Detailed Instructions: In this task, you're given passages that contain mentions of a time duration related quesry and we are supposed to write answer to a question that involves event "frequency", which refers to how often an event is likely to be repeated. For example, "taking showers" typically occurs ~5 times a week, "going to saturday market" usually happens every few weeks/months, etc.
Note that a lot of the questions could have more than one correct answers. We only need a single most-likely answer. Please try to keep your "answer" as simple as possible. Concise and simple "answer" is preferred over those complex and verbose ones.
Problem:Sentence: The climate of the coastal plain is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, which keeps conditions mild in winter and moderate, although humid, in summer. The highest coastal, daytime temperature averages less than 89 F (32 C) during summer months. The coast has mild temperatures in winter, with daytime highs rarely below 40 F (4 C). The average daytime temperature in the coastal plain is usually in the mid-50s F (1114 C) in winter. Temperatures in the coastal plain only occasionally drop below the freezing point at night. The coastal plain averages only around 1 inch (2.5 cm) of snow or ice annually, and in many years, there may be no snow or ice at all.
Question: How often do temperatures on the coastal plain of NC drop below freezing at night?
Solution:
occasionally