Concord, NC frost dates
From NOAA weather station Concord (USC00311975), elevation 700 ft. The station is named for Concord, and its coordinates are 3.2 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Concord city.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Concord is Apr 1 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 2, for a typical freeze-free season of 215 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 16, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 21. The station averages 74 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 2 days earlier than the state median (Nov 4), and the growing season ranks #100 of 187 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 31 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 30 | Apr 14 | Apr 30 | Oct 13 | Oct 24 | Nov 6 | 173 / 193 / 211 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 16 | Apr 1 | Apr 16 | Oct 21 | Nov 2 | Nov 15 | 195 / 215 / 235 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 28 | Mar 20 | Apr 5 | Nov 1 | Nov 13 | Dec 1 | 216 / 237 / 262 |
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 Concord
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 Concord: Concord (3 mi), Kannapolis (6 mi), Harrisburg (8 mi), Mount Pleasant (9 mi), Enochville (9 mi), Landis (10 mi), Midland (12 mi), Locust (13 mi), Davidson (14 mi), Stanfield (15 mi).
Nearby stations
- Salisbury, NC — 20 mi; median last freeze Apr 6, first freeze Oct 30
- Salisbury 9 WNW, NC — 20 mi; median last freeze Apr 9, first freeze Oct 28
- Albemarle, NC — 22 mi; median last freeze Mar 29, first freeze Nov 4
- Charlotte Douglas AP, NC — 25 mi; median last freeze Mar 30, first freeze Nov 3
- Monroe AP, NC — 27 mi; median last freeze Mar 31, first freeze Nov 5
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00311975 · Latitude 35.4111, longitude -80.5833 · Elevation 213 m (700 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: S — Standard: meets WMO data-availability standards for 24 or more years. Years of data used: 28.
- Source file: USC00311975.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/16 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 04/01 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/16 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/21 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/02 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/15 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 235.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 215.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 195.0 |