High Point, NC frost dates
From NOAA weather station High Pt (USC00314063), elevation 900 ft. The station is named for High Point, and its coordinates are 2.0 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for High Point city.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at High Pt is Mar 30 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 5, 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 21. The station averages 68 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 1 day later than the state median (Nov 4), and the growing season ranks #79 of 187 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 33 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 28 | Apr 10 | Apr 30 | Oct 12 | Oct 27 | Nov 9 | 174 / 198 / 218 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 13 | Mar 30 | Apr 15 | Oct 21 | Nov 5 | Nov 21 | 198 / 220 / 243 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Mar 1 | Mar 18 | Apr 1 | Nov 1 | Nov 16 | Dec 5 | 220 / 244 / 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 High Point
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 |
|---|
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 High Pt: High Point (2 mi), Jamestown (3 mi), Archdale (4 mi), Trinity (7 mi), Thomasville (9 mi).
Nearby stations
- Piedmont Triad Intl AP, NC — 9 mi; median last freeze Mar 30, first freeze Nov 5
- Greensboro WTP, NC — 12 mi; median last freeze Apr 1, first freeze Nov 4
- Randleman, NC — 14 mi; median last freeze Mar 29, first freeze Nov 6
- Winston Salem Rynlds AP, NC — 18 mi; median last freeze Mar 26, first freeze Nov 9
- Lexington, NC — 18 mi; median last freeze Apr 11, first freeze Oct 28
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00314063 · Latitude 35.9675, longitude -79.9708 · Elevation 274 m (900 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: R — Representative: meets WMO standards for 10 or more years; gaps filled from surrounding stations. Years of data used: 24.
- Source file: USC00314063.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 | 03/13 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/21 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/05 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/21 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 243.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 220.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 198.0 |