Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bedford (USC00120545), Indiana, United States, with 40 years of record.
Key Facts for Bedford
Bedford (USC00120545) is a weather station in Indiana, United States at 38.85 latitude and -86.50 longitude, 204 m (669 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1939 to 1978, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bedford still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bedford set a daily record low minimum temperature of -15.6 C (3.9 F) on 20 February 1978.
About the Station
Location: Indiana, United States, 38.85 latitude, -86.50 longitude.
Elevation: 204 m (669 ft).
Period of record: 1939 to 1978, 40 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bedford. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Bedford, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bedford still stand. 1940 holds the most, with 83.
Standing records at Bedford by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1939
3
1940
83
1941
37
1942
39
1943
53
1944
44
1945
40
1946
31
1947
42
1948
32
1949
31
1950
55
1951
44
1952
48
1953
65
1954
55
1955
42
1956
26
1957
20
1958
34
1959
30
1960
48
1961
30
1962
46
1963
45
1964
33
1965
30
1966
22
1967
39
1968
34
1969
22
1970
38
1971
18
1972
33
1973
15
1974
30
1975
31
1976
47
1977
47
1978
2
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Bedford between 21 July 1973 and 21 July 1973. Each dot is a new record.
When Bedford set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1973-07-21
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 151.6 mm (6.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 151.6 mm (6.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bedford. The most was 151.6 mm (6.0 in) on 21 July 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bedford
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
24 January 1949
Feb
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
26 February 1945
Mar
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
9 March 1964
Apr
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
19 April 1940
May
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
8 May 1961
Jun
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
18 June 1964
Jul
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
21 July 1973
Aug
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
31 August 1962
Sep
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
29 September 1955
Oct
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1 October 1977
Nov
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
5 November 1948
Dec
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
15 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1939 to 1978
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
40 years of record at Bedford, 1939 to 1978. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1939, 1971, 1973, 1978.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 30 complete years at Bedford, 1940 to 1976. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.8 C (55.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 11.7 C (53.0 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 13.8 C (56.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bedford as warming stripes, 1940 to 1976
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1940
12.4 C
-0.34 C
1941
13.4 C
+0.61 C
1942
12.3 C
-0.45 C
1943
12.5 C
-0.27 C
1944
12.7 C
-0.04 C
1945
12.3 C
-0.48 C
1946
13.7 C
+0.95 C
1947
12.0 C
-0.73 C
1948
12.4 C
-0.41 C
1949
13.2 C
+0.41 C
1952
13.4 C
+0.66 C
1953
13.8 C
+1.04 C
1954
13.7 C
+0.97 C
1955
12.9 C
+0.15 C
1956
12.8 C
+0.07 C
1957
13.2 C
+0.39 C
1958
11.7 C
-1.11 C
1959
13.3 C
+0.52 C
1960
12.1 C
-0.66 C
1961
12.5 C
-0.32 C
1962
12.4 C
-0.35 C
1963
12.0 C
-0.75 C
1964
13.3 C
+0.52 C
1966
12.1 C
-0.71 C
1967
12.6 C
-0.16 C
1970
13.0 C
+0.19 C
1972
12.6 C
-0.14 C
1974
13.2 C
+0.44 C
1975
13.4 C
+0.61 C
1976
12.3 C
-0.51 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1940 to 1976 is -0.02 C (-0.22 to 0.19) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.03 F (-0.40 to 0.35) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 30 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bedford
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.02 C (-0.22 to 0.19) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.40 to 0.35) per decade
1940 to 1976
30
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.2 C (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.8 to 0.2) per decade
1940 to 1976
30
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1940 to 1976
30
Not clearly different from zero
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1939 to 1978
Yearly extremes at Bedford: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1954
36.7 C (98.1 F)
40
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1963
-20.8 C (-5.5 F)
40
Wettest day (Rx1day)
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1973
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
214.6 mm (8.4 in)
1961
97.4 mm (3.8 in)
40
Longest dry spell (CDD)
29 days
1944
18 days
40
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bedford, 1939 to 1978. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bedford by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1939
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1940
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1941
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1943
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1946
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1948
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1959
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978
4.4 C (39.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bedford, 1939 to 1978. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.8 C (-5.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bedford by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1939
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1940
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1941
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1942
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1943
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1944
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1945
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1946
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1947
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1948
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1949
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1950
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1951
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1952
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1953
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1954
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1955
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1956
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1957
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1958
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1959
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1960
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1961
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1962
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1963
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1964
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1966
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1967
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1968
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1969
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1970
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1971
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1972
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1973
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1974
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1975
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1976
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1977
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1978
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bedford, 1939 to 1978. The record is 151.6 mm (6.0 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.0 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bedford by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1939
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1940
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1941
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1942
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1944
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1946
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1949
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1950
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1951
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1953
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1955
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1959
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1960
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1961
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1962
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1963
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1965
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1967
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1971
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1972
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1973
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1974
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1975
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1976
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1977
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978
6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bedford, 1939 to 1978. The record is 214.6 mm (8.4 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 97.4 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bedford by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1939
10.1 mm (0.4 in)
1940
141.9 mm (5.6 in)
1941
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1942
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1943
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1944
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1945
171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1946
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1947
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1948
122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1949
146.7 mm (5.8 in)
1950
140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1951
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1952
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1953
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1954
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1955
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1956
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1957
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1958
191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1959
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1960
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1961
214.6 mm (8.4 in)
1962
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1963
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1964
163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1965
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1966
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1967
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1968
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1969
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1970
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1971
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1972
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1973
163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1974
110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1975
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1976
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978
6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bedford, 1939 to 1978. The record is 29 days in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bedford by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1939
10 days
1940
15 days
1941
20 days
1942
17 days
1943
21 days
1944
29 days
1945
20 days
1946
17 days
1947
24 days
1948
17 days
1949
21 days
1950
12 days
1951
15 days
1952
27 days
1953
26 days
1954
19 days
1955
25 days
1956
15 days
1957
23 days
1958
26 days
1959
15 days
1960
13 days
1961
16 days
1962
17 days
1963
27 days
1964
26 days
1965
19 days
1966
17 days
1967
18 days
1968
18 days
1969
12 days
1970
15 days
1971
18 days
1972
14 days
1973
15 days
1974
18 days
1975
13 days
1976
25 days
1977
15 days
1978
14 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
30 years with a frost
Across 30 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bedford falls on 26 April and the median first autumn frost on 17 October, which leaves a median of 171 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bedford
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1940 to 1976)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
26 April
n/a
26 April
n/a
-0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
17 October
n/a
17 October
n/a
-1.0 days per decade
Growing days
171 days
n/a
171 days
n/a
-0.6 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
35 years, 1940 to 1977
A day with at least 61.6 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 130.6 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bedford: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
5 years
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
10 years
91.6 mm (3.6 in)
25 years
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
50 years
118.8 mm (4.7 in)
Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
Longer than the 35 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 35 years of values from 1940 to 1977.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1962; 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1964; 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1949.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.