Faison climate

Faison Frost Dates and Growing Season

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Clinton 2 Ne, 16.3 km from Faison, elevation 158 ft

Frost and the growing season

NOAA's 1991-2020 freeze probabilities for Clinton 2 Ne. A median date has an even chance of a later freeze in spring, or an earlier one in fall.

The last spring freeze typically comes around March 26 and the first fall freeze around November 7, a growing season of about 226 days.

Median at 36°F
last April 6, first October 29
Median at 32°F
last March 26, first November 7
Median at 28°F
last March 14, first November 18

Last freeze in spring

The chance of a later freeze than the date shown. At 10 percent, one spring in ten still freezes after the date; planting after the 10 percent date for 32°F is the cautious choice.

Threshold10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
36°FApr 19Apr 15Apr 11Apr 9Apr 6Apr 4Apr 1Mar 28Mar 22
32°FApr 8Apr 5Apr 1Mar 29Mar 26Mar 22Mar 18Mar 14Mar 8
28°FMar 31Mar 26Mar 21Mar 18Mar 14Mar 10Mar 5Feb 28Feb 22
24°FMar 19Mar 12Mar 7Mar 2Feb 27Feb 22Feb 16Feb 6Jan 31
20°FMar 5Feb 27Feb 19Feb 9Feb 3Jan 31Jan 24Jan 17Jan 6
16°FFeb 14Feb 3Jan 31Jan 27Jan 22Jan 17Jan 13Jan 5Dec 29

First freeze in fall

The chance of an earlier freeze than the date shown. At 10 percent, one fall in ten freezes before the date.

Threshold10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
36°FOct 17Oct 22Oct 24Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 10
32°FOct 26Oct 30Nov 1Nov 4Nov 7Nov 10Nov 13Nov 17Nov 23
28°FNov 3Nov 7Nov 11Nov 15Nov 18Nov 22Nov 27Dec 2Dec 9
24°FNov 12Nov 19Nov 24Nov 28Dec 2Dec 8Dec 15Dec 27Jan 5
20°FNov 27Dec 7Dec 13Dec 22Dec 30Jan 3Jan 10Jan 16Jan 27
16°FDec 13Dec 25Jan 1Jan 5Jan 11Jan 15Jan 18Jan 26Feb 1

Growing season length

Days between the last spring and first fall freeze at each threshold, with the chance of a season at least that long.

Threshold10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
36°F224217213209205202198194188
32°F250242237232226223219214207
28°F284272266258253248243235227
24°F321307300292286278271262252
20°F362346334329322314306298287
16°F365365365365358348339333322

How often it gets that cold

The share of years with at least one night at or below each temperature.

36°F or colder
100% of years
32°F or colder
100% of years
28°F or colder
100% of years
24°F or colder
100% of years
20°F or colder
93% of years
16°F or colder
63% of years

Degree days

A degree day is one degree of the daily mean temperature beyond a base, for one day. Heating degree days count cold (the fuel a house burns), cooling degree days heat, growing degree days the warmth a crop needs; each crop has its own base.

Heating degree days, base 65°F
3,022
Cooling degree days, base 65°F
1,778
Growing degree days, base 40°F
8,078
Growing degree days, base 45°F
6,501
Growing degree days, base 50°F
5,076
Growing degree days, base 55°F
3,812
Growing degree days, base 60°F
2,711

Growing degree days by month, base 50°F

Heating and cooling by month

MonthHeating DDCooling DDGrowing DD 50
January697142
February555152
March4159152
April17050342
May41171595
June2353801
July0465930
August0411876
September12249687
October14659386
November3878146
December598367

What this means

NOAA computes these from the daily lows at the station over 1991-2020, fitting the dates of each year's last and first freeze to a distribution, so a date can be stated at any level of risk. 36°F is a frost risk for tender plants on a clear, calm night, since the ground cools below the air above it; 32°F is a freeze; 28°F is a hard freeze that kills most annuals.

The station is 16.3 km from Faison. Low ground, valleys and open fields freeze earlier and later than a town center or a hillside.

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Sources

NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, annual and seasonal normals for station USC00311881 (Clinton 2 Ne). Public domain.