Frost Dates for 27292 — Lexington, North Carolina

Half of springs at Lexington, NC see their last 32°F night by April 11; only one in ten is past it by March 28, and one in ten still has one after April 26. Planting tender crops after April 17 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 21 20%, and after April 26 10%. The 15 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 57% of the 173 North Carolina stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 28 in half of years, as early as October 14 one year in ten, and holds off past November 7 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 5; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 14, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 199 days in a typical year, shorter than at 75% of the 173 North Carolina stations; it reaches 218 days one year in ten and falls short of 179 one year in ten. On average 82 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 12 days longer, to about April 23, and return around October 19. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 97% of winters, usually between December 26 and February 11.

July is the warmest month at Lexington, NC, averaging 89°F by day and 67°F at night; January is the coldest at 52°F and 28°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 81% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,507 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 58% of the 173 North Carolina stations. 39% of them (1,740) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 871. Precipitation totals 45.7 inches a year, most in July (4.7") and least in October (3.1"); May to September bring 46% of it.

The nearest other station, Salisbury, NC, 15 miles southwest of Lexington, has a last frost 5 days earlier (April 6), a first frost 2 days later (October 30), a season 9 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Lexington usually arrives around January 11, and the last of the season around February 13. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Lexington, NC, 5.1 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 65% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 57 days after the last snow.

ZIP 27292 is 5 miles from Lexington, NC, which stands at 760 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 27292 in zone 8a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 10 to 15°F (-12.2 to -9.4°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.