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New Bern 3 NW Weather Records (USC00316103)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for New Bern 3 NW (USC00316103), North Carolina, United States, with 104 years of record.

Key Facts for New Bern 3 NW

  • New Bern 3 NW (USC00316103) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 35.13 latitude and -77.08 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1872 to 1975, 104 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at New Bern 3 NW still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • New Bern 3 NW set a daily record precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 31 December 1975.

About the Station

  • Location: North Carolina, United States, 35.13 latitude, -77.08 longitude.
  • Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
  • Period of record: 1872 to 1975, 104 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at New Bern 3 NW, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at New Bern 3 NW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at New Bern 3 NW. 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 New Bern 3 NW, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan27.8 C (82.0 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)n/an/a
Feb28.9 C (84.0 F)-13.9 C (7.0 F)n/an/a
Mar33.3 C (91.9 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)n/an/a
Apr35.0 C (95.0 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)n/an/a
May37.8 C (100.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)n/an/a
Jun41.1 C (106.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)n/an/a
Jul40.6 C (105.1 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)n/an/a
Aug38.9 C (102.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)n/an/a
Sep38.3 C (100.9 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)n/an/a
Oct36.1 C (97.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
Nov30.6 C (87.1 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)n/an/a
Dec27.8 C (82.0 F)-13.3 C (8.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at New Bern 3 NW by the year they were set 1,464 records at New Bern 3 NW still stand. 1933 holds the most, with 61. 0204060801882: 51893: 201894: 31903: 251904: 191905: 201906: 291907: 381908: 281909: 231933: 611934: 281935: 341936: 301937: 261938: 201939: 361940: 291941: 241942: 211943: 321944: 161945: 281946: 351947: 311948: 241949: 111950: 391951: 271952: 331953: 301954: 391955: 211956: 301957: 361958: 351959: 251960: 341961: 251962: 331963: 341964: 321965: 201966: 271967: 541968: 301969: 171970: 211971: 261972: 211973: 241974: 361975: 19188219061935194119471953195919651971
1,464 records at New Bern 3 NW still stand. 1933 holds the most, with 61.
Standing records at New Bern 3 NW by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18825
189320
18943
190325
190419
190520
190629
190738
190828
190923
193361
193428
193534
193630
193726
193820
193936
194029
194124
194221
194332
194416
194528
194635
194731
194824
194911
195039
195127
195233
195330
195439
195521
195630
195736
195835
195925
196034
196125
196233
196334
196432
196520
196627
196754
196830
196917
197021
197126
197221
197324
197436
197519

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When New Bern 3 NW set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at New Bern 3 NW between 19 September 1955 and 9 February 1973. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord daily snowfall19 September 1955: Record daily precipitation 310.6 mm (12.2 in)9 February 1973: Record daily snowfall 33.0 cm (13.0 in)1955196019651970
2 all-time records were set at New Bern 3 NW between 19 September 1955 and 9 February 1973. Each dot is a new record.
When New Bern 3 NW set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1955-09-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 310.6 mm (12.2 in)
1973-02-09Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 33.0 cm (13.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 310.6 mm (12.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at New Bern 3 NW The wettest day on record for each calendar month at New Bern 3 NW. The most was 310.6 mm (12.2 in) on 19 September 1955. 0100200300400 Jan: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 6 January 1874 Jan Feb: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 15 February 1874 Feb Mar: 72.4 mm (2.9 in), 17 March 1874 Mar Apr: 97.8 mm (3.9 in), 18 April 1874 Apr May: 114.8 mm (4.5 in), 30 May 1908 May Jun: 212.9 mm (8.4 in), 30 June 1962 Jun Jul: 171.5 mm (6.8 in), 14 July 1937 Jul Aug: 218.9 mm (8.6 in), 12 August 1955 Aug Sep: 310.6 mm (12.2 in), 19 September 1955 Sep Oct: 168.9 mm (6.6 in), 27 October 1877 Oct Nov: 91.9 mm (3.6 in), 13 November 1937 Nov Dec: 76.5 mm (3.0 in), 24 December 1941 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at New Bern 3 NW. The most was 310.6 mm (12.2 in) on 19 September 1955.
Record daily precipitation for each month at New Bern 3 NW
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan76.2 mm (3.0 in)6 January 1874
Feb76.2 mm (3.0 in)15 February 1874
Mar72.4 mm (2.9 in)17 March 1874
Apr97.8 mm (3.9 in)18 April 1874
May114.8 mm (4.5 in)30 May 1908
Jun212.9 mm (8.4 in)30 June 1962
Jul171.5 mm (6.8 in)14 July 1937
Aug218.9 mm (8.6 in)12 August 1955
Sep310.6 mm (12.2 in)19 September 1955
Oct168.9 mm (6.6 in)27 October 1877
Nov91.9 mm (3.6 in)13 November 1937
Dec76.5 mm (3.0 in)24 December 1941

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1975
Days with data per year at New Bern 3 NW 52 years of record at New Bern 3 NW, 1893 to 1975. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1972, 1973, 1975. 1893: 116 of 365 days1894: 52 of 365 days1903: 365 of 365 days1904: 365 of 366 days1905: 349 of 365 days1906: 365 of 365 days1907: 364 of 365 days1908: 364 of 366 days1909: 364 of 365 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 364 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 361 of 365 days1938: 359 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 364 of 365 days1942: 363 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 362 of 366 days1945: 362 of 365 days1946: 363 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 364 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 359 of 366 days1957: 363 of 365 days1958: 357 of 365 days1959: 354 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 362 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 301 of 366 days1973: 326 of 365 days1974: 339 of 365 days1975: 320 of 365 days1940195019601970
52 years of record at New Bern 3 NW, 1893 to 1975. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1972, 1973, 1975.
Days with data per year at New Bern 3 NW
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189311632%No
18945214%No
1903365100%Yes
1904365100%Yes
190534996%Yes
1906365100%Yes
1907364100%Yes
190836499%Yes
1909364100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934364100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
193736199%Yes
193835998%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940365100%Yes
1941364100%Yes
194236399%Yes
1943365100%Yes
194436299%Yes
194536299%Yes
194636399%Yes
1947364100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952365100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954364100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
195635998%Yes
195736399%Yes
195835798%Yes
195935497%Yes
1960366100%Yes
196136299%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968365100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
197230182%No
197332689%No
197433993%Yes
197532088%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at New Bern 3 NW
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 December 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily high min (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie4 years2 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily rain52.8 mm (2.1 in)26.9 mm (1.1 in)72 years44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)6 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily high max (Tie)29.4 C (84.9 F)tie21 years3 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)29 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily high min (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie28 years4 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily rain (Tie)21.6 mm (0.9 in)tie12 years3 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily high max (Tie)35.6 C (96.1 F)tie1 year2 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily high min (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie24 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily high min (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie40 years5 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily high max (Tie)35.0 C (95.0 F)tie26 years4 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily low max27.8 C (82.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)40 years23 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily rain92.5 mm (3.6 in)24.2 mm (1.0 in)32 years31 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1975New Bern 3 NW, USdaily rain (Tie)40.6 mm (1.6 in)tie100 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1975New Bern 3 NW, USmonthly low min11.1 C (52.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years24 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

48 complete years, 1903 to 1975
Annual mean temperature at New Bern 3 NW as warming stripes, 1903 to 1975 One stripe for each of 48 complete years at New Bern 3 NW, 1903 to 1975. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.1 C (62.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 15.5 C (59.8 F), and the warmest was 1933, at 19.0 C (66.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F). 1903: 16.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1904: 15.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1905: 16.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1906: 17.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1907: 16.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1908: 17.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1909: 16.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1933: 19.0 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1934: 17.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1935: 17.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1936: 17.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1937: 17.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1938: 17.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1939: 17.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1940: 16.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1941: 17.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1942: 17.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1943: 16.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1944: 17.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1945: 17.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1946: 17.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1947: 16.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1948: 17.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1949: 18.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1950: 17.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1951: 17.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1952: 17.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1953: 18.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1954: 17.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1955: 17.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1956: 17.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1957: 16.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1958: 15.5 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1959: 17.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1960: 16.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1961: 16.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1962: 16.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1963: 16.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1964: 17.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1965: 16.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1966: 15.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1967: 16.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1968: 16.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1969: 16.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1970: 17.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1971: 17.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1974: 18.3 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1975: 18.7 C, +1.6 C from the station mean19031910192019301940195019601970
One stripe for each of 48 complete years at New Bern 3 NW, 1903 to 1975. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.1 C (62.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 15.5 C (59.8 F), and the warmest was 1933, at 19.0 C (66.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at New Bern 3 NW as warming stripes, 1903 to 1975
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
190316.6 C-0.48 C
190415.9 C-1.22 C
190516.7 C-0.43 C
190617.1 C+0.03 C
190716.4 C-0.73 C
190817.1 C+0.00 C
190916.5 C-0.63 C
193319.0 C+1.87 C
193417.4 C+0.35 C
193517.4 C+0.30 C
193617.5 C+0.43 C
193717.4 C+0.28 C
193817.8 C+0.76 C
193917.6 C+0.54 C
194016.3 C-0.74 C
194117.3 C+0.22 C
194217.3 C+0.25 C
194316.9 C-0.21 C
194417.2 C+0.16 C
194517.9 C+0.80 C
194617.9 C+0.79 C
194716.6 C-0.49 C
194817.2 C+0.07 C
194918.0 C+0.96 C
195017.2 C+0.07 C
195117.5 C+0.40 C
195217.8 C+0.68 C
195318.2 C+1.09 C
195417.7 C+0.59 C
195517.5 C+0.41 C
195617.3 C+0.19 C
195716.8 C-0.27 C
195815.5 C-1.63 C
195917.1 C-0.03 C
196016.2 C-0.88 C
196116.7 C-0.42 C
196216.4 C-0.66 C
196316.0 C-1.11 C
196417.0 C-0.06 C
196516.7 C-0.42 C
196615.8 C-1.25 C
196716.1 C-0.94 C
196816.3 C-0.75 C
196916.0 C-1.05 C
197017.0 C-0.07 C
197117.5 C+0.40 C
197418.3 C+1.23 C
197518.7 C+1.60 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1903 to 1975 is 0.02 C (-0.09 to 0.13) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.04 F (-0.16 to 0.24) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 48 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at New Bern 3 NW
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.02 C (-0.09 to 0.13) per decade0.04 F (-0.16 to 0.24) per decade1903 to 197548Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.09 C (-0.03 to 0.20) per decade0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade1903 to 197548Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum-0.04 C (-0.17 to 0.09) per decade-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.2) per decade1903 to 197548Not 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

1872 to 1975
Yearly extremes at New Bern 3 NW: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.1 C (106.0 F)195436.7 C (98.1 F)52
Coldest night (TNn)-14.4 C (6.1 F)1893-9.4 C (15.1 F)53
Wettest day (Rx1day)310.6 mm (12.2 in)195593.3 mm (3.7 in)62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)326.6 mm (12.9 in)1955142.5 mm (5.6 in)62
Longest dry spell (CDD)30 days196518 days62

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at New Bern 3 NW by year The hottest day of the year at New Bern 3 NW, 1872 to 1975. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F). 20253035404518801900192019401960Record: 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1954
The hottest day of the year at New Bern 3 NW, 1872 to 1975. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at New Bern 3 NW by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1872n/a
1873n/a
1874n/a
1875n/a
1876n/a
1877n/a
1878n/a
1880n/a
1881n/a
1882n/a
189321.7 C (71.1 F)
189424.4 C (75.9 F)
190336.1 C (97.0 F)
190435.6 C (96.1 F)
190536.1 C (97.0 F)
190635.6 C (96.1 F)
190737.2 C (99.0 F)
190835.6 C (96.1 F)
190935.0 C (95.0 F)
193339.4 C (102.9 F)
193437.2 C (99.0 F)
193537.2 C (99.0 F)
193640.6 C (105.1 F)
193737.2 C (99.0 F)
193837.2 C (99.0 F)
193938.3 C (100.9 F)
194037.8 C (100.0 F)
194136.7 C (98.1 F)
194237.8 C (100.0 F)
194337.2 C (99.0 F)
194438.3 C (100.9 F)
194536.7 C (98.1 F)
194636.7 C (98.1 F)
194736.1 C (97.0 F)
194838.3 C (100.9 F)
194937.2 C (99.0 F)
195036.7 C (98.1 F)
195137.8 C (100.0 F)
195240.6 C (105.1 F)
195338.3 C (100.9 F)
195441.1 C (106.0 F)
195537.2 C (99.0 F)
195636.7 C (98.1 F)
195737.2 C (99.0 F)
195835.6 C (96.1 F)
195939.4 C (102.9 F)
196036.1 C (97.0 F)
196135.6 C (96.1 F)
196236.7 C (98.1 F)
196336.7 C (98.1 F)
196436.7 C (98.1 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196635.0 C (95.0 F)
196735.0 C (95.0 F)
196837.8 C (100.0 F)
196937.2 C (99.0 F)
197037.8 C (100.0 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197235.6 C (96.1 F)
197336.1 C (97.0 F)
197436.1 C (97.0 F)
197535.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at New Bern 3 NW by year The coldest night of the year at New Bern 3 NW, 1872 to 1975. The record is -14.4 C (6.1 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F). -15-10-50518801900192019401960Record: -14.4 C (6.1 F) in 1893
The coldest night of the year at New Bern 3 NW, 1872 to 1975. The record is -14.4 C (6.1 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at New Bern 3 NW by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1872n/a
1873n/a
1874n/a
1875n/a
1876n/a
1877n/a
1878n/a
1880n/a
1881n/a
18822.8 C (37.0 F)
1893-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1894-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1903-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1904-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1905-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1906-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1907-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1908-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1909-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1933-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1934-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1935-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1936-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1937-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1938-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1939-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1940-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1941-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1942-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1943-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1944-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1945-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1946-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1947-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1948-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1949-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1950-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1951-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1952-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1953-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1954-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1955-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1956-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1957-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1958-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1959-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1960-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1961-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1962-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1963-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1964-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1965-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1966-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1967-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1968-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1969-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1970-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1971-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1972-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1973-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1974-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1975-7.8 C (18.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at New Bern 3 NW by year The wettest day of the year at New Bern 3 NW, 1872 to 1975. The record is 310.6 mm (12.2 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.3 mm (3.7 in). 010020030040018801900192019401960Record: 310.6 mm (12.2 in) in 1955
The wettest day of the year at New Bern 3 NW, 1872 to 1975. The record is 310.6 mm (12.2 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.3 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at New Bern 3 NW by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1872144.8 mm (5.7 in)
187382.6 mm (3.3 in)
187499.1 mm (3.9 in)
187558.4 mm (2.3 in)
1876111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1877228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1878180.3 mm (7.1 in)
188050.8 mm (2.0 in)
188159.7 mm (2.4 in)
188291.4 mm (3.6 in)
189350.0 mm (2.0 in)
189433.0 mm (1.3 in)
190353.3 mm (2.1 in)
190444.2 mm (1.7 in)
190566.3 mm (2.6 in)
1906106.9 mm (4.2 in)
190788.9 mm (3.5 in)
1908154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1909100.3 mm (3.9 in)
193357.4 mm (2.3 in)
193451.1 mm (2.0 in)
1935104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1936140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1937171.5 mm (6.8 in)
193881.8 mm (3.2 in)
193994.7 mm (3.7 in)
194064.3 mm (2.5 in)
194176.5 mm (3.0 in)
194294.2 mm (3.7 in)
194399.1 mm (3.9 in)
194477.5 mm (3.1 in)
1945122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1946116.1 mm (4.6 in)
194797.0 mm (3.8 in)
1948137.9 mm (5.4 in)
194968.8 mm (2.7 in)
195083.1 mm (3.3 in)
195179.5 mm (3.1 in)
1952107.2 mm (4.2 in)
195398.6 mm (3.9 in)
1954101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1955310.6 mm (12.2 in)
195694.0 mm (3.7 in)
195751.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958143.5 mm (5.6 in)
195954.6 mm (2.1 in)
1960107.4 mm (4.2 in)
196174.9 mm (2.9 in)
1962212.9 mm (8.4 in)
196388.9 mm (3.5 in)
1964113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1965103.9 mm (4.1 in)
196666.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967103.4 mm (4.1 in)
196860.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969123.4 mm (4.9 in)
197082.6 mm (3.3 in)
1971146.1 mm (5.8 in)
197263.0 mm (2.5 in)
197391.4 mm (3.6 in)
197463.5 mm (2.5 in)
197592.5 mm (3.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at New Bern 3 NW by year The wettest five days of the year at New Bern 3 NW, 1872 to 1975. The record is 326.6 mm (12.9 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 142.5 mm (5.6 in). 010020030040018801900192019401960Record: 326.6 mm (12.9 in) in 1955
The wettest five days of the year at New Bern 3 NW, 1872 to 1975. The record is 326.6 mm (12.9 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 142.5 mm (5.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at New Bern 3 NW by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1872144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1873146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1874137.2 mm (5.4 in)
187578.7 mm (3.1 in)
1876113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1877274.3 mm (10.8 in)
1878284.4 mm (11.2 in)
188094.0 mm (3.7 in)
188182.6 mm (3.3 in)
1882148.3 mm (5.8 in)
189352.0 mm (2.0 in)
189451.3 mm (2.0 in)
1903112.6 mm (4.4 in)
190485.4 mm (3.4 in)
1905123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1906215.3 mm (8.5 in)
190799.3 mm (3.9 in)
1908304.5 mm (12.0 in)
1909224.9 mm (8.9 in)
193390.2 mm (3.6 in)
1934102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1935177.9 mm (7.0 in)
1936154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1937192.1 mm (7.6 in)
1938173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1939159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1940187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1941112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1942173.9 mm (6.8 in)
1943166.1 mm (6.5 in)
194496.5 mm (3.8 in)
1945153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1946249.7 mm (9.8 in)
1947184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1948143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1949143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1950193.2 mm (7.6 in)
1951151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1952122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1953161.9 mm (6.4 in)
1954134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1955326.6 mm (12.9 in)
1956141.7 mm (5.6 in)
195765.2 mm (2.6 in)
1958187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1959109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1960122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1961104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1962307.7 mm (12.1 in)
1963122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1964173.3 mm (6.8 in)
1965137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1966107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1967145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1968106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1969139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1970137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1971178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1972121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1973129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1974118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1975176.5 mm (6.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at New Bern 3 NW by year The longest dry spell of the year at New Bern 3 NW, 1872 to 1975. The record is 30 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days. 101520253018801900192019401960Record: 30 days in 1965
The longest dry spell of the year at New Bern 3 NW, 1872 to 1975. The record is 30 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at New Bern 3 NW by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
187216 days
187315 days
187413 days
187513 days
187610 days
187713 days
187815 days
188026 days
188114 days
188215 days
189312 days
189410 days
190317 days
190416 days
190521 days
190621 days
190718 days
190816 days
190915 days
193323 days
193414 days
193524 days
193617 days
193714 days
193819 days
193927 days
194017 days
194128 days
194227 days
194321 days
194422 days
194527 days
194618 days
194717 days
194819 days
194914 days
195018 days
195114 days
195218 days
195319 days
195424 days
195514 days
195620 days
195728 days
195818 days
195921 days
196022 days
196118 days
196216 days
196319 days
196415 days
196530 days
196615 days
196720 days
196826 days
196919 days
197030 days
197115 days
197213 days
197319 days
197423 days
197517 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

48 years with a frost

Across 48 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at New Bern 3 NW falls on 1 April and the median first autumn frost on 8 November, which leaves a median of 221 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at New Bern 3 NW
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1944 to 1975)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost1 Apriln/a2 Apriln/a+0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost8 Novembern/a5 Novembern/a0.0 days per decade
Growing days221 daysn/a219 daysn/a-0.3 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

49 years, 1903 to 1975

A day with at least 90.2 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 261.9 mm (10.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at New Bern 3 NW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years90.2 mm (3.6 in)
5 years125.6 mm (4.9 in)
10 years152.7 mm (6.0 in)
25 years191.9 mm (7.6 in)
50 years225.1 mm (8.9 in)Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years261.9 mm (10.3 in)Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1903 to 1975.

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: 310.6 mm (12.2 in) in 1955; 212.9 mm (8.4 in) in 1962; 171.5 mm (6.8 in) in 1937.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of New Bern 3 NW, at 1969. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1969 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at New Bern 3 NW, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1969+0.5+0.9possible5

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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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.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).