years at this site; NOAA estimated the normals statistically from nearby stations. Treat these dates with extra caution. Years of data used: 8.
- Source file: USC00311515.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/19 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 04/01 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/13 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/24 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/05 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/19 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 242.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 219.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 198.0 |