Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bethany (USC00230608), Missouri, United States, with 134 years of record.
Key Facts for Bethany
Bethany (USC00230608) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 40.26 latitude and -94.03 longitude, 305 m (999 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bethany still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bethany set a daily record precipitation of 18.3 mm (0.7 in) on 9 January 2026.
About the Station
Location: Missouri, United States, 40.26 latitude, -94.03 longitude.
Elevation: 305 m (999 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Bethany. 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 Bethany, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
44.4 C (111.9 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bethany still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Bethany by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
7
1894
17
1895
20
1896
9
1897
5
1898
14
1899
28
1900
5
1901
20
1902
16
1903
11
1904
8
1905
16
1906
17
1907
15
1908
7
1909
4
1910
15
1911
14
1912
17
1913
22
1914
8
1915
16
1916
14
1917
19
1918
28
1919
9
1920
12
1921
14
1922
7
1923
12
1924
9
1925
3
1926
11
1927
7
1928
14
1929
7
1930
16
1931
11
1932
11
1933
11
1934
41
1935
9
1936
47
1937
19
1938
19
1939
23
1940
11
1941
8
1942
9
1943
8
1944
13
1945
6
1946
13
1947
10
1948
10
1949
7
1950
15
1951
10
1952
17
1953
17
1954
12
1955
5
1956
18
1957
4
1958
9
1959
9
1960
9
1961
7
1962
14
1963
13
1964
20
1965
16
1966
17
1967
14
1968
11
1969
5
1970
11
1971
11
1972
11
1973
3
1974
13
1975
10
1976
14
1977
11
1978
7
1979
5
1980
7
1981
5
1982
5
1983
12
1984
12
1985
8
1986
11
1987
1
1988
5
1989
19
1990
10
1991
16
1992
9
1993
6
1994
7
1995
6
1996
9
1997
5
1998
7
1999
6
2000
8
2001
6
2002
7
2003
7
2004
4
2005
1
2006
8
2007
6
2008
7
2009
5
2010
2
2011
4
2012
18
2013
13
2014
13
2015
3
2016
6
2017
8
2018
15
2019
7
2020
4
2021
10
2022
8
2023
2
2024
9
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Bethany between 3 August 1930 and 29 June 2017. Each dot is a new record.
When Bethany set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1930-08-03
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1934-08-09
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1992-07-13
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 206.5 mm (8.1 in)
2017-06-29
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 208.3 mm (8.2 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 208.3 mm (8.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bethany. The most was 208.3 mm (8.2 in) on 29 June 2017.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bethany
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
28 January 1909
Feb
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
21 February 1997
Mar
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
15 March 1919
Apr
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
10 April 1978
May
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
29 May 2019
Jun
208.3 mm (8.2 in)
29 June 2017
Jul
206.5 mm (8.1 in)
13 July 1992
Aug
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
5 August 2023
Sep
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
23 September 1959
Oct
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
11 October 1973
Nov
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
18 November 1958
Dec
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
8 December 1980
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2024
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
132 years of record at Bethany, 1893 to 2024. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1897, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1922 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 101 complete years at Bethany, 1893 to 2023. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.2 C (52.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 9.3 C (48.7 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 13.3 C (55.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bethany as warming stripes, 1893 to 2023
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
9.8 C
-1.47 C
1894
11.9 C
+0.68 C
1895
10.5 C
-0.74 C
1898
10.7 C
-0.57 C
1899
10.4 C
-0.89 C
1900
11.4 C
+0.11 C
1901
10.8 C
-0.45 C
1902
10.2 C
-1.01 C
1903
10.1 C
-1.11 C
1904
9.3 C
-1.96 C
1905
9.8 C
-1.42 C
1906
10.6 C
-0.61 C
1907
10.9 C
-0.33 C
1908
11.7 C
+0.43 C
1911
12.0 C
+0.72 C
1915
10.9 C
-0.33 C
1916
10.7 C
-0.53 C
1917
9.5 C
-1.75 C
1918
12.0 C
+0.77 C
1919
11.4 C
+0.12 C
1920
11.3 C
+0.06 C
1921
13.3 C
+2.02 C
1927
11.5 C
+0.22 C
1928
11.9 C
+0.61 C
1931
13.1 C
+1.88 C
1932
11.0 C
-0.27 C
1933
12.5 C
+1.24 C
1934
13.0 C
+1.78 C
1935
11.3 C
+0.05 C
1936
11.7 C
+0.41 C
1937
10.7 C
-0.56 C
1938
13.1 C
+1.86 C
1939
12.7 C
+1.40 C
1940
10.5 C
-0.72 C
1941
12.7 C
+1.41 C
1942
11.4 C
+0.12 C
1943
10.6 C
-0.62 C
1946
12.4 C
+1.17 C
1947
11.4 C
+0.10 C
1949
11.1 C
-0.19 C
1952
11.7 C
+0.48 C
1953
12.7 C
+1.43 C
1954
12.9 C
+1.63 C
1955
11.6 C
+0.32 C
1956
12.2 C
+0.98 C
1957
11.3 C
+0.09 C
1958
10.8 C
-0.48 C
1959
11.1 C
-0.11 C
1960
10.5 C
-0.79 C
1961
10.7 C
-0.56 C
1962
10.9 C
-0.39 C
1963
11.6 C
+0.37 C
1964
11.9 C
+0.60 C
1965
11.4 C
+0.19 C
1966
10.9 C
-0.38 C
1967
11.0 C
-0.24 C
1968
11.1 C
-0.11 C
1969
10.9 C
-0.35 C
1970
11.3 C
+0.07 C
1971
11.5 C
+0.22 C
1972
11.0 C
-0.30 C
1973
11.9 C
+0.62 C
1974
11.7 C
+0.40 C
1975
11.7 C
+0.40 C
1976
11.3 C
+0.04 C
1977
11.9 C
+0.65 C
1978
10.7 C
-0.60 C
1980
11.8 C
+0.50 C
1986
12.0 C
+0.71 C
1987
12.0 C
+0.79 C
1988
11.0 C
-0.25 C
1989
9.6 C
-1.63 C
1990
11.4 C
+0.13 C
1991
11.1 C
-0.11 C
1992
10.7 C
-0.56 C
1993
9.4 C
-1.85 C
1999
11.5 C
+0.20 C
2000
11.0 C
-0.21 C
2001
11.1 C
-0.12 C
2002
11.2 C
-0.05 C
2003
10.6 C
-0.64 C
2004
10.7 C
-0.55 C
2005
11.4 C
+0.14 C
2006
11.9 C
+0.61 C
2007
11.1 C
-0.15 C
2008
9.4 C
-1.87 C
2009
10.0 C
-1.21 C
2010
10.8 C
-0.47 C
2011
11.0 C
-0.29 C
2012
13.2 C
+1.99 C
2013
9.9 C
-1.32 C
2014
9.5 C
-1.80 C
2015
11.2 C
-0.05 C
2016
12.1 C
+0.86 C
2017
11.9 C
+0.62 C
2018
10.8 C
-0.44 C
2019
10.4 C
-0.85 C
2020
11.5 C
+0.26 C
2021
12.0 C
+0.73 C
2022
10.8 C
-0.46 C
2023
12.4 C
+1.14 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1893 to 2023 is 0.00 C (-0.05 to 0.05) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.00 F (-0.08 to 0.08) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 101 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bethany
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.00 C (-0.05 to 0.05) per decade
0.00 F (-0.08 to 0.08) per decade
1893 to 2023
101
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.04 C (-0.10 to 0.01) per decade
-0.08 F (-0.17 to 0.02) per decade
1893 to 2023
101
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.04 C (0.00 to 0.09) per decade
0.07 F (-0.01 to 0.16) per decade
1893 to 2023
101
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
1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Bethany: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1934
37.0 C (98.5 F)
132
Coldest night (TNn)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1902
-24.7 C (-12.5 F)
132
Wettest day (Rx1day)
208.3 mm (8.2 in)
2017
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
134
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
285.2 mm (11.2 in)
1909
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
134
Longest dry spell (CDD)
57 days
1904
26 days
134
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bethany, 1893 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 C (98.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bethany by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1894
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1895
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1896
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1897
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1898
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1899
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1900
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1901
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1902
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1903
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1904
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1905
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1906
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1908
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1909
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1910
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1911
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1912
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1913
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1914
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1915
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1916
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1917
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1918
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1919
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1920
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1921
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1922
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1923
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1924
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1925
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1926
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1927
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1928
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1929
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1930
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1931
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1933
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1935
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1936
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1937
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1938
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1939
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1940
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1941
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1942
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1947
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1955
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1957
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1981
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1984
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1997
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1999
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2001
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2008
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2010
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2011
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2012
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2013
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2014
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2015
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2016
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2018
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2019
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2020
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2021
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2022
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2023
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2024
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bethany, 1893 to 2026. The record is -36.1 C (-33.0 F) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.7 C (-12.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bethany by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1894
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1895
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1896
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1897
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1898
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1899
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1900
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1901
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1902
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1903
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1904
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1905
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1906
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1907
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1908
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1909
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1910
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1911
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1912
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1913
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1914
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1915
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1916
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1917
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1918
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1919
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1920
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1921
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1922
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1923
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1924
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1925
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1926
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1927
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1928
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1929
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1930
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1931
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1932
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1933
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1934
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1935
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1936
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1937
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1938
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1939
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1940
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1941
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1942
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1943
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1944
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1945
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1946
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1947
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1948
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1949
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1950
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1951
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1952
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1953
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1954
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1955
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1956
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1957
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1958
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1959
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1960
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1961
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1962
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1963
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1964
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1966
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1967
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1968
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1969
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1970
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1971
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1972
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1973
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1974
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1975
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1976
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1977
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1978
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1979
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1980
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1981
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1982
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1983
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1984
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1985
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1987
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1988
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1989
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1990
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1991
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1992
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1993
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1994
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1995
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1996
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1997
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1998
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1999
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2000
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2001
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2002
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2003
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2004
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2005
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2006
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2007
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2008
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2009
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2010
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2011
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2012
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2013
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2014
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2015
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2016
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2017
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2018
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2019
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2020
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2021
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2022
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2023
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2024
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bethany, 1893 to 2026. The record is 208.3 mm (8.2 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.3 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bethany by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1894
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1895
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1896
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1897
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1898
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1899
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1900
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1901
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1902
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1903
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1904
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1905
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1906
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1907
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1908
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1909
200.9 mm (7.9 in)
1910
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1911
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1912
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1913
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1914
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1915
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1916
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1917
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1918
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1919
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1920
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1921
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1922
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1924
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1925
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1927
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1928
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1929
148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1930
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1932
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1933
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1934
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1935
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1936
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1937
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1938
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1939
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1940
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1942
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1943
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1944
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1946
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1947
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1948
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1950
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1951
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1954
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1955
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1956
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1957
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1958
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1959
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1960
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1961
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1962
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1963
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1964
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1965
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1966
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1967
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1969
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1972
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1973
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1974
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1975
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1977
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1979
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1982
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1983
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1985
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1988
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1989
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1990
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1991
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1992
206.5 mm (8.1 in)
1993
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1994
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1995
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1996
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1997
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1998
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1999
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2000
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
2001
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2002
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2004
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2005
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2006
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2007
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2008
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2009
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2010
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2011
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2012
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2013
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2014
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2015
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2016
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2017
208.3 mm (8.2 in)
2018
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2019
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2020
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2021
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2022
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2023
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
2024
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2025
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2026
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bethany, 1893 to 2026. The record is 285.2 mm (11.2 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.4 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bethany by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1894
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1895
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1896
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1897
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1898
114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1899
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1900
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1901
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1902
184.6 mm (7.3 in)
1903
108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1904
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1905
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1906
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1907
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1908
181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1909
285.2 mm (11.2 in)
1910
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1911
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1912
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1913
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1914
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1915
139.3 mm (5.5 in)
1916
106.3 mm (4.2 in)
1917
156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1918
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1919
203.1 mm (8.0 in)
1920
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1921
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1922
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1923
66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1924
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1925
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1926
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1927
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1928
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1929
196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1930
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1931
106.3 mm (4.2 in)
1932
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1933
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1934
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1935
99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1936
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1937
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1938
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1939
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1940
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1941
123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1942
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1943
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1944
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1945
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1946
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1947
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1948
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1949
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1950
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1951
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1952
120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1953
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1954
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1955
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1956
155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1957
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1958
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1959
227.0 mm (8.9 in)
1960
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1961
150.8 mm (5.9 in)
1962
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1963
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1964
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1965
157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1966
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1967
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1968
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1969
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1970
142.4 mm (5.6 in)
1971
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1972
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1973
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1974
146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1975
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1976
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1977
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1978
201.1 mm (7.9 in)
1979
115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1980
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1981
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1982
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1983
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1984
137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1985
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1986
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1987
144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1988
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1989
188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1990
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1991
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1992
244.7 mm (9.6 in)
1993
195.5 mm (7.7 in)
1994
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1995
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1996
130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1997
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1998
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1999
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
2000
192.3 mm (7.6 in)
2001
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2002
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2003
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2004
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2005
138.8 mm (5.5 in)
2006
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
2007
170.9 mm (6.7 in)
2008
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2009
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2010
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2011
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2012
95.4 mm (3.8 in)
2013
124.8 mm (4.9 in)
2014
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2015
147.9 mm (5.8 in)
2016
206.2 mm (8.1 in)
2017
218.5 mm (8.6 in)
2018
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
2019
214.9 mm (8.5 in)
2020
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
2021
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
2022
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2023
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
2024
91.6 mm (3.6 in)
2025
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2026
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bethany, 1893 to 2026. The record is 57 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bethany by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
29 days
1894
23 days
1895
28 days
1896
22 days
1897
17 days
1898
14 days
1899
23 days
1900
18 days
1901
29 days
1902
19 days
1903
16 days
1904
57 days
1905
33 days
1906
35 days
1907
25 days
1908
35 days
1909
34 days
1910
23 days
1911
24 days
1912
19 days
1913
30 days
1914
44 days
1915
31 days
1916
32 days
1917
37 days
1918
22 days
1919
29 days
1920
28 days
1921
31 days
1922
27 days
1923
18 days
1924
16 days
1925
17 days
1926
15 days
1927
25 days
1928
20 days
1929
14 days
1930
30 days
1931
28 days
1932
29 days
1933
26 days
1934
41 days
1935
18 days
1936
23 days
1937
34 days
1938
43 days
1939
37 days
1940
25 days
1941
19 days
1942
31 days
1943
27 days
1944
28 days
1945
35 days
1946
26 days
1947
29 days
1948
27 days
1949
27 days
1950
26 days
1951
19 days
1952
56 days
1953
24 days
1954
46 days
1955
20 days
1956
24 days
1957
38 days
1958
36 days
1959
26 days
1960
22 days
1961
25 days
1962
21 days
1963
30 days
1964
28 days
1965
21 days
1966
28 days
1967
29 days
1968
24 days
1969
36 days
1970
42 days
1971
25 days
1972
15 days
1973
19 days
1974
25 days
1975
30 days
1976
26 days
1977
26 days
1978
27 days
1979
20 days
1980
28 days
1981
40 days
1982
14 days
1983
45 days
1984
20 days
1985
25 days
1986
34 days
1987
24 days
1988
41 days
1989
41 days
1990
18 days
1991
33 days
1992
19 days
1993
23 days
1994
34 days
1995
20 days
1996
21 days
1997
14 days
1998
26 days
1999
36 days
2000
26 days
2001
22 days
2002
47 days
2003
19 days
2004
23 days
2005
29 days
2006
21 days
2007
29 days
2008
22 days
2009
25 days
2010
26 days
2011
23 days
2012
24 days
2013
17 days
2014
38 days
2015
31 days
2016
20 days
2017
28 days
2018
14 days
2019
15 days
2020
17 days
2021
22 days
2022
17 days
2023
23 days
2024
21 days
2025
18 days
2026
20 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
101 years with a frost
Across 101 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bethany falls on 24 April and the median first autumn frost on 10 October, which leaves a median of 170 days between them.
In 1989 to 2023 the median growing season was 181 days. That is 19 days more than in 1893 to 1936.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bethany
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1893 to 1936)
Recent period (1989 to 2023)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 April
27 April
16 April
11 days earlier
-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
10 October
6 October
17 October
11 days later
+1.3 days per decade
Growing days
170 days
162 days
181 days
19 days more
+2.0 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
107 years, 1895 to 2023
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 201.1 mm (7.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bethany: 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
91.6 mm (3.6 in)
10 years
111.9 mm (4.4 in)
25 years
142.6 mm (5.6 in)
50 years
169.8 mm (6.7 in)
100 years
201.1 mm (7.9 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 107 years of values from 1895 to 2023.
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: 208.3 mm (8.2 in) in 2017; 206.5 mm (8.1 in) in 1992; 154.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1973.
Climate Twins
2009 to 2023 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2009 to 2023, Bethany had a mean temperature of 11.2 C (52.1 F) and 995.1 mm (39.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Havana (United States, 336 km away), Mexico (United States, 220 km away) and Mattoon (United States, 492 km away).
Climate twins of Bethany: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2009 to 2023 climate
Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.
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Data for Bethany standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bethany 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.