Snow Hill, NC frost dates
From NOAA weather station Snow Hill Waste Water Treament (USC00318066), elevation 41 ft. The station is named for Snow Hill, and its coordinates are 0.6 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Snow Hill town.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Snow Hill Waste Water Treament is Mar 26 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 12, for a typical freeze-free season of 232 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 8, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Nov 1. The station averages 59 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 6 days earlier than the state median (Apr 1), the median first freeze is 8 days later than the state median (Nov 4), and the growing season ranks #35 of 187 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 35 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 21 | Apr 6 | Apr 19 | Oct 22 | Nov 2 | Nov 16 | 192 / 210 / 232 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 4 | Mar 26 | Apr 8 | Nov 1 | Nov 12 | Nov 30 | 211 / 232 / 257 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 20 | Mar 9 | Mar 29 | Nov 8 | Nov 24 | Dec 19 | 232 / 258 / 287 |
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 Snow Hill
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 Snow Hill Waste Water Treament: Snow Hill (1 mi), Maury (5 mi), Hookerton (5 mi), Walstonburg (10 mi), Farmville (11 mi).
Nearby stations
- Kinston Ag Rsch, NC — 12 mi; median last freeze Mar 25, first freeze Nov 11
- Goldsboro 4 SE, NC — 18 mi; median last freeze Mar 15, first freeze Nov 18
- Goldsboro Ag 1 N, NC — 19 mi; median last freeze Mar 28, first freeze Nov 12
- Kinston 7 SE, NC — 19 mi; median last freeze Apr 1, first freeze Nov 4
- Greenville, NC — 20 mi; median last freeze Mar 27, first freeze Nov 8
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00318066 · Latitude 35.4550, longitude -77.6667 · Elevation 12 m (41 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: R — Representative: meets WMO standards for 10 or more years; gaps filled from surrounding stations. Years of data used: 12.
- Source file: USC00318066.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/08 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 03/26 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/04 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 11/01 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/12 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/30 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 257.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 232.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 211.0 |