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California · Geographic reference lookup

Your climate reference
near Covelo.

We connect a real Census place to the nearest agricultural NOAA station, then show the distance and the limitations. This is not a locally validated planting calendar.

CDP · Census 2026
Nearby stations disagree materially on freeze timing.

Inspect the alternatives and their source quality before choosing a historical reference. Proximity alone does not settle the difference.

A reference, not your back garden

1.2 miles N
from the Census reference point.

The line connects Covelo’s published Census internal point to the weather station. It does not measure terrain, elevation differences or your garden’s microclimate.

1.9 km straight-line distance · Schematic, not a navigation map
N
Census place point Weather station
The nearest reference

Covelo

Seasonal freeze reference · USC00042081

Full station data
Proximity is not a climate-validation score. Place elevation is unavailable in this Census source, so we cannot verify the elevation difference. The nearest station is never silently replaced by a colder one to create a planting calendar.
Spring median · freezing cold seasonsApr 23
Fall median · freezing cold seasonsOct 19
Modeled annual freeze occurrence100%
Uncertainty, made visible

One date never tells
the whole season.

1991–2020 station normals
32°F minimum-temperature threshold

Last spring freeze

Among cold seasons with a freeze: probability of the last occurrence on this date or later.

10%May 11
30%Apr 29
50%Apr 23Median reference
70%Apr 14
90%Apr 4

The 10% date is later in spring than the median: a more cautious historical reference, still not a guarantee.

First fall freeze

Among cold seasons with a freeze: probability of the first occurrence on this date or earlier.

10%Oct 2
30%Oct 11
50%Oct 19Median reference
70%Oct 28
90%Nov 8

The 10% date is earlier in fall than the median: a more cautious harvest-planning reference.

These percentages are conditional on a cold season containing a 32°F freeze; they are not probabilities across all years. They describe historical climate, not this season’s forecast. The spring and fall probability directions are intentionally different. A garden can be warmer or colder than the reference station.

Check the wider picture

Nearby station comparisons

Differences can signal exposure, elevation, location or data-quality effects.

NOAA referenceDistanceConditional spring medianConditional fall medianStatus
Covelo1.2 miApr 23Oct 19Seasonal freeze reference
Willits 1 Ne26.7 miMay 5Oct 9Seasonal freeze reference
Potter Valley Powerhouse31.0 miApr 8Nov 6Seasonal freeze reference

Available alternative-station median spread: spring 27 days; fall 28 days. This is a comparison of source references, not a measure of garden uncertainty.

Date probabilities apply among cold seasons with a 32°F freeze, not all years. Check each station’s annual occurrence and quality before comparing.

Know the geography

A traceable place.

Official Census name
Covelo CDP
Census GEOID
0616728
Published internal point
39.8002, -123.2526
Land area
18.4 km²
Water area
0.1 km²

The published point is inside the Census geography. It is not your address and does not represent every neighborhood or elevation within the place.

Original Census Gazetteer
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