Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bedford 2 SE (USC00480605), Wyoming, United States, with 69 years of record.
Key Facts for Bedford 2 SE
Bedford 2 SE (USC00480605) is a weather station in Wyoming, United States at 42.87 latitude and -110.90 longitude, 1,931 m (6,335 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1899 to 1967, 69 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bedford 2 SE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bedford 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 9.1 mm (0.36 in) on 17 July 1967.
About the Station
Location: Wyoming, United States, 42.87 latitude, -110.90 longitude.
Elevation: 1,931 m (6,335 ft).
Period of record: 1899 to 1967, 69 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 2 SE. 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 2 SE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bedford 2 SE still stand. 1939 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Bedford 2 SE by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1899
11
1900
25
1901
32
1902
30
1903
29
1904
15
1905
19
1906
14
1907
24
1908
19
1909
21
1910
32
1911
23
1912
13
1913
23
1914
15
1915
18
1916
25
1917
39
1918
28
1919
27
1920
22
1921
19
1922
27
1923
14
1924
29
1925
23
1926
18
1927
25
1928
24
1929
26
1930
21
1931
23
1932
22
1933
21
1934
15
1935
19
1936
37
1937
23
1938
10
1939
47
1940
21
1941
20
1942
8
1943
20
1944
12
1945
18
1946
13
1947
25
1948
23
1949
17
1950
31
1951
22
1952
17
1953
15
1954
22
1955
31
1956
34
1957
20
1958
10
1959
20
1960
18
1961
19
1962
16
1963
17
1964
16
1965
15
1966
12
1967
5
All-Time Record Progression
9 new records
9 all-time records were set at Bedford 2 SE between 5 January 1936 and 10 May 1966. Each dot is a new record.
When Bedford 2 SE set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1936-01-05
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1936-03-27
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
1937-08-13
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.2 C (99.0 F)
1937-10-16
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946-10-27
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948-06-22
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1948-09-15
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)
1955-12-02
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1966-05-10
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 50.5 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 50.5 mm (2.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bedford 2 SE. The most was 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 10 May 1966.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bedford 2 SE
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
21 January 1953
Feb
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
19 February 1914
Mar
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
5 March 1921
Apr
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
27 April 1914
May
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
10 May 1966
Jun
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
22 June 1948
Jul
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
30 July 1958
Aug
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
8 August 1963
Sep
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
27 September 1915
Oct
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
27 October 1946
Nov
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
14 November 1958
Dec
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
21 December 1921
Period of Record Coverage
1899 to 1967
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
69 years of record at Bedford 2 SE, 1899 to 1967. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1899, 1900, 1901, 1904, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 43 complete years at Bedford 2 SE, 1902 to 1966. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.7 C (38.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 2.3 C (36.2 F), and the warmest was 1939, at 5.6 C (42.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bedford 2 SE as warming stripes, 1902 to 1966
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1902
4.1 C
+0.36 C
1903
2.6 C
-1.12 C
1905
3.5 C
-0.30 C
1906
3.4 C
-0.33 C
1907
3.9 C
+0.18 C
1912
2.3 C
-1.44 C
1913
2.9 C
-0.89 C
1914
3.9 C
+0.18 C
1917
3.1 C
-0.63 C
1919
3.1 C
-0.69 C
1921
4.1 C
+0.38 C
1923
2.7 C
-1.03 C
1924
2.6 C
-1.14 C
1925
4.6 C
+0.83 C
1930
3.3 C
-0.46 C
1931
3.7 C
-0.10 C
1932
2.5 C
-1.22 C
1933
4.1 C
+0.30 C
1939
5.6 C
+1.82 C
1940
5.5 C
+1.78 C
1941
4.7 C
+0.90 C
1943
4.3 C
+0.54 C
1944
3.4 C
-0.37 C
1945
3.6 C
-0.14 C
1946
4.0 C
+0.21 C
1947
4.1 C
+0.37 C
1948
3.8 C
+0.05 C
1949
3.9 C
+0.11 C
1950
3.7 C
-0.06 C
1951
2.7 C
-1.05 C
1953
4.7 C
+0.93 C
1954
4.6 C
+0.89 C
1955
3.5 C
-0.29 C
1956
3.8 C
+0.07 C
1957
4.0 C
+0.26 C
1958
4.6 C
+0.84 C
1959
4.2 C
+0.41 C
1961
3.9 C
+0.13 C
1962
4.5 C
+0.73 C
1963
4.7 C
+0.96 C
1964
2.7 C
-1.10 C
1965
3.1 C
-0.69 C
1966
3.5 C
-0.28 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1902 to 1966 is 0.12 C (0.00 to 0.24) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.21 F (0.00 to 0.42) 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 Bedford 2 SE
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.12 C (0.00 to 0.24) per decade
0.21 F (0.00 to 0.42) per decade
1902 to 1966
43
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.17 C (0.03 to 0.32) per decade
0.31 F (0.05 to 0.57) per decade
1902 to 1966
43
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1902 to 1966
43
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
1899 to 1967
Yearly extremes at Bedford 2 SE: 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)
1948
31.7 C (89.1 F)
69
Coldest night (TNn)
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1905
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
69
Wettest day (Rx1day)
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1966
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1955
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
69
Longest dry spell (CDD)
90 days
1899
24 days
69
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bedford 2 SE, 1899 to 1967. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bedford 2 SE by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1899
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1900
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1901
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1902
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1903
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1904
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1905
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1906
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1907
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1908
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1909
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1910
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1911
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1912
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1913
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1914
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1915
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1916
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1917
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1918
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1919
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1920
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1921
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1922
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1923
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1924
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1925
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1926
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1927
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1928
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1929
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1930
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1931
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1932
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1933
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1934
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1935
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1936
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1937
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1938
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1939
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1940
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1941
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1942
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1943
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1945
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1947
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1953
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1954
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1955
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1956
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1958
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1963
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1964
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1965
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1966
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1967
30.6 C (87.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bedford 2 SE, 1899 to 1967. The record is -43.3 C (-45.9 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.8 C (-27.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bedford 2 SE by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1899
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1900
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1901
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1902
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1903
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1904
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1905
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1906
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1907
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1908
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1909
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1910
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1911
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1912
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1913
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1914
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1915
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1916
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1917
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1918
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1919
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1920
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1921
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1922
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1923
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1924
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1925
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1926
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1927
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1928
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1929
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1930
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1931
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1932
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1933
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1934
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1935
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1936
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1937
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1938
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1939
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1940
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1941
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1942
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1943
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1944
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1945
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1946
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1947
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1948
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1949
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1950
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1951
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1952
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1953
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1954
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1955
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1956
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1957
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1958
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1959
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1960
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1961
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1962
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1963
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1964
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1965
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1966
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1967
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bedford 2 SE, 1899 to 1967. The record is 50.5 mm (2.0 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.6 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bedford 2 SE by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1899
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1900
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1901
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1902
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1903
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1904
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1905
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1906
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1907
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1908
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1909
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1910
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1911
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1912
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1913
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1914
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1915
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1916
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1917
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1918
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1919
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1920
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1921
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1922
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1923
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1924
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1925
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1926
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1927
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1928
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1929
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1930
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1931
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1932
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1933
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1934
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1935
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1936
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1937
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1938
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1939
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1940
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1941
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1942
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1943
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1944
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1946
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1948
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1949
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1950
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1951
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1952
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1953
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1954
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1956
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1957
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1960
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1961
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1962
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1963
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1964
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1966
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1967
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bedford 2 SE, 1899 to 1967. The record is 85.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bedford 2 SE by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1899
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1900
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1901
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1902
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1903
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1904
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1905
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1906
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1907
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1908
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1909
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1910
33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1911
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1912
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1913
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1914
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1915
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1916
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1917
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1918
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1919
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1920
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1921
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1922
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1924
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1925
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1927
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1928
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1929
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1930
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1932
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1934
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1935
26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1936
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1937
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1938
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1939
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1940
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1941
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1942
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1943
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1945
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1946
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1948
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1949
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1950
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1951
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1953
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1954
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1955
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1956
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1957
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1958
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1959
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1960
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1961
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1962
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1963
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1964
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1965
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1966
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1967
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bedford 2 SE, 1899 to 1967. The record is 90 days in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bedford 2 SE by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1899
90 days
1900
31 days
1901
17 days
1902
25 days
1903
24 days
1904
33 days
1905
27 days
1906
24 days
1907
20 days
1908
21 days
1909
20 days
1910
34 days
1911
37 days
1912
14 days
1913
24 days
1914
41 days
1915
18 days
1916
23 days
1917
24 days
1918
22 days
1919
51 days
1920
22 days
1921
32 days
1922
33 days
1923
23 days
1924
34 days
1925
14 days
1926
16 days
1927
22 days
1928
20 days
1929
19 days
1930
17 days
1931
30 days
1932
38 days
1933
35 days
1934
33 days
1935
31 days
1936
23 days
1937
27 days
1938
27 days
1939
65 days
1940
35 days
1941
16 days
1942
22 days
1943
22 days
1944
37 days
1945
18 days
1946
22 days
1947
26 days
1948
23 days
1949
34 days
1950
26 days
1951
21 days
1952
52 days
1953
42 days
1954
19 days
1955
22 days
1956
25 days
1957
19 days
1958
27 days
1959
25 days
1960
20 days
1961
29 days
1962
26 days
1963
44 days
1964
20 days
1965
26 days
1966
18 days
1967
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 Bedford 2 SE falls on 25 June and the median first autumn frost on 7 July, which leaves a median of 20 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bedford 2 SE
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1925 to 1966)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
25 June
n/a
27 June
n/a
+1.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
7 July
n/a
6 July
n/a
+0.1 days per decade
Growing days
20 days
n/a
17 days
n/a
-1.4 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
47 years, 1902 to 1966
A day with at least 24.5 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 47.3 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bedford 2 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
24.5 mm (1.0 in)
5 years
30.9 mm (1.2 in)
10 years
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
25 years
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
50 years
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
Longer than the 47 years of record
100 years
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
Longer than the 47 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, 47 years of values from 1902 to 1966.
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: 50.5 mm (2.0 in) in 1966; 38.6 mm (1.5 in) in 1948; 38.6 mm (1.5 in) in 1953.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Bedford 2 SE, at 1939. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1939 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Bedford 2 SE, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1939
+0.4
+0.7
possible
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 Bedford 2 SE standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bedford 2 SE 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.