Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bent Creek (USC00310724), North Carolina, United States, with 76 years of record.
Key Facts for Bent Creek
Bent Creek (USC00310724) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 35.50 latitude and -82.60 longitude, 643 m (2,110 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1949 to 2024, 76 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bent Creek still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bent Creek set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 10 January 2024.
About the Station
Location: North Carolina, United States, 35.50 latitude, -82.60 longitude.
Elevation: 643 m (2,110 ft).
Period of record: 1949 to 2024, 76 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 Bent Creek. 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 Bent Creek, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.7 C (98.1 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bent Creek still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 44.
Standing records at Bent Creek by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1949
30
1950
36
1951
35
1952
33
1953
37
1954
44
1955
32
1956
28
1957
19
1958
15
1959
14
1960
31
1961
21
1962
28
1963
29
1964
30
1965
19
1966
19
1967
29
1968
18
1969
18
1970
22
1971
20
1972
17
1973
16
1974
16
1975
10
1976
27
1977
24
1978
8
1979
20
1980
15
1981
13
1982
16
1983
22
1984
29
1985
32
1986
22
1987
10
1988
19
1989
27
1990
10
1991
26
1992
16
1993
16
1994
13
1995
19
1996
20
1997
19
1998
30
1999
19
2000
14
2001
14
2002
23
2003
2
2004
7
2005
10
2006
15
2007
8
2008
17
2009
6
2010
20
2011
17
2012
5
2013
18
2014
21
2015
16
2016
14
2017
18
2018
22
2019
12
2020
16
2021
8
2022
10
2023
13
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Bent Creek between 20 August 1983 and 13 March 1993. Each dot is a new record.
When Bent Creek set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1983-08-20
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983-08-21
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985-01-21
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)
1985-01-21
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1993-03-13
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 44.5 cm (17.5 in)
1993-03-13
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 125.2 mm (4.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bent Creek. The most was 125.2 mm (4.9 in) on 4 October 1964.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bent Creek
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
14 January 1995
Feb
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
13 February 1966
Mar
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
12 March 1968
Apr
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
5 April 1957
May
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
28 May 1973
Jun
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
4 June 1967
Jul
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1 July 2003
Aug
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
27 August 2008
Sep
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
24 September 1997
Oct
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
4 October 1964
Nov
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
2 November 1979
Dec
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
28 December 1958
Period of Record Coverage
1949 to 2024
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
76 years of record at Bent Creek, 1949 to 2024. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1961, 1962, 1963, 2006, 2024.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 67 complete years at Bent Creek, 1949 to 2023. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.8 C (55.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1960, at 11.7 C (53.0 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 14.3 C (57.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bent Creek as warming stripes, 1949 to 2023
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1949
13.3 C
+0.45 C
1950
12.9 C
+0.08 C
1951
12.7 C
-0.14 C
1952
12.8 C
-0.02 C
1953
13.1 C
+0.27 C
1954
12.6 C
-0.20 C
1955
12.4 C
-0.46 C
1956
12.6 C
-0.20 C
1957
13.2 C
+0.35 C
1958
11.9 C
-0.97 C
1959
13.0 C
+0.14 C
1960
11.7 C
-1.14 C
1964
12.2 C
-0.58 C
1965
12.3 C
-0.51 C
1966
12.0 C
-0.84 C
1967
12.4 C
-0.46 C
1968
12.3 C
-0.57 C
1969
12.3 C
-0.49 C
1970
13.2 C
+0.36 C
1971
13.1 C
+0.23 C
1972
12.7 C
-0.08 C
1973
13.2 C
+0.42 C
1975
13.3 C
+0.51 C
1976
12.3 C
-0.55 C
1977
12.9 C
+0.12 C
1978
12.5 C
-0.30 C
1979
12.5 C
-0.35 C
1980
12.9 C
+0.05 C
1981
12.5 C
-0.30 C
1982
13.5 C
+0.64 C
1983
12.6 C
-0.25 C
1984
13.1 C
+0.23 C
1985
13.2 C
+0.41 C
1986
14.0 C
+1.16 C
1987
13.1 C
+0.26 C
1988
12.5 C
-0.35 C
1989
12.9 C
+0.04 C
1990
14.1 C
+1.29 C
1991
13.8 C
+0.97 C
1992
12.8 C
-0.05 C
1993
13.4 C
+0.53 C
1994
13.4 C
+0.53 C
1995
13.5 C
+0.68 C
1996
12.6 C
-0.24 C
1997
12.6 C
-0.22 C
1998
14.3 C
+1.43 C
1999
13.4 C
+0.61 C
2000
12.6 C
-0.23 C
2001
12.9 C
+0.08 C
2002
13.1 C
+0.27 C
2003
12.5 C
-0.37 C
2007
12.8 C
-0.06 C
2008
12.1 C
-0.74 C
2009
12.0 C
-0.79 C
2010
11.9 C
-0.91 C
2011
12.9 C
+0.06 C
2012
13.3 C
+0.47 C
2013
12.1 C
-0.77 C
2014
11.8 C
-1.05 C
2016
13.3 C
+0.51 C
2017
13.2 C
+0.36 C
2018
12.9 C
+0.11 C
2019
13.2 C
+0.40 C
2020
13.0 C
+0.21 C
2021
12.8 C
-0.02 C
2022
12.6 C
-0.23 C
2023
13.1 C
+0.27 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1949 to 2023 is 0.03 C (-0.03 to 0.09) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 67 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bent Creek
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.03 C (-0.03 to 0.09) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1949 to 2023
67
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.08 C (-0.16 to -0.01) per decade
-0.15 F (-0.28 to -0.01) per decade
1949 to 2023
67
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1949 to 2023
67
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
1949 to 2024
Yearly extremes at Bent Creek: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983
33.3 C (91.9 F)
76
Coldest night (TNn)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1985
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
76
Wettest day (Rx1day)
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1964
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1973
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
76
Longest dry spell (CDD)
39 days
2001
18 days
76
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bent Creek, 1949 to 2024. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bent Creek by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1949
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1954
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1962
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1965
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1975
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1976
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1978
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1979
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1980
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1981
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1982
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1983
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1985
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1986
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1990
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1991
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1992
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1995
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1996
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1997
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1998
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1999
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2001
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2002
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2003
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2004
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2005
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2006
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2007
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2008
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2009
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2010
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2011
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2012
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2013
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2014
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2015
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2016
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2017
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2018
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2019
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2020
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2021
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2022
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2023
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2024
20.0 C (68.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bent Creek, 1949 to 2024. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bent Creek by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1949
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1950
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1951
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1952
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1953
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1954
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1955
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1956
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1957
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1958
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1959
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1960
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1962
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1964
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1965
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1966
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1967
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1968
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1969
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1970
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1971
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1972
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1973
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1974
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1975
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1976
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1977
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1978
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1979
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1980
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1981
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1982
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1983
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1984
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1985
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1986
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1987
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1988
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1989
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1990
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1991
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1992
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1993
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1994
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1995
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1996
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1997
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1998
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1999
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2000
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2001
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2002
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2003
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2004
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2005
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2006
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2007
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2008
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2009
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2010
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2011
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2012
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2013
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2014
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2015
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2016
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2017
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2018
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2019
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2020
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2021
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2022
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2023
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2024
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bent Creek, 1949 to 2024. The record is 125.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.6 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bent Creek by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1949
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1950
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1951
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1952
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1953
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1954
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1955
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1956
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1957
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1958
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1959
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1960
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1961
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1962
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1964
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1965
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1966
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1967
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1968
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1969
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1970
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1971
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1972
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1973
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1974
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1975
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1976
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1977
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1978
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1979
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1980
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1981
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1982
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1983
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1984
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1985
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1986
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1987
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1988
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1989
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1990
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1991
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1992
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1993
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1995
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1996
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1997
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1998
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1999
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2000
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2001
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
2002
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2003
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
2004
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2005
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2006
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2007
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2008
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2009
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2010
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2011
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2012
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2013
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2014
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2015
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2016
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2017
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2018
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2019
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2020
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2021
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
2022
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2023
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2024
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bent Creek, 1949 to 2024. The record is 195.6 mm (7.7 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 110.3 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bent Creek by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1949
118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1950
128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1951
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1952
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1953
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1955
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1956
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1957
185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1958
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1959
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1960
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1961
159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1962
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1964
184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1965
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1966
128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1967
158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1968
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1969
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1970
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1971
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972
167.2 mm (6.6 in)
1973
195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1974
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1975
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1976
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1977
126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1978
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1979
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1980
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1981
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1982
109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1983
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1984
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1985
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1986
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1987
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1988
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1989
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1990
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1991
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1992
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1993
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1994
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1995
151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1996
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1997
192.6 mm (7.6 in)
1998
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1999
116.4 mm (4.6 in)
2000
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2001
143.3 mm (5.6 in)
2002
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2003
153.0 mm (6.0 in)
2004
159.3 mm (6.3 in)
2005
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
2006
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
2007
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2008
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2009
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2010
109.4 mm (4.3 in)
2011
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2012
113.7 mm (4.5 in)
2013
117.8 mm (4.6 in)
2014
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2015
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
2016
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2017
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2018
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2019
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2020
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2021
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2022
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2023
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
2024
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bent Creek, 1949 to 2024. The record is 39 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bent Creek by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1949
18 days
1950
23 days
1951
23 days
1952
31 days
1953
23 days
1954
14 days
1955
24 days
1956
19 days
1957
15 days
1958
17 days
1959
20 days
1960
15 days
1961
16 days
1962
31 days
1963
28 days
1964
16 days
1965
18 days
1966
11 days
1967
19 days
1968
26 days
1969
18 days
1970
25 days
1971
15 days
1972
11 days
1973
25 days
1974
19 days
1975
11 days
1976
29 days
1977
19 days
1978
33 days
1979
16 days
1980
22 days
1981
21 days
1982
17 days
1983
19 days
1984
35 days
1985
17 days
1986
19 days
1987
28 days
1988
21 days
1989
19 days
1990
21 days
1991
19 days
1992
22 days
1993
17 days
1994
11 days
1995
15 days
1996
14 days
1997
17 days
1998
23 days
1999
27 days
2000
38 days
2001
39 days
2002
12 days
2003
13 days
2004
13 days
2005
33 days
2006
13 days
2007
24 days
2008
16 days
2009
14 days
2010
14 days
2011
13 days
2012
22 days
2013
11 days
2014
15 days
2015
12 days
2016
38 days
2017
15 days
2018
15 days
2019
16 days
2020
9 days
2021
18 days
2022
13 days
2023
20 days
2024
5 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
67 years with a frost
Across 67 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bent Creek falls on 29 April and the median first autumn frost on 13 October, which leaves a median of 164 days between them.
In 1990 to 2023 the median growing season was 174 days. That is 15 days more than in 1949 to 1982.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bent Creek
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1949 to 1982)
Recent period (1990 to 2023)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
29 April
4 May
26 April
8 days earlier
-1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
13 October
8 October
19 October
11 days later
+2.0 days per decade
Growing days
164 days
159 days
174 days
15 days more
+3.5 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
56 years, 1949 to 2005
A day with at least 77.6 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.9 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bent Creek: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
10 years
107.3 mm (4.2 in)
25 years
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
50 years
126.4 mm (5.0 in)
100 years
132.9 mm (5.2 in)
Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1949 to 2005.
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: 125.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1964; 120.1 mm (4.7 in) in 1973; 113.8 mm (4.5 in) in 1997.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Bent Creek, at 1966 and 2009. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1966 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2009 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Bent Creek, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1966
+0.4
+0.6
likely
5
2009
-0.3
-0.6
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Data for Bent Creek standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bent Creek 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.