Bedford 4 SW Weather Records (USC00120550)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bedford 4 SW (USC00120550), Indiana, United States, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Bedford 4 SW

Bedford 4 SW (USC00120550) is a weather station in Indiana, United States at 38.84 latitude and -86.52 longitude, 177 m (581 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1947 to 2017, 71 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bedford 4 SW still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bedford 4 SW set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 20 January 2017.

About the Station

Location: Indiana, United States, 38.84 latitude, -86.52 longitude.
Elevation: 177 m (581 ft).
Period of record: 1947 to 2017, 71 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bedford 4 SW. 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 4 SW, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.7 C (107.1 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.2 C (108.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.3 C (100.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bedford 4 SW still stand. 2012 holds the most, with 613.

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Bedford 4 SW between 20 January 1978 and 23 December 2004. Each dot is a new record.

When Bedford 4 SW set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1978-01-20	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1979-01-07	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
1996-01-06	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1996-03-19	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
2004-12-23	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 152.4 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bedford 4 SW. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 21 July 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bedford 4 SW
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 January 1949
Feb	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	10 February 1965
Mar	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	10 March 1964
Apr	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	3 April 2014
May	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	13 May 2009
Jun	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2 June 1947
Jul	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	21 July 1973
Aug	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 August 1982
Sep	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 September 1947
Oct	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	20 October 1983
Nov	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	14 November 1993
Dec	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	22 December 2013

Period of Record Coverage

2011 to 2013

3 years of record at Bedford 4 SW, 2011 to 2013. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2011.

Latest Records

Latest records at Bedford 4 SW
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 2017	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2016	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2016	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2016	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2016	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	56 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2016	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2015	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2015	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2015	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2015	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	2 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2015	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2015	Bedford 4 SW, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2015	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	37 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2015	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2015	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2015	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2015	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2015	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2015	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	tie	21 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2015	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1947 to 2017

Yearly extremes at Bedford 4 SW: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2012	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3
Coldest night (TNn)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	2013	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3
Wettest day (Rx1day)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	1973	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	1961	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	71
Longest dry spell (CDD)	38 days	2004	18 days	71

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bedford 4 SW, 1947 to 2017. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bedford 4 SW by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2012	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2013	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bedford 4 SW, 1947 to 2017. The record is -17.2 C (1.0 F) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bedford 4 SW by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2012	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2013	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bedford 4 SW, 1947 to 2017. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.6 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bedford 4 SW by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1947	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1948	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1949	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1950	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1951	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1953	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1954	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1956	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1957	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1958	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1959	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1960	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1961	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1962	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1963	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1964	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1965	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1966	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1967	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1971	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1974	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1975	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1976	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1977	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1978	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1979	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1980	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1981	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1982	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1983	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1984	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1985	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1986	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1987	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1988	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1989	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1991	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1992	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1993	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1994	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1995	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1996	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1997	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1998	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1999	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2000	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2001	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2002	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2003	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2004	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2005	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2006	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2007	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2008	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2009	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2010	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2011	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
2012	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2013	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2014	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2015	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2016	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2017	31.8 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bedford 4 SW, 1947 to 2017. The record is 210.8 mm (8.3 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.4 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bedford 4 SW by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1947	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1948	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1949	160.7 mm (6.3 in)
1950	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1951	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1953	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1954	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1955	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1956	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1957	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1958	198.9 mm (7.8 in)
1959	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1960	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1961	210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1962	114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1963	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1964	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1965	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1966	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1967	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1968	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1969	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1970	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1971	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1972	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1973	200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1974	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1975	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1976	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1977	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1979	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1980	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1981	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1982	198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1983	177.9 mm (7.0 in)
1984	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1985	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1986	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1987	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1988	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1989	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1990	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1991	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1992	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1993	160.2 mm (6.3 in)
1994	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1995	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1996	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1997	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1998	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1999	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2000	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
2001	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
2002	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2003	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
2004	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
2005	134.8 mm (5.3 in)
2006	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
2007	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
2008	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
2009	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
2010	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
2011	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
2012	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2013	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2014	183.0 mm (7.2 in)
2015	145.7 mm (5.7 in)
2016	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
2017	48.4 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bedford 4 SW, 1947 to 2017. The record is 38 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bedford 4 SW by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1947	15 days
1948	14 days
1949	21 days
1950	12 days
1951	16 days
1952	27 days
1953	23 days
1954	17 days
1955	24 days
1956	17 days
1957	22 days
1958	26 days
1959	16 days
1960	19 days
1961	18 days
1962	22 days
1963	27 days
1964	26 days
1965	22 days
1966	23 days
1967	18 days
1968	18 days
1969	17 days
1970	14 days
1971	15 days
1972	17 days
1973	15 days
1974	20 days
1975	17 days
1976	22 days
1977	16 days
1978	25 days
1979	18 days
1980	19 days
1981	22 days
1982	21 days
1983	30 days
1984	17 days
1985	26 days
1986	16 days
1987	26 days
1988	23 days
1989	13 days
1990	16 days
1991	14 days
1992	20 days
1993	17 days
1994	15 days
1995	11 days
1996	10 days
1997	2 days
1998	19 days
1999	22 days
2000	15 days
2001	25 days
2002	25 days
2003	18 days
2004	38 days
2005	20 days
2006	18 days
2007	17 days
2008	21 days
2009	16 days
2010	20 days
2011	15 days
2012	19 days
2013	22 days
2014	16 days
2015	22 days
2016	18 days
2017	17 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

64 years, 1948 to 2016

A day with at least 66.4 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 140.3 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bedford 4 SW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
10 years	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
25 years	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
100 years	140.3 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1948 to 2016.

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: 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1973; 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1983; 116.1 mm (4.6 in) in 2014.

Download the Data

Data for Bedford 4 SW standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bedford 4 SW threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2011	184	50%	No
2012	356	97%	Yes
2013	359	98%	Yes