Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bedford (USC00190538), Massachusetts, United States, with 31 years of record.
Key Facts for Bedford
Bedford (USC00190538) is a weather station in Massachusetts, United States at 42.47 latitude and -71.25 longitude, 49 m (160 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1923, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bedford still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bedford tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 19.4 C (66.9 F) on 29 August 1923.
About the Station
Location: Massachusetts, United States, 42.47 latitude, -71.25 longitude.
Elevation: 49 m (160 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1923, 31 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.7 C (98.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bedford still stand. 1895 holds the most, with 65.
Standing records at Bedford by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
43
1894
62
1895
65
1896
64
1897
41
1898
53
1899
51
1900
64
1901
30
1902
39
1903
65
1904
48
1905
40
1906
50
1907
42
1908
48
1909
38
1910
30
1911
53
1912
50
1913
47
1914
62
1915
35
1916
58
1917
43
1918
51
1919
39
1920
32
1921
45
1922
34
1923
42
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 128.5 mm (5.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bedford. The most was 128.5 mm (5.1 in) on 31 July 1906.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bedford
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
9 January 1923
Feb
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
22 February 1900
Mar
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
11 March 1901
Apr
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
14 April 1895
May
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
28 May 1906
Jun
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
19 June 1922
Jul
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
31 July 1906
Aug
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
19 August 1898
Sep
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
3 September 1905
Oct
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
13 October 1895
Nov
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
12 November 1897
Dec
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
31 December 1907
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1923
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
31 years of record at Bedford, 1893 to 1923. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1898, 1901, 1905, 1923.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Bedford, 1894 to 1921. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.5 C (47.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 6.8 C (44.2 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 9.9 C (49.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bedford as warming stripes, 1894 to 1921
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1894
8.9 C
+0.34 C
1895
8.3 C
-0.19 C
1896
8.3 C
-0.19 C
1897
8.4 C
-0.12 C
1899
8.8 C
+0.25 C
1900
9.1 C
+0.57 C
1902
8.4 C
-0.13 C
1903
8.4 C
-0.12 C
1904
6.8 C
-1.77 C
1906
8.7 C
+0.17 C
1907
7.6 C
-0.89 C
1908
9.0 C
+0.47 C
1909
8.4 C
-0.12 C
1910
8.5 C
-0.02 C
1911
8.8 C
+0.30 C
1912
8.4 C
-0.10 C
1914
8.2 C
-0.28 C
1915
9.2 C
+0.72 C
1916
8.4 C
-0.09 C
1917
7.4 C
-1.12 C
1918
8.6 C
+0.04 C
1919
9.3 C
+0.74 C
1920
8.6 C
+0.06 C
1921
9.9 C
+1.39 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1893 to 1923
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)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1911
32.8 C (91.0 F)
31
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1907
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
31
Wettest day (Rx1day)
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1906
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1905
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
31
Longest dry spell (CDD)
36 days
1915
16 days
31
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bedford, 1893 to 1923. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bedford by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1894
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1895
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1896
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1897
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1898
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1899
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1900
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1901
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1902
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1903
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1904
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1905
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1906
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1907
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1908
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1909
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1910
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1911
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1912
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1913
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1914
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1915
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1916
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1917
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1918
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1919
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1921
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1922
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1923
33.3 C (91.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bedford, 1893 to 1923. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bedford by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1894
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1895
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1896
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1897
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1898
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1899
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1900
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1901
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1902
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1903
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1904
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1905
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1906
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1907
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1908
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1909
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1910
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1911
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1912
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1913
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1914
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1915
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1916
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1917
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1918
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1919
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1920
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1921
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1922
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1923
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bedford, 1893 to 1923. The record is 128.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.4 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bedford by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1894
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1895
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1896
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1897
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1898
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1899
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1900
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1901
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1902
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1903
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1904
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1905
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1906
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1907
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1908
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1909
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1910
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1911
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1912
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1913
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1914
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1916
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1917
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1918
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1920
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1922
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1923
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bedford, 1893 to 1923. The record is 222.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.5 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bedford by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1894
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1895
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1896
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1897
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1898
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1899
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1900
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1901
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1902
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1903
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1904
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1905
222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1906
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1907
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1908
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1909
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1910
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1911
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1912
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1913
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1914
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1915
147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1916
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1917
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1918
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1919
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1920
75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1921
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1922
167.8 mm (6.6 in)
1923
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bedford, 1893 to 1923. The record is 36 days in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bedford by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
9 days
1894
17 days
1895
12 days
1896
13 days
1897
14 days
1898
12 days
1899
16 days
1900
29 days
1901
14 days
1902
14 days
1903
17 days
1904
17 days
1905
14 days
1906
17 days
1907
12 days
1908
22 days
1909
13 days
1910
17 days
1911
28 days
1912
19 days
1913
16 days
1914
31 days
1915
36 days
1916
13 days
1917
16 days
1918
11 days
1919
14 days
1920
26 days
1921
16 days
1922
13 days
1923
13 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
24 years with a frost
Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bedford falls on 2 May and the median first autumn frost on 12 October, which leaves a median of 162 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Bedford
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1894 to 1921)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
2 May
n/a
2 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
12 October
n/a
12 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
162 days
n/a
162 days
n/a
n/a
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.
Download the Data
Data for Bedford standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bedford 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.