Long Creek, NC frost dates
From NOAA weather station Moores Creek Nb (USC00315820), elevation 22 ft. The nearest Census place to the station coordinates is Long Creek CDP, 5.5 miles away.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Moores Creek Nb is Mar 27 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 8, for a typical freeze-free season of 227 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 12, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 24. 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 earlier than the state median (Apr 1), the median first freeze is 4 days later than the state median (Nov 4), and the growing season ranks #53 of 187 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 34 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 23 | Apr 6 | Apr 21 | Oct 16 | Oct 31 | Nov 12 | 188 / 206 / 226 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 9 | Mar 27 | Apr 12 | Oct 24 | Nov 8 | Nov 27 | 204 / 227 / 251 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 20 | Mar 14 | Apr 1 | Nov 3 | Nov 21 | Dec 12 | 226 / 252 / 284 |
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 Long Creek
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 Moores Creek Nb: Long Creek (6 mi), Atkinson (6 mi), Northwest (10 mi), Riegelwood (10 mi), Kelly (12 mi), Delco (12 mi), St. Helena (12 mi), Ivanhoe (12 mi), Sandy Creek (12 mi), Sandyfield (13 mi), East Arcadia (13 mi).
Nearby stations
- Wilmington 7 N, NC — 14 mi; median last freeze Mar 29, first freeze Nov 8
- Willard 4 SW, NC — 14 mi; median last freeze Apr 2, first freeze Nov 5
- Wilmington Intl AP, NC — 18 mi; median last freeze Mar 19, first freeze Nov 20
- Wallace 1SE, NC — 20 mi; median last freeze Apr 1, first freeze Nov 7
- Wilmington 7 SE, NC — 25 mi; median last freeze Mar 20, first freeze Nov 15
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00315820 · Latitude 34.4581, longitude -78.1094 · Elevation 7 m (22 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: 13.
- Source file: USC00315820.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/12 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 03/27 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/09 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/24 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/08 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/27 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 251.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 227.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 204.0 |