Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bedford (USC00440551), Virginia, United States, with 134 years of record.
Key Facts for Bedford
Bedford (USC00440551) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 37.33 latitude and -79.51 longitude, 273 m (894 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bedford still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bedford set a daily record snowfall of 9.7 cm (3.8 in) on 25 January 2026.
About the Station
Location: Virginia, United States, 37.33 latitude, -79.51 longitude.
Elevation: 273 m (894 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 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 Bedford. 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, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bedford still stand. 1900 holds the most, with 45.
Standing records at Bedford by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
24
1894
17
1895
30
1896
37
1897
17
1898
22
1899
37
1900
45
1901
17
1902
13
1903
25
1904
6
1905
16
1911
6
1912
6
1935
2
1936
1
1938
7
1939
7
1940
32
1941
40
1942
24
1943
29
1944
22
1945
25
1946
23
1947
26
1948
16
1949
19
1950
27
1951
15
1952
9
1953
23
1954
24
1955
10
1956
22
1957
13
1958
9
1959
25
1960
17
1961
14
1962
18
1963
19
1964
16
1965
13
1966
9
1967
17
1968
13
1969
8
1970
14
1971
20
1972
12
1973
6
1974
15
1975
7
1976
22
1977
22
1978
7
1979
16
1980
20
1981
15
1982
10
1983
17
1984
29
1985
22
1986
15
1987
4
1988
33
1989
26
1990
36
1991
9
1992
5
1993
10
1994
11
1995
12
1996
21
1997
9
1998
12
1999
18
2000
16
2001
11
2002
15
2003
11
2004
9
2005
13
2006
2
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Bedford between 21 January 1985 and 8 October 2005. Each dot is a new record.
When Bedford set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1985-01-21
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
1985-01-21
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1990-06-30
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.6 C (87.1 F)
1990-07-05
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 31.7 C (89.1 F)
1996-01-07
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
2005-10-08
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 172.0 mm (6.8 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 172.0 mm (6.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bedford. The most was 172.0 mm (6.8 in) on 8 October 2005.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bedford
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
19 January 1900
Feb
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
16 February 2025
Mar
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
23 March 1949
Apr
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
22 April 1992
May
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
6 May 1989
Jun
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
5 June 1993
Jul
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
14 July 1990
Aug
169.2 mm (6.7 in)
8 August 1942
Sep
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
8 September 1987
Oct
172.0 mm (6.8 in)
8 October 2005
Nov
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
12 November 2020
Dec
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
3 December 1900
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2006
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
86 years of record at Bedford, 1893 to 2006. 30 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1911 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 53 complete years at Bedford, 1893 to 2005. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.7 C (56.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1988, at 11.4 C (52.6 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 14.8 C (58.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bedford as warming stripes, 1893 to 2005
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
13.1 C
-0.55 C
1898
14.3 C
+0.61 C
1899
13.3 C
-0.37 C
1900
13.4 C
-0.31 C
1901
13.5 C
-0.21 C
1903
14.3 C
+0.65 C
1940
13.1 C
-0.53 C
1941
14.6 C
+0.93 C
1942
14.1 C
+0.46 C
1943
13.8 C
+0.15 C
1944
13.9 C
+0.24 C
1946
14.4 C
+0.78 C
1947
13.3 C
-0.34 C
1948
13.9 C
+0.23 C
1949
14.7 C
+1.07 C
1950
13.7 C
+0.05 C
1951
13.7 C
+0.01 C
1953
14.8 C
+1.11 C
1954
14.1 C
+0.39 C
1955
13.7 C
-0.01 C
1957
14.4 C
+0.71 C
1958
13.3 C
-0.36 C
1959
14.7 C
+1.05 C
1960
13.6 C
-0.06 C
1961
13.9 C
+0.19 C
1962
13.4 C
-0.23 C
1963
13.4 C
-0.29 C
1964
13.6 C
-0.02 C
1965
14.0 C
+0.37 C
1966
13.0 C
-0.62 C
1967
13.0 C
-0.63 C
1970
14.0 C
+0.35 C
1971
14.2 C
+0.50 C
1972
13.5 C
-0.12 C
1974
14.4 C
+0.69 C
1977
13.2 C
-0.45 C
1978
13.0 C
-0.68 C
1979
13.1 C
-0.55 C
1980
14.1 C
+0.40 C
1981
13.6 C
-0.08 C
1982
13.5 C
-0.17 C
1983
13.6 C
-0.10 C
1984
13.4 C
-0.25 C
1985
13.8 C
+0.17 C
1986
13.5 C
-0.15 C
1987
13.7 C
+0.02 C
1988
11.4 C
-2.24 C
1989
12.2 C
-1.43 C
1993
14.2 C
+0.52 C
1999
13.8 C
+0.15 C
2003
12.9 C
-0.78 C
2004
13.4 C
-0.28 C
2005
13.5 C
-0.20 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1893 to 2005 is -0.05 C (-0.11 to 0.01) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.09 F (-0.19 to 0.02) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 53 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bedford
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.05 C (-0.11 to 0.01) per decade
-0.09 F (-0.19 to 0.02) per decade
1893 to 2005
53
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.11 C (-0.21 to -0.02) per decade
-0.21 F (-0.38 to -0.03) per decade
1893 to 2005
53
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.02 C (-0.05 to 0.09) per decade
0.03 F (-0.10 to 0.15) per decade
1893 to 2005
53
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
1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Bedford: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1954
35.6 C (96.1 F)
86
Coldest night (TNn)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1985
-14.1 C (6.5 F)
86
Wettest day (Rx1day)
172.0 mm (6.8 in)
2005
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
101
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
267.7 mm (10.5 in)
1967
104.8 mm (4.1 in)
100
Longest dry spell (CDD)
44 days
2000
19 days
101
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bedford, 1893 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bedford by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1894
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1895
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1896
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1898
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1899
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1900
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1901
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1902
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1903
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1904
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1905
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1912
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1936
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1937
n/a
1938
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1939
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1947
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1953
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1955
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1980
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1981
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1982
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1983
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1986
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1989
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1996
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1999
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2001
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2002
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2003
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2004
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2005
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2006
25.6 C (78.1 F)
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bedford, 1893 to 2026. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.1 C (6.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bedford by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1894
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1895
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1896
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1897
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1898
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1899
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1900
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1901
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1902
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1903
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1904
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1905
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1911
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1912
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1936
5.6 C (42.1 F)
1937
n/a
1938
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1939
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1940
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1941
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1942
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1943
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1944
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1945
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1946
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1947
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1948
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1949
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1950
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1951
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1952
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1953
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1954
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1955
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1956
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1957
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1958
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1959
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1960
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1961
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1962
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1963
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1964
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1965
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1966
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1967
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1968
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1969
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1970
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1971
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1972
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1973
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1974
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1975
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1977
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1978
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1979
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1980
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1981
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1982
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1983
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1984
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1985
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1986
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1987
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1988
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1989
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1990
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1991
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1992
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1993
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1994
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1995
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1996
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1997
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1998
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1999
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2000
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2001
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2002
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2003
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2004
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2005
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2006
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bedford, 1893 to 2026. The record is 172.0 mm (6.8 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.1 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bedford by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1894
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1895
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1897
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1898
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1899
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1900
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1901
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1902
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1903
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1904
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1905
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1911
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1912
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1932
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1933
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1935
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1936
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1937
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1938
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1939
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1940
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1941
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1942
169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1943
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1944
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1945
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1946
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1947
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1948
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1949
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1950
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1951
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1952
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954
170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1955
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1956
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1957
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1958
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1959
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1960
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1962
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1963
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1964
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1966
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1967
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1968
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1969
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1970
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1971
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1972
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1975
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1976
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1977
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1978
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1979
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1980
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1981
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1982
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1983
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1984
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1985
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1986
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1987
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1988
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1990
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1991
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1992
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1993
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1994
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1995
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1996
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1997
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1998
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1999
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2000
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2001
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
2002
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2003
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2004
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2005
172.0 mm (6.8 in)
2006
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2017
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2018
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2019
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2020
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2021
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2022
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2023
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2024
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2025
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2026
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bedford, 1893 to 2026. The record is 267.7 mm (10.5 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 104.8 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bedford by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1894
n/a
1895
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1896
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1897
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1898
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1899
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1900
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1901
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1902
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1903
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1904
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1905
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1912
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1931
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1932
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1933
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1934
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1935
153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1936
106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1937
148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1938
121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1939
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1940
245.6 mm (9.7 in)
1941
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1942
210.4 mm (8.3 in)
1943
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1944
160.9 mm (6.3 in)
1945
132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1946
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1947
101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1948
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1949
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1950
119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1951
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1952
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954
170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1955
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1956
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1957
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1958
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1959
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1960
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1961
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1962
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1964
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1965
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1966
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1967
267.7 mm (10.5 in)
1968
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1969
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1970
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1971
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1972
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1973
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1974
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1975
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1976
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1977
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1978
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1979
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1980
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1981
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1982
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1983
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1984
90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1985
186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1986
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1987
207.3 mm (8.2 in)
1988
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1989
168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1990
171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1991
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1992
129.7 mm (5.1 in)
1993
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1994
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1995
157.6 mm (6.2 in)
1996
167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1997
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1998
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1999
116.5 mm (4.6 in)
2000
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2001
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2002
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2003
108.3 mm (4.3 in)
2004
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
2005
264.0 mm (10.4 in)
2006
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2017
144.2 mm (5.7 in)
2018
207.3 mm (8.2 in)
2019
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
2020
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
2021
113.9 mm (4.5 in)
2022
147.2 mm (5.8 in)
2023
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2024
188.5 mm (7.4 in)
2025
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
2026
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bedford, 1893 to 2026. The record is 44 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bedford by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
33 days
1894
1 day
1895
2 days
1896
10 days
1897
15 days
1898
17 days
1899
28 days
1900
26 days
1901
40 days
1902
22 days
1903
22 days
1904
34 days
1905
24 days
1911
16 days
1912
15 days
1931
18 days
1932
16 days
1933
26 days
1934
14 days
1935
28 days
1936
19 days
1937
19 days
1938
23 days
1939
17 days
1940
13 days
1941
28 days
1942
18 days
1943
21 days
1944
14 days
1945
18 days
1946
20 days
1947
14 days
1948
17 days
1949
20 days
1950
15 days
1951
14 days
1952
29 days
1953
29 days
1954
25 days
1955
17 days
1956
19 days
1957
20 days
1958
22 days
1959
22 days
1960
13 days
1961
14 days
1962
18 days
1963
32 days
1964
22 days
1965
22 days
1966
29 days
1967
19 days
1968
19 days
1969
19 days
1970
15 days
1971
16 days
1972
11 days
1973
18 days
1974
17 days
1975
16 days
1976
20 days
1977
18 days
1978
32 days
1979
10 days
1980
14 days
1981
16 days
1982
17 days
1983
15 days
1984
24 days
1985
15 days
1986
17 days
1987
15 days
1988
16 days
1989
16 days
1990
20 days
1991
16 days
1992
21 days
1993
24 days
1994
20 days
1995
19 days
1996
13 days
1997
15 days
1998
24 days
1999
20 days
2000
44 days
2001
22 days
2002
20 days
2003
33 days
2004
21 days
2005
23 days
2006
11 days
2017
24 days
2018
10 days
2019
21 days
2020
11 days
2021
19 days
2022
12 days
2023
20 days
2024
39 days
2025
20 days
2026
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
53 years with a frost
Across 53 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bedford falls on 12 April and the median first autumn frost on 21 October, which leaves a median of 189 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bedford
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1960 to 2005)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
12 April
n/a
11 April
n/a
-0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 October
n/a
21 October
n/a
+0.2 days per decade
Growing days
189 days
n/a
192 days
n/a
+0.5 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
72 years, 1900 to 2024
A day with at least 72.6 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 192.2 mm (7.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bedford: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
5 years
99.7 mm (3.9 in)
10 years
119.5 mm (4.7 in)
25 years
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
50 years
168.7 mm (6.6 in)
100 years
192.2 mm (7.6 in)
Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1900 to 2024.
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: 172.0 mm (6.8 in) in 2005; 170.9 mm (6.7 in) in 1954; 169.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1942.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Bedford, at 1958. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1958 ran 0.4 C (0.8 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Bedford, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1958
+0.4
+0.8
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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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.