North, SC frost dates
From NOAA weather station N 5NE (USC00386299), elevation 322 ft. The station is named for North, and its coordinates are 5.1 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for North town.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at N 5NE is Mar 26 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 6, for a typical freeze-free season of 227 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 11, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 25. The station averages 44 nights per year with a low of 32°F or colder.
Compared with the median of 103 South Carolina stations in this dataset, the median last freeze here is the same day as the state median (Mar 26), the median first freeze is 3 days earlier than the state median (Nov 9), and the growing season ranks #62 of 103 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 20 | Apr 5 | Apr 20 | Oct 17 | Oct 29 | Nov 10 | 188 / 207 / 228 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 8 | Mar 26 | Apr 11 | Oct 25 | Nov 6 | Nov 20 | 204 / 227 / 250 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 22 | Mar 13 | Mar 31 | Nov 3 | Nov 16 | Dec 8 | 224 / 249 / 279 |
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 North
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 N 5NE: Woodford (4 mi), North (5 mi), Swansea (7 mi), Livingston (9 mi), Neeses (10 mi).
Nearby stations
- Pelion 0.8 NW, SC — 15 mi; median last freeze Mar 28, first freeze Nov 4
- Orangeburg 2, SC — 15 mi; median last freeze Mar 13, first freeze Nov 15
- Orangeburg Muni AP, SC — 17 mi; median last freeze Mar 15, first freeze Nov 19
- Wagener 1SW, SC — 20 mi; median last freeze Mar 26, first freeze Nov 9
- Columbia, SC — 20 mi; median last freeze Mar 25, first freeze Nov 7
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00386299 · Latitude 33.6628, longitude -81.0333 · Elevation 98 m (322 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: 4.
- Source file: USC00386299.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/11 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 03/26 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/08 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/25 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/06 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/20 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 250.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 227.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 204.0 |