Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Beaufort (USC00310626), North Carolina, United States, with 53 years of record.
Key Facts for Beaufort
Beaufort (USC00310626) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 34.70 latitude and -76.63 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 1948, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Beaufort still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Beaufort tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 26.7 C (80.1 F) on 26 April 1948.
About the Station
Location: North Carolina, United States, 34.70 latitude, -76.63 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 1948, 53 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 Beaufort. 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 Beaufort, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.2 C (99.0 F)
13.3 C (55.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.1 C (97.0 F)
14.4 C (57.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.6 C (96.1 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Beaufort still stand. 1932 holds the most, with 54.
Standing records at Beaufort by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1896
51
1897
21
1898
27
1899
8
1905
8
1906
32
1907
41
1908
32
1909
28
1910
30
1911
19
1912
35
1913
35
1914
38
1915
33
1916
25
1917
48
1918
44
1919
38
1920
30
1921
43
1922
26
1923
19
1924
31
1925
32
1926
30
1927
52
1928
17
1929
24
1930
33
1931
31
1932
54
1933
35
1934
22
1935
34
1936
25
1937
34
1938
15
1939
36
1940
37
1941
36
1942
26
1943
32
1944
34
1945
37
1946
19
1947
25
1948
2
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Beaufort between 30 January 1936 and 13 September 1945. Each dot is a new record.
When Beaufort set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1936-01-30
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 29.2 cm (11.5 in)
1939-07-23
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1939-07-29
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1944-06-18
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)
1944-06-24
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945-09-13
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.6 C (87.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 304.8 mm (12.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Beaufort. The most was 304.8 mm (12.0 in) on 17 September 1924.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Beaufort
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
5 January 1909
Feb
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
8 February 1928
Mar
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
11 March 1936
Apr
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
9 April 1938
May
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1 May 1897
Jun
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
23 June 1946
Jul
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
29 July 1923
Aug
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
30 August 1935
Sep
304.8 mm (12.0 in)
17 September 1924
Oct
188.0 mm (7.4 in)
12 October 1898
Nov
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
12 November 1947
Dec
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
16 December 1936
Period of Record Coverage
1896 to 1948
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
48 years of record at Beaufort, 1896 to 1948. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1899, 1905, 1917, 1947, 1948.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 37 complete years at Beaufort, 1897 to 1946. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.8 C (64.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 17.0 C (62.5 F), and the warmest was 1932, at 19.0 C (66.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Beaufort as warming stripes, 1897 to 1946
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1897
17.8 C
-0.04 C
1898
17.3 C
-0.52 C
1906
17.8 C
-0.05 C
1907
17.2 C
-0.65 C
1908
18.0 C
+0.19 C
1909
17.8 C
+0.01 C
1910
17.3 C
-0.50 C
1911
18.2 C
+0.39 C
1913
18.0 C
+0.18 C
1914
17.2 C
-0.67 C
1915
17.2 C
-0.65 C
1916
17.5 C
-0.33 C
1919
18.0 C
+0.17 C
1920
17.2 C
-0.59 C
1921
18.7 C
+0.83 C
1922
18.0 C
+0.20 C
1923
17.7 C
-0.13 C
1924
17.2 C
-0.66 C
1925
18.3 C
+0.44 C
1926
17.4 C
-0.47 C
1927
18.1 C
+0.31 C
1928
17.7 C
-0.17 C
1929
18.0 C
+0.20 C
1930
17.6 C
-0.21 C
1931
18.1 C
+0.26 C
1932
19.0 C
+1.16 C
1934
17.9 C
+0.07 C
1935
17.8 C
-0.07 C
1936
17.7 C
-0.11 C
1937
17.7 C
-0.11 C
1938
18.2 C
+0.42 C
1939
18.6 C
+0.77 C
1940
17.0 C
-0.85 C
1941
18.3 C
+0.45 C
1942
18.1 C
+0.24 C
1945
18.3 C
+0.44 C
1946
17.8 C
-0.03 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1897 to 1946 is 0.11 C (0.00 to 0.23) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.20 F (-0.01 to 0.41) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 37 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Beaufort
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.11 C (0.00 to 0.23) per decade
0.20 F (-0.01 to 0.41) per decade
1897 to 1946
37
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.19 C (0.04 to 0.33) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1897 to 1946
37
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.04 C (-0.09 to 0.16) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade
1897 to 1946
37
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
1896 to 1948
Yearly extremes at Beaufort: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1944
33.9 C (93.0 F)
48
Coldest night (TNn)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1899
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
48
Wettest day (Rx1day)
304.8 mm (12.0 in)
1924
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
376.7 mm (14.8 in)
1924
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
48
Longest dry spell (CDD)
35 days
1942
18 days
48
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Beaufort, 1896 to 1948. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Beaufort by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1896
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1897
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1898
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1899
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1905
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1906
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1907
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1908
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1909
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1910
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1912
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1914
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1915
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1916
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1917
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1918
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1919
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1920
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1921
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1922
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1923
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1924
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1926
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1927
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1928
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1929
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1930
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1931
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1932
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1933
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1934
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1935
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1936
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1937
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1938
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1939
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1940
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1941
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1944
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1946
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1947
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948
26.7 C (80.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Beaufort, 1896 to 1948. The record is -15.0 C (5.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Beaufort by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1896
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1897
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1898
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1899
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1905
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1906
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1907
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1908
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1909
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1910
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1911
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1912
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1913
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1914
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1915
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1916
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1917
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1918
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1919
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1920
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1921
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1922
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1923
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1924
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1925
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1926
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1927
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1928
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1929
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1930
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1931
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1932
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1933
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1934
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1935
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1936
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1937
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1938
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1939
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1940
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1941
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1942
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1943
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1944
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1945
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1946
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1947
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1948
7.2 C (45.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Beaufort, 1896 to 1948. The record is 304.8 mm (12.0 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.9 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Beaufort by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1897
163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1898
188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1899
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1905
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1906
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1907
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1908
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1909
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1910
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1911
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1912
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1913
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1914
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1915
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1916
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1917
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1918
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1919
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1920
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1921
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1922
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1923
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1924
304.8 mm (12.0 in)
1925
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1926
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1927
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1928
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1929
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1930
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1931
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1932
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1933
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1934
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1935
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1936
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1937
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1938
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1939
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1940
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1945
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1946
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1947
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1948
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Beaufort, 1896 to 1948. The record is 376.7 mm (14.8 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 131.8 mm (5.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Beaufort by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1897
181.8 mm (7.2 in)
1898
198.0 mm (7.8 in)
1899
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1905
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1906
109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1907
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1908
188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1909
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1910
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1911
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1912
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1913
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1914
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1915
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1916
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1917
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1918
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1919
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1920
137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1921
114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1922
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1923
189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1924
376.7 mm (14.8 in)
1925
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1926
91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1927
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1928
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1929
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1930
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1931
121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1932
161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1933
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1934
258.5 mm (10.2 in)
1935
165.8 mm (6.5 in)
1936
232.9 mm (9.2 in)
1937
289.6 mm (11.4 in)
1938
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1939
163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1940
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1941
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1942
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1943
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1944
172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1945
126.9 mm (5.0 in)
1946
236.1 mm (9.3 in)
1947
161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1948
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Beaufort, 1896 to 1948. The record is 35 days in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Beaufort by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896
20 days
1897
26 days
1898
16 days
1899
7 days
1905
15 days
1906
21 days
1907
16 days
1908
15 days
1909
15 days
1910
31 days
1911
18 days
1912
11 days
1913
14 days
1914
20 days
1915
25 days
1916
18 days
1917
25 days
1918
25 days
1919
24 days
1920
12 days
1921
18 days
1922
14 days
1923
14 days
1924
25 days
1925
16 days
1926
23 days
1927
15 days
1928
24 days
1929
16 days
1930
23 days
1931
20 days
1932
14 days
1933
13 days
1934
21 days
1935
19 days
1936
25 days
1937
12 days
1938
16 days
1939
14 days
1940
13 days
1941
29 days
1942
35 days
1943
21 days
1944
25 days
1945
19 days
1946
11 days
1947
15 days
1948
9 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
35 years with a frost
Across 35 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Beaufort falls on 4 March and the median first autumn frost on 27 November, which leaves a median of 269 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Beaufort
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1910 to 1946)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
4 March
n/a
5 March
n/a
-1.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
27 November
n/a
26 November
n/a
-1.7 days per decade
Growing days
269 days
n/a
268 days
n/a
+0.2 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
45 years, 1896 to 1947
A day with at least 84.5 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 266.7 mm (10.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Beaufort: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
84.5 mm (3.3 in)
5 years
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
10 years
148.2 mm (5.8 in)
25 years
189.8 mm (7.5 in)
50 years
225.9 mm (8.9 in)
Longer than the 45 years of record
100 years
266.7 mm (10.5 in)
Longer than the 45 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, 45 years of values from 1896 to 1947.
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: 304.8 mm (12.0 in) in 1924; 188.0 mm (7.4 in) in 1898; 163.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1897.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.