Piney Green, NC frost dates
From NOAA weather station Hofmann Forest (USC00314144), elevation 47 ft. The nearest Census place to the station coordinates is Piney Green CDP, 4.9 miles away.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Hofmann Forest is Apr 6 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 1, for a typical freeze-free season of 204 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 23, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 17. The station averages 66 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 5 days later than the state median (Apr 1), the median first freeze is 3 days earlier than the state median (Nov 4), and the growing season ranks #124 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) | Apr 4 | Apr 22 | May 10 | Oct 10 | Oct 23 | Nov 5 | 162 / 185 / 207 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 23 | Apr 6 | Apr 23 | Oct 17 | Nov 1 | Nov 14 | 185 / 204 / 227 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Mar 6 | Mar 27 | Apr 12 | Oct 25 | Nov 7 | Dec 1 | 201 / 226 / 253 |
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 Piney Green
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 Hofmann Forest: Piney Green (5 mi), Maysville (6 mi), Swansboro (14 mi).
Nearby stations
- Jacksonville Eoc, NC — 6 mi; median last freeze Mar 31, first freeze Nov 8
- New River Mcaf, NC — 10 mi; median last freeze Mar 23, first freeze Nov 16
- Richlands, NC — 13 mi; median last freeze Apr 5, first freeze Nov 4
- Perrytown, NC — 20 mi; median last freeze Mar 20, first freeze Nov 20
- New Bern Craven Co AP, NC — 22 mi; median last freeze Mar 23, first freeze Nov 15
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00314144 · Latitude 34.8358, longitude -77.3031 · Elevation 14 m (47 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: R — Representative: meets WMO standards for 10 or more years; gaps filled from surrounding stations. Years of data used: 16.
- Source file: USC00314144.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/23 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 04/06 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/23 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/17 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/01 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/14 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 227.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 204.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 185.0 |