Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bedford Hills (USC00300511), New York, United States, with 79 years of record.
Key Facts for Bedford Hills
Bedford Hills (USC00300511) is a weather station in New York, United States at 41.23 latitude and -73.72 longitude, 131 m (430 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1899 to 1977, 79 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bedford Hills still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bedford Hills tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.0 C (86.0 F) on 22 April 1977.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 41.23 latitude, -73.72 longitude.
Elevation: 131 m (430 ft).
Period of record: 1899 to 1977, 79 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 Hills. 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 Hills, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bedford Hills still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 40.
Standing records at Bedford Hills by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1899
7
1900
8
1901
13
1902
17
1903
26
1904
37
1905
15
1906
26
1907
28
1908
29
1909
20
1910
12
1911
15
1912
22
1913
20
1914
30
1915
7
1916
31
1917
30
1918
14
1919
29
1920
25
1921
8
1922
10
1923
20
1924
8
1925
11
1926
16
1927
23
1928
15
1929
25
1930
33
1931
28
1932
29
1933
17
1934
30
1935
13
1936
31
1937
14
1938
25
1939
13
1940
14
1941
30
1942
18
1943
27
1944
16
1945
33
1946
16
1947
26
1948
24
1949
22
1950
14
1951
6
1952
6
1953
16
1954
17
1955
15
1956
16
1957
14
1959
19
1960
13
1961
18
1962
16
1963
11
1964
16
1965
40
1966
9
1967
20
1968
18
1969
5
1970
8
1971
17
1972
16
1973
20
1974
17
1975
14
1976
21
1977
6
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Bedford Hills between 9 February 1934 and 30 July 1960. Each dot is a new record.
When Bedford Hills set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1934-02-09
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1936-07-09
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
1938-09-21
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1949-06-21
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
1960-07-30
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 203.2 mm (8.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 203.2 mm (8.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bedford Hills. The most was 203.2 mm (8.0 in) on 30 July 1960.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bedford Hills
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
3 January 1936
Feb
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
16 February 1958
Mar
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
13 March 1953
Apr
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
21 April 1901
May
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
29 May 1968
Jun
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
19 June 1972
Jul
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
30 July 1960
Aug
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
24 August 1901
Sep
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
21 September 1938
Oct
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
16 October 1955
Nov
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
8 November 1947
Dec
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
13 December 1941
Period of Record Coverage
1899 to 1977
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
79 years of record at Bedford Hills, 1899 to 1977. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1899, 1900, 1903, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1924, 1925 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 54 complete years at Bedford Hills, 1901 to 1976. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.6 C (51.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 8.3 C (47.0 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 12.3 C (54.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bedford Hills as warming stripes, 1901 to 1976
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1901
9.7 C
-0.91 C
1902
9.9 C
-0.68 C
1904
8.3 C
-2.22 C
1905
9.7 C
-0.90 C
1906
10.5 C
-0.06 C
1907
8.5 C
-2.08 C
1908
10.5 C
-0.10 C
1909
10.8 C
+0.25 C
1910
11.0 C
+0.42 C
1911
10.4 C
-0.14 C
1912
10.2 C
-0.32 C
1913
11.0 C
+0.45 C
1914
9.8 C
-0.80 C
1916
9.2 C
-1.33 C
1919
9.7 C
-0.91 C
1920
8.8 C
-1.75 C
1923
9.5 C
-1.06 C
1930
11.8 C
+1.28 C
1931
12.0 C
+1.48 C
1934
11.1 C
+0.49 C
1935
10.8 C
+0.23 C
1936
11.3 C
+0.71 C
1937
11.4 C
+0.81 C
1938
11.5 C
+0.97 C
1939
11.1 C
+0.54 C
1940
9.6 C
-0.94 C
1941
12.0 C
+1.46 C
1945
10.9 C
+0.30 C
1946
10.6 C
+0.01 C
1949
12.3 C
+1.72 C
1950
10.5 C
-0.05 C
1951
11.2 C
+0.64 C
1953
12.0 C
+1.42 C
1954
11.0 C
+0.43 C
1955
10.9 C
+0.36 C
1956
10.3 C
-0.24 C
1959
11.3 C
+0.72 C
1960
10.2 C
-0.32 C
1961
10.7 C
+0.11 C
1962
9.9 C
-0.70 C
1963
10.3 C
-0.23 C
1964
10.2 C
-0.38 C
1965
9.4 C
-1.12 C
1966
10.6 C
+0.05 C
1967
10.3 C
-0.30 C
1968
10.5 C
-0.08 C
1969
10.4 C
-0.16 C
1970
10.3 C
-0.25 C
1971
11.5 C
+0.90 C
1972
10.1 C
-0.47 C
1973
11.5 C
+0.92 C
1974
11.1 C
+0.53 C
1975
11.7 C
+1.10 C
1976
10.6 C
+0.04 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.13 C (0.03 to 0.22) per decade over 1901 to 1976. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 54 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bedford Hills
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.13 C (0.03 to 0.22) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1901 to 1976
54
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.04 C (-0.07 to 0.16) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1901 to 1976
54
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1901 to 1976
54
Rise
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
1899 to 1977
Yearly extremes at Bedford Hills: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1936
36.1 C (97.0 F)
79
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1934
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
79
Wettest day (Rx1day)
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1960
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
280.9 mm (11.1 in)
1975
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
79
Longest dry spell (CDD)
43 days
1917
18 days
79
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bedford Hills, 1899 to 1977. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bedford Hills by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1899
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1900
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1901
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1902
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1903
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1904
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1905
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1906
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1907
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1908
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1909
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1910
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1911
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1914
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1915
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1916
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1917
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1918
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1919
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1921
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1922
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1923
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1924
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1926
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1927
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1928
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1929
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1930
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1931
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1934
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1935
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1936
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1937
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1938
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1939
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1947
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1948
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1952
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1959
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
31.1 C (88.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bedford Hills, 1899 to 1977. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bedford Hills by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1899
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1900
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1901
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1902
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1903
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1904
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1905
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1906
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1907
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1908
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1909
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1910
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1911
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1912
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1913
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1914
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1915
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1916
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1917
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1918
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1919
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1920
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1921
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1922
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1923
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1924
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1925
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1926
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1927
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1928
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1929
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1930
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1931
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1932
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1933
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1934
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1935
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1936
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1937
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1938
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1939
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1940
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1941
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1942
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1943
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1944
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1945
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1946
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1947
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1948
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1949
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1950
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1951
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1952
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1953
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1955
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1956
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1957
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1958
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1959
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1961
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1962
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1963
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1964
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1965
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1966
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1967
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1968
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1969
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1970
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1972
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1973
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1975
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1976
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1977
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bedford Hills, 1899 to 1977. The record is 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bedford Hills by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1899
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1900
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1901
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1902
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1903
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1904
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1905
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1906
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1907
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1908
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1909
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1910
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1911
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1913
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1914
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1915
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1916
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1917
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1919
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1920
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1922
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1924
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1925
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1926
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1927
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1928
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1930
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1934
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1938
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1939
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1940
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1941
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1942
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1943
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1945
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1946
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1947
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1948
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1950
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1951
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1952
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1953
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1954
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1955
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1956
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1957
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1958
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1959
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1960
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1961
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1963
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1965
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1966
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1967
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1969
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1973
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1974
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1975
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1976
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1977
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bedford Hills, 1899 to 1977. The record is 280.9 mm (11.1 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 104.6 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bedford Hills by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1899
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1900
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1901
179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1902
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1903
147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1904
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1905
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1906
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1907
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1908
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1909
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1910
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1911
108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1912
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1913
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1914
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1915
124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1916
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1917
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1918
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1919
121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1920
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1922
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1923
124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1924
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1925
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1926
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1927
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1928
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1929
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1931
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1932
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1933
172.3 mm (6.8 in)
1934
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1935
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1936
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1937
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1938
248.5 mm (9.8 in)
1939
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1940
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1941
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1942
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1943
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1944
174.6 mm (6.9 in)
1945
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1946
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1947
149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1948
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1949
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1950
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1951
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1952
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1953
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1954
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1955
279.5 mm (11.0 in)
1956
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1957
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1958
105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1959
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1960
251.5 mm (9.9 in)
1961
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1962
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1963
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1964
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1965
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1966
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1967
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1969
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1970
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1971
172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1972
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1973
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1974
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1975
280.9 mm (11.1 in)
1976
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1977
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bedford Hills, 1899 to 1977. The record is 43 days in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bedford Hills by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1899
19 days
1900
14 days
1901
26 days
1902
21 days
1903
33 days
1904
20 days
1905
15 days
1906
16 days
1907
9 days
1908
22 days
1909
14 days
1910
18 days
1911
19 days
1912
15 days
1913
15 days
1914
25 days
1915
15 days
1916
12 days
1917
43 days
1918
19 days
1919
15 days
1920
10 days
1921
19 days
1922
24 days
1923
19 days
1924
31 days
1925
12 days
1926
12 days
1927
13 days
1928
10 days
1929
13 days
1930
21 days
1931
19 days
1932
25 days
1933
15 days
1934
17 days
1935
22 days
1936
15 days
1937
20 days
1938
16 days
1939
25 days
1940
14 days
1941
19 days
1942
14 days
1943
18 days
1944
18 days
1945
16 days
1946
21 days
1947
12 days
1948
17 days
1949
21 days
1950
16 days
1951
11 days
1952
25 days
1953
21 days
1954
12 days
1955
16 days
1956
16 days
1957
19 days
1958
21 days
1959
17 days
1960
18 days
1961
13 days
1962
16 days
1963
24 days
1964
28 days
1965
21 days
1966
16 days
1967
19 days
1968
25 days
1969
17 days
1970
17 days
1971
17 days
1972
11 days
1973
20 days
1974
15 days
1975
20 days
1976
20 days
1977
18 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
54 years with a frost
Across 54 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bedford Hills falls on 24 April and the median first autumn frost on 16 October, which leaves a median of 175 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bedford Hills
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1939 to 1976)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 April
n/a
21 April
n/a
-0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
16 October
n/a
20 October
n/a
+1.0 days per decade
Growing days
175 days
n/a
181 days
n/a
+1.7 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
66 years, 1900 to 1976
A day with at least 65.4 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 196.9 mm (7.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bedford Hills: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
65.4 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
10 years
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
25 years
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
50 years
166.0 mm (6.5 in)
100 years
196.9 mm (7.8 in)
Longer than the 66 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, 66 years of values from 1900 to 1976.
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: 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1960; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1938; 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1901.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Bedford Hills standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bedford Hills 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.