Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bedford 3 SE (USC00480603), Wyoming, United States, with 52 years of record.
Key Facts for Bedford 3 SE
Bedford 3 SE (USC00480603) is a weather station in Wyoming, United States at 42.87 latitude and -110.91 longitude, 1,937 m (6,355 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1975 to 2026, 52 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bedford 3 SE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bedford 3 SE set a daily record high minimum temperature of 6.7 C (44.1 F) on 30 September 2025.
About the Station
Location: Wyoming, United States, 42.87 latitude, -110.91 longitude.
Elevation: 1,937 m (6,355 ft).
Period of record: 1975 to 2026, 52 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
16 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 3 SE. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 16 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Bedford 3 SE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
Feb
12.2 C (54.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
Mar
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Apr
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
May
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Jun
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Jul
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
31.1 C (88.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
Aug
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
Sep
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
Oct
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Nov
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bedford 3 SE still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 46.
Standing records at Bedford 3 SE by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1975
24
1976
29
1977
45
1978
38
1979
46
1980
28
1981
22
1982
12
1983
31
1984
42
1985
46
1986
31
1987
33
1988
34
1989
35
1990
36
1991
23
1992
34
1993
33
1994
19
1995
26
1996
41
1997
21
1998
19
1999
26
2000
36
2001
34
2002
40
2003
42
2004
20
2005
23
2006
25
2007
35
2008
35
2009
24
2010
24
2011
19
2012
23
2013
22
2014
22
2015
30
2016
26
2017
21
2018
15
2019
14
2020
36
2021
31
2022
34
2023
17
2024
28
2025
14
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Bedford 3 SE between 5 April 2023 and 5 April 2023. Each dot is a new record.
When Bedford 3 SE set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2023-04-05
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 142.2 cm (56.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 45.2 mm (1.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bedford 3 SE. The most was 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 31 March 1983.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bedford 3 SE
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
9 January 2017
Feb
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
19 February 1986
Mar
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
31 March 1983
Apr
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
8 April 2017
May
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
5 May 1993
Jun
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
3 June 1980
Jul
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
11 July 1997
Aug
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
29 August 2025
Sep
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
29 September 2019
Oct
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
19 October 1979
Nov
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
4 November 2017
Dec
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2 December 1977
Period of Record Coverage
1975 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
51 years of record at Bedford 3 SE, 1975 to 2025. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2013 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 37 complete years at Bedford 3 SE, 1976 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.8 C (38.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 2.0 C (35.5 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 5.1 C (41.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bedford 3 SE as warming stripes, 1976 to 2024
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1976
4.3 C
+0.56 C
1977
5.1 C
+1.29 C
1978
4.4 C
+0.63 C
1983
3.7 C
-0.03 C
1984
2.0 C
-1.80 C
1985
2.1 C
-1.67 C
1986
3.9 C
+0.11 C
1988
3.7 C
-0.09 C
1989
3.1 C
-0.63 C
1990
3.3 C
-0.47 C
1991
3.0 C
-0.72 C
1992
4.1 C
+0.30 C
1993
2.0 C
-1.72 C
1994
4.1 C
+0.30 C
1995
3.8 C
+0.04 C
1998
4.1 C
+0.37 C
1999
3.2 C
-0.56 C
2001
3.9 C
+0.16 C
2002
2.9 C
-0.83 C
2003
4.6 C
+0.82 C
2005
3.6 C
-0.20 C
2006
3.8 C
+0.04 C
2007
4.3 C
+0.50 C
2008
3.2 C
-0.60 C
2010
3.5 C
-0.25 C
2011
2.7 C
-1.08 C
2012
4.6 C
+0.88 C
2015
5.1 C
+1.31 C
2016
4.6 C
+0.80 C
2017
4.7 C
+0.89 C
2018
4.0 C
+0.25 C
2019
3.6 C
-0.19 C
2020
3.8 C
+0.04 C
2021
4.9 C
+1.12 C
2022
3.3 C
-0.43 C
2023
3.7 C
-0.08 C
2024
4.8 C
+1.05 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1976 to 2024 is 0.14 C (-0.04 to 0.32) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.6) 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 Bedford 3 SE
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.14 C (-0.04 to 0.32) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1976 to 2024
37
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.21 C (0.00 to 0.43) per decade
0.38 F (-0.01 to 0.77) per decade
1976 to 2024
37
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1976 to 2024
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
1975 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Bedford 3 SE: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2001
31.7 C (89.1 F)
51
Coldest night (TNn)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1979
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
51
Wettest day (Rx1day)
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1977
26.1 mm (1.0 in)
52
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1986
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
51
Longest dry spell (CDD)
51 days
1978
24 days
52
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bedford 3 SE, 1975 to 2026. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bedford 3 SE by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1975
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1977
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1978
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1979
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1980
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1981
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1982
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1983
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1984
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1985
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1986
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1987
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1988
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1989
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1990
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1991
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1992
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1993
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1994
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1995
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1996
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1997
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1998
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1999
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2000
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2001
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2003
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2004
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2005
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2006
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2007
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2008
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2009
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2010
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2011
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2012
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2013
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2014
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2015
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2016
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2017
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2018
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2019
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2020
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2021
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2022
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2023
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2024
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2025
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bedford 3 SE, 1975 to 2026. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -29.4 C (-20.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bedford 3 SE by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1975
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1976
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1977
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1978
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1979
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1980
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1981
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1982
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1983
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1984
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1985
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1986
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1987
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1988
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1989
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1990
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1991
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1992
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1993
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1994
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1995
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1996
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1997
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1998
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1999
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2000
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2001
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2002
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2003
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2004
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2005
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2006
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2007
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2008
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2009
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2010
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2011
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2012
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2013
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2014
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2015
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2016
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2017
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2018
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2019
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2020
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2021
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2022
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2023
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2024
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2025
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bedford 3 SE, 1975 to 2026. The record is 45.2 mm (1.8 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.1 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bedford 3 SE by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1975
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1976
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1977
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1978
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1979
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1980
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1981
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1982
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1983
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1984
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1985
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1986
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1987
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1988
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1989
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1990
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1991
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1992
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1993
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1994
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1995
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1996
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1997
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1998
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1999
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2000
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2001
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2002
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2003
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2004
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2005
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2006
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2007
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2008
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2009
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
2010
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2011
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2012
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2013
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2014
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2015
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2016
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2017
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2018
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2019
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2020
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2021
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2022
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2023
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2024
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2025
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2026
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bedford 3 SE, 1975 to 2026. The record is 86.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bedford 3 SE by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1975
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1977
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1978
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1979
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1981
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1982
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1983
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1984
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1985
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1986
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1987
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1988
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1989
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1990
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1991
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1992
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1993
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1994
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1996
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1997
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1998
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1999
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
2000
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
2001
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2002
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
2003
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2004
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2005
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2006
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
2007
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2008
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2009
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
2010
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2011
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2012
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2013
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2014
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2015
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2016
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2017
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
2018
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2019
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
2020
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2021
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2022
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2023
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
2024
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2025
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
2026
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bedford 3 SE, 1975 to 2026. The record is 51 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bedford 3 SE by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1975
24 days
1976
30 days
1977
35 days
1978
51 days
1979
30 days
1980
20 days
1981
34 days
1982
18 days
1983
18 days
1984
16 days
1985
28 days
1986
23 days
1987
45 days
1988
39 days
1989
24 days
1990
21 days
1991
21 days
1992
24 days
1993
17 days
1994
23 days
1995
15 days
1996
26 days
1997
15 days
1998
15 days
1999
31 days
2000
18 days
2001
16 days
2002
19 days
2003
29 days
2004
15 days
2005
18 days
2006
24 days
2007
25 days
2008
45 days
2009
22 days
2010
20 days
2011
17 days
2012
26 days
2013
24 days
2014
20 days
2015
20 days
2016
16 days
2017
26 days
2018
36 days
2019
35 days
2020
40 days
2021
37 days
2022
20 days
2023
15 days
2024
28 days
2025
50 days
2026
1 day
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
37 years with a frost
Across 37 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bedford 3 SE falls on 21 June and the median first autumn frost on 29 August, which leaves a median of 70 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bedford 3 SE
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1988 to 2024)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
21 June
n/a
21 June
n/a
-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
29 August
n/a
30 August
n/a
+4.4 days per decade
Growing days
70 days
n/a
76 days
n/a
+5.6 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
31 years, 1976 to 2024
A day with at least 26.9 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 55.6 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bedford 3 SE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
5 years
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
10 years
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
25 years
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
50 years
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
Longer than the 31 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, 31 years of values from 1976 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: 45.2 mm (1.8 in) in 1977; 45.2 mm (1.8 in) in 1983; 41.7 mm (1.6 in) in 1979.
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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.