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Spring and Fall Freeze Climatology for Whiteville, NC

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Whiteville, North Carolina Spring and Fall Freeze Statistics

 

Whiteville's average date for the last spring freeze is  March 29

 

Spring freeze statistics sorted by probability

Probability Date
1% Feb 23
5% Mar 5
10% Mar 11
25% Mar 19
50% Mar 29
75% Apr 8
90% Apr 17
95% Apr 22
99% May 2

 

 

 

 

Earliest last spring freeze: February 23, 2000

Latest last spring freeze: May 2, 1963

 

 

 

Spring freeze statistics sorted by date

Date Probability
Jan 25 0.0%
Feb 1 0.0%
Feb 5 0.0%
Feb 10 0.1%
Feb 15 0.2%
Feb 20 0.5%
Feb 25 1.2%
Mar 1 2.4%
Mar 5 4.5%
Mar 10 8.8%
Mar 15 15.6%
Mar 20 25.3%
Mar 25 37.5%
Mar 30 51.0%
Apr 5 67.0%
Apr 10 78.4%
Apr 15 87.1%
Apr 20 93.0%
Apr 25 96.6%
Apr 30 98.5%
May 5 99.4%
May 10 99.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Freeze probabilities for Whiteville, NC

Observed spring freeze dates 1950-2020 in Whiteville, NC

Since 1950, the date of  Whiteville's last spring freeze has shifted 2.1 days earlier per decade. 

 

 

 

Whiteville's average date for the first fall freeze is  November 2

 

Fall freeze statistics sorted by probability

Probability Date
1% Oct 5
5% Oct 13
10% Oct 18
25% Oct 25
50% Nov 2
75% Nov 10
90% Nov 18
95% Nov 22
99% Dec 1

 

 

 

 

Earliest first fall freeze: October 4, 1974

Latest first fall freeze: November 29, 2009

 

 

 

Fall freeze statistics sorted by date

Date Probability
Oct 1 0.4%
Oct 5 0.9%
Oct 10 2.6%
Oct 15 6.3%
Oct 20 13.1%
Oct 25 23.8%
Nov 1 44.4%
Nov 5 57.4%
Nov 10 72.5%
Nov 15 84.3%
Nov 20 92.2%
Nov 25 96.6%
Nov 30 98.7%
Dec 5 99.6%
Dec 10 99.9%
Dec 15 100.0%
Dec 20 100.0%
Dec 25 100.0%
Dec 30 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Fall Freeze probabilities for Whiteville, NC

Observed fall freeze dates 1950-2020 in Whiteville, NC

Since 1950, the date of  Whiteville's first fall freeze has shifted 2.1 days later per decade. 

 

 

 

Whiteville's average growing season length is  217 days

 

Growing season statistics sorted by probability

Probability Days
1% 262
5% 249
10% 242
25% 230
50% 217
75% 204
90% 192
95% 185
99% 172

 

 

 

 

Shortest growing season: 176 days in 1974

Longest growing season: 259 days in 1978

 

 

 

Growing season statistics sorted by days

Days Probability
160 99.8%
170 99.3%
180 97.3%
190 92.0%
200 81.2%
210 64.4%
220 44.0%
225 34.1%
230 25.2%
235 17.7%
240 11.7%
245 7.4%
250 4.4%
255 2.5%
260 1.3%
270 0.3%
280 0.1%
290 0.0%
300 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Growing season length probabilities for Whiteville, NC

Observed growing season lengths from 1950-2020 in Whiteville, NC

Since 1950, Whiteville's growing season has become 4.0 days longer per decade. 

 

 

 

Research and Page Author: Tim Armstrong
Last Updated: February 28, 2021

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