Hamlet, NC frost dates
From NOAA weather station Hamlet (USC00313784), elevation 350 ft. The station is named for Hamlet, and its coordinates are 1.0 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Hamlet city.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Hamlet is Mar 30 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 4, for a typical freeze-free season of 220 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 22. The station averages 71 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 the same day as the state median (Nov 4), and the growing season ranks #78 of 187 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 32 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 24 | Apr 10 | Apr 26 | Oct 13 | Oct 27 | Nov 7 | 177 / 198 / 218 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 14 | Mar 30 | Apr 15 | Oct 22 | Nov 4 | Nov 20 | 197 / 220 / 242 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 26 | Mar 18 | Apr 3 | Nov 1 | Nov 16 | Dec 6 | 221 / 245 / 270 |
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 Hamlet
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 Hamlet: Hamlet (1 mi), Dobbins Heights (1 mi), East Rockingham (4 mi), Rockingham (5 mi), Old Hundred (7 mi), Roberdel (7 mi), Cordova (7 mi).
Nearby stations
- Mccoll 3 NNW, SC — 14 mi; median last freeze Mar 26, first freeze Nov 8
- Laurinburg, NC — 16 mi; median last freeze Mar 21, first freeze Nov 14
- Cheraw, SC — 17 mi; median last freeze Mar 26, first freeze Nov 9
- Laurinburg Maxton AP, NC — 20 mi; median last freeze Mar 25, first freeze Nov 8
- Jackson Springs 5 WNW, NC — 21 mi; median last freeze Mar 25, first freeze Nov 14
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00313784 · Latitude 34.8864, longitude -79.6925 · Elevation 107 m (350 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: R — Representative: meets WMO standards for 10 or more years; gaps filled from surrounding stations. Years of data used: 25.
- Source file: USC00313784.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 | 03/14 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/22 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/04 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/20 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 242.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 220.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 197.0 |