Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Newbern (USC00406471), Tennessee, United States, with 70 years of record.
Key Facts for Newbern
Newbern (USC00406471) is a weather station in Tennessee, United States at 36.12 latitude and -89.27 longitude, 113 m (371 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1993, 70 years of record.
1,464 records set at Newbern still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Newbern set a daily record low maximum temperature of 14.4 C (57.9 F) on 16 September 1993.
About the Station
Location: Tennessee, United States, 36.12 latitude, -89.27 longitude.
Elevation: 113 m (371 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1993, 70 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 Newbern. 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 Newbern, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.8 C (109.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Newbern still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 46.
Standing records at Newbern by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1924
22
1925
19
1926
24
1927
45
1928
25
1929
23
1930
46
1931
29
1932
22
1933
15
1934
20
1935
20
1936
28
1937
28
1938
16
1939
18
1940
27
1941
15
1942
29
1943
35
1944
22
1945
7
1946
17
1947
19
1948
10
1949
13
1950
31
1951
21
1952
34
1953
26
1954
36
1955
19
1956
10
1957
11
1958
11
1959
12
1960
19
1961
15
1962
23
1963
31
1964
18
1965
21
1966
20
1967
32
1968
14
1969
20
1970
15
1971
23
1972
23
1973
9
1974
25
1975
17
1976
30
1977
16
1978
19
1979
17
1980
30
1981
15
1982
25
1983
28
1984
12
1985
20
1986
17
1987
17
1988
9
1989
29
1990
9
1991
22
1992
13
1993
6
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Newbern between 10 January 1962 and 1 February 1985. Each dot is a new record.
When Newbern set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1962-01-10
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
1963-01-24
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1977-01-11
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1977-01-17
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)
1979-02-07
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1979-02-07
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1982-01-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)
1985-02-01
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 22.9 cm (9.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 155.4 mm (6.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Newbern. The most was 155.4 mm (6.1 in) on 22 March 1952.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Newbern
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
17 January 1937
Feb
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
14 February 1989
Mar
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
22 March 1952
Apr
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
22 April 1974
May
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
23 May 1957
Jun
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
6 June 1981
Jul
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1 July 1930
Aug
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
22 August 1971
Sep
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
19 September 1970
Oct
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
4 October 1990
Nov
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
19 November 1988
Dec
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
18 December 1990
Period of Record Coverage
1924 to 1993
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
70 years of record at Newbern, 1924 to 1993. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1936 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 43 complete years at Newbern, 1932 to 1992. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.0 C (59.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 13.2 C (55.8 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 16.7 C (62.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Newbern as warming stripes, 1932 to 1992
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1932
16.5 C
+1.44 C
1933
16.6 C
+1.58 C
1935
15.6 C
+0.59 C
1937
15.4 C
+0.40 C
1940
14.0 C
-1.02 C
1942
15.4 C
+0.42 C
1946
16.4 C
+1.37 C
1948
15.7 C
+0.71 C
1949
16.3 C
+1.32 C
1950
15.4 C
+0.41 C
1951
15.7 C
+0.68 C
1952
16.3 C
+1.25 C
1953
16.7 C
+1.71 C
1956
16.3 C
+1.24 C
1957
15.9 C
+0.87 C
1958
14.6 C
-0.39 C
1959
15.4 C
+0.41 C
1960
14.8 C
-0.25 C
1961
15.3 C
+0.31 C
1963
14.6 C
-0.39 C
1964
15.2 C
+0.13 C
1965
15.4 C
+0.34 C
1967
15.1 C
+0.09 C
1968
14.7 C
-0.35 C
1969
14.1 C
-0.89 C
1971
14.2 C
-0.81 C
1972
14.2 C
-0.83 C
1973
15.1 C
+0.12 C
1974
14.4 C
-0.61 C
1975
14.4 C
-0.59 C
1976
13.7 C
-1.35 C
1977
14.6 C
-0.45 C
1978
13.6 C
-1.46 C
1979
13.2 C
-1.79 C
1980
14.3 C
-0.76 C
1981
14.3 C
-0.73 C
1982
14.3 C
-0.77 C
1983
13.9 C
-1.14 C
1986
15.1 C
+0.10 C
1989
14.1 C
-0.90 C
1990
15.4 C
+0.39 C
1991
15.2 C
+0.20 C
1992
14.3 C
-0.73 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade over 1932 to 1992. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.4 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 43 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Newbern
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.3 C (-0.5 to -0.2) per decade
-0.6 F (-0.8 to -0.4) per decade
1932 to 1992
43
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.4 C (-0.5 to -0.2) per decade
-0.7 F (-0.9 to -0.4) per decade
1932 to 1992
43
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.3 C (-0.5 to -0.1) per decade
-0.6 F (-0.8 to -0.3) per decade
1932 to 1992
43
Fall
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
1924 to 1993
Yearly extremes at Newbern: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1930
37.8 C (100.0 F)
70
Coldest night (TNn)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1977
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
70
Wettest day (Rx1day)
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1952
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
282.2 mm (11.1 in)
1990
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
70
Longest dry spell (CDD)
49 days
1963
20 days
70
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Newbern, 1924 to 1993. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Newbern by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1924
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1925
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1926
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1927
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1928
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1930
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1931
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1933
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1935
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1936
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1937
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1938
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1939
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1940
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1941
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1944
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1952
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1953
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1987
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993
33.9 C (93.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Newbern, 1924 to 1993. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.0 C (5.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Newbern by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1924
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1925
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1926
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1927
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1928
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1929
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1930
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1931
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1932
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1933
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1934
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1935
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1936
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1937
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1938
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1939
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1940
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1941
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1942
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1943
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1944
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1945
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1946
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1947
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1948
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1949
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1950
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1951
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1952
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1953
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1954
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1955
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1956
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1957
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1958
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1959
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1960
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1961
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1962
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1963
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1964
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1965
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1966
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1967
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1968
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1969
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1971
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1973
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1975
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1976
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1977
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1979
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1980
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1981
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1982
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1983
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1984
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1985
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1986
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1987
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1988
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1989
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1990
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1991
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1992
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1993
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Newbern, 1924 to 1993. The record is 155.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.7 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Newbern by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1925
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1927
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1928
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1929
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1930
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1931
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1932
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1933
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1934
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1935
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1936
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1937
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1938
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1939
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1940
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1943
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1944
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1945
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1946
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1947
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1948
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1949
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1951
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1952
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1953
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1954
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1956
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1957
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1958
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1960
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1961
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1962
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1963
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1964
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1965
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1966
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1967
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1968
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1969
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1970
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1971
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1972
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1973
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1974
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1975
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1976
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1978
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1979
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1980
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1981
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1982
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1983
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1984
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1985
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1986
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1987
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1988
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1989
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1990
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1991
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1992
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1993
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Newbern, 1924 to 1993. The record is 282.2 mm (11.1 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 126.5 mm (5.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Newbern by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924
145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1925
94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1926
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1927
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1928
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1929
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1930
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1931
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1932
128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1933
154.3 mm (6.1 in)
1934
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1935
152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1936
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1937
226.3 mm (8.9 in)
1938
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1939
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1940
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1941
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1942
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1943
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1944
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1945
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1946
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1947
130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1948
81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1949
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1950
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1951
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1952
174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1953
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1954
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1955
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1956
195.4 mm (7.7 in)
1957
228.4 mm (9.0 in)
1958
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1959
123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1960
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1961
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1962
167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1963
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1964
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1965
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1966
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1967
223.3 mm (8.8 in)
1968
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1969
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1970
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1971
161.2 mm (6.3 in)
1972
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1973
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1974
123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1975
188.4 mm (7.4 in)
1976
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1977
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1978
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1979
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1980
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1981
169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1982
149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1983
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1984
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1985
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1986
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1987
213.6 mm (8.4 in)
1988
218.5 mm (8.6 in)
1989
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1990
282.2 mm (11.1 in)
1991
100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1992
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1993
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Newbern, 1924 to 1993. The record is 49 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Newbern by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924
24 days
1925
21 days
1926
16 days
1927
40 days
1928
28 days
1929
10 days
1930
43 days
1931
20 days
1932
23 days
1933
16 days
1934
19 days
1935
20 days
1936
38 days
1937
15 days
1938
22 days
1939
36 days
1940
25 days
1941
22 days
1942
17 days
1943
17 days
1944
34 days
1945
15 days
1946
15 days
1947
20 days
1948
20 days
1949
20 days
1950
25 days
1951
28 days
1952
30 days
1953
26 days
1954
19 days
1955
33 days
1956
26 days
1957
22 days
1958
22 days
1959
16 days
1960
18 days
1961
18 days
1962
17 days
1963
49 days
1964
21 days
1965
26 days
1966
20 days
1967
20 days
1968
23 days
1969
17 days
1970
16 days
1971
13 days
1972
15 days
1973
16 days
1974
17 days
1975
20 days
1976
13 days
1977
28 days
1978
19 days
1979
13 days
1980
18 days
1981
13 days
1982
11 days
1983
22 days
1984
23 days
1985
17 days
1986
19 days
1987
24 days
1988
23 days
1989
38 days
1990
15 days
1991
17 days
1992
25 days
1993
17 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
43 years with a frost
Across 43 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Newbern falls on 31 March and the median first autumn frost on 26 October, which leaves a median of 206 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Newbern
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1956 to 1992)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
31 March
n/a
2 April
n/a
+2.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
26 October
n/a
26 October
n/a
-0.6 days per decade
Growing days
206 days
n/a
204 days
n/a
-3.2 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
54 years, 1926 to 1992
A day with at least 83.8 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 174.8 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Newbern: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
5 years
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
10 years
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
25 years
142.9 mm (5.6 in)
50 years
158.7 mm (6.2 in)
100 years
174.8 mm (6.9 in)
Longer than the 54 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, 54 years of values from 1926 to 1992.
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: 155.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1952; 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1930; 136.1 mm (5.4 in) in 1971.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Newbern, at 1969. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1969 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Newbern, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1969
-0.3
-0.5
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 Newbern standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Newbern 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.