Sky Valley Zip Tours
Your Canopy Adventure Awaits
5 min. from Boone/Blowing Rock
10 zip lines, a swinging bridge,
a cliff jump, and countless views
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855-475-9947
Snow, Shmow -
Spring is on the Way!
Stop by the Little Red
Schoolhouse behind the
Original Mast Store in
Valle Crucis for BIG
savings on Spring & Summer
apparel. Everything is
50% OFF the marked
price, most is
already marked down!
Open Fridays - Sundays.
If there's lots of snow,
check the Mast Store Facebook
page for updates.
Winter Fun in Boone!
With 3 ski resorts less than
25 miles from downtown, plus a
snow tubing park with 30 lanes,
Boone is the perfect place
for your winter adventure.
Plan your winter fun at:
ExploreBoone.com
The Shoppes at Farmers
661 West King St
Boone, NC 28607
828.264.8801
All Agendas and Planners
$5
All Hobo Wallets and Bags
30% Off
All Baggallini Bags
40% Off
Most Christmas Items
75% Off
Turn down Depot St. and
Park behind the
store for Free!
shoppesatfarmers.com
The Incredible
Toy Company
Inspiring Toys and
Unbeatable Service
Where imaginations grow
3411 Hwy 321S
Between Boone
& Blowing Rock
828.264.1422
CLICK HERE
to visit our website
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Freeze Information for Western North Carolina
Note: Frost can occur even when the recorded low temperature is a few degrees above freezing. Thus, the earliest/average/latest date of the last frost is roughly 14 days later then the spring dates below, and the earliest/average/latest date of the first frost is about 12 days before the fall dates below. Also, deeper valleys will tend to have frost/freezing conditions later in the spring and earlier in the fall than surrounding terrain.
Last Spring Temperature at or below 32 Degrees
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City
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Earliest
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Average
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Latest
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Asheville
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March 20
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April 10
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May 8
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Banner Elk
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March 31
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May 9
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June 11
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Boone
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April 3
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April 30
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May 27
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Lenoir
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March 21
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April 14
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May 18
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Hickory
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February 26
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April 7
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May 8
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Jefferson
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April 21
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May 11
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June 6
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North Wilkesboro
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April 1
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April 23
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May 18
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First Fall/Summer Temperature at or below 32 Degrees
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City
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Earliest
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Average
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Latest
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Asheville
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October 3
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October 25
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December 2
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Banner Elk
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September 5
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October 3
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October 27
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Boone
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September 11
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October 8
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November 7
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Lenoir
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September 30
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October 23
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November 14
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Hickory
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October 3
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October 30
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December 2
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Jefferson
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September 5
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October 5
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December 1
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North Wilkesboro
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September 24
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October 17
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November 14
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Freeze-Free Period
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City
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Average Number of Days Between Freezes
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Mowing Misery Index (MMI)* :-)
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Asheville
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198
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33.3
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Banner Elk
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147
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26.0
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Boone
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161
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28.0
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Lenoir
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192
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32.4
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Hickory
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206
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34.4
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Jefferson
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147
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26.0
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North Wilkesboro
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177
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30.3
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*Mowing Misery Index (MMI): (Freeze-Free Days / 7) + 5. The average number of times you can expect to mow your lawn (assuming you mow once every week and allowing for 2.5 mowings on either side of the freezing season).
The data above is the Ray's Weather Center analysis of NWS Co-Op Weather Station SOD data through 2003 available from the National Climatic Data Center. Results here are similar to but independent of Frost Freeze Data available at www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/documentlibrary/freezefrost/freezefrost.pdf published in 1988.