Mount Olive, NC frost dates
From NOAA weather station Mt Olive 6SE (USC00315930), elevation 162 ft. The station is named for Mount Olive, and its coordinates are 6.1 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Mount Olive town.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Mt Olive 6SE is Mar 28 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 7, for a typical freeze-free season of 226 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 10, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 27. The station averages 63 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 4 days earlier than the state median (Apr 1), the median first freeze is 3 days later than the state median (Nov 4), and the growing season ranks #60 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 25 | Apr 8 | Apr 21 | Oct 17 | Oct 29 | Nov 10 | 185 / 205 / 223 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 10 | Mar 28 | Apr 10 | Oct 27 | Nov 7 | Nov 22 | 206 / 226 / 247 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 25 | Mar 15 | Mar 31 | Nov 4 | Nov 18 | Dec 9 | 228 / 250 / 281 |
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 Mount Olive
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 Mt Olive 6SE: Mount Olive (6 mi), Calypso (7 mi), Faison (8 mi), Seven Springs (10 mi).
Nearby stations
- Warsaw 5 E, NC — 9 mi; median last freeze Apr 7, first freeze Oct 30
- Goldsboro 4 SE, NC — 14 mi; median last freeze Mar 15, first freeze Nov 18
- Clinton 2 NE, NC — 18 mi; median last freeze Mar 26, first freeze Nov 7
- Goldsboro Ag 1 N, NC — 20 mi; median last freeze Mar 28, first freeze Nov 12
- Kinston 7 SE, NC — 26 mi; median last freeze Apr 1, first freeze Nov 4
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00315930 · Latitude 35.1375, longitude -77.9892 · Elevation 49 m (162 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: 9.
- Source file: USC00315930.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/10 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 03/28 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/10 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/27 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/07 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/22 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 247.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 226.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 206.0 |