New Bern, NC: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in New Bern, NC: 106°F on Tuesday 22 July 1952.

The record begins: 1933

All-time records

Hottest day: 106°F; 22 July 1952
Coldest night: -4°F; 25 December 1989
Wettest day: 9.90 in; 19 September 1955
Warmest night: 81°F; 22 July 2026, 8 August 2007, 22 July 1952
Coldest day: 19°F; 25 December 1983

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in New Bern, NC by decade since the 1960s: the most record highs, 63, came in the 1980s; the most record lows, 119, in the 1960s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1930s	0	0	7
1940s	0	0	10
1950s	0	0	10
1960s	38	119	10
1970s	53	56	10
1980s	63	41	10
1990s	29	13	10
2000s	34	36	10
2010s	42	22	10
2020s	16	13	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	82°F 3 January 2020, 25 January 1937, 23 January 1937 and 2 more	1°F 21 January 1985	3.84 in 3 January 1992
February	88°F 28 February 1962	6°F 13 February 1973	3.20 in 13 February 1982
March	92°F 21 March 1948	16°F 4 March 2009	3.28 in 2 March 1994
April	95°F 26 April 1990	29°F 3 April 2021, 10 April 2007, 15 April 1950 and 1 more	3.52 in 15 April 2007
May	100°F 26 May 1953	32°F 2 May 1963	4.53 in 25 May 1969
June	105°F 27 June 1952, 30 June 1936	44°F 2 June 1966	5.61 in 29 June 1962
July	106°F 22 July 1952	55°F 2 July 1975	7.33 in 31 July 1963
August	103°F 5 August 1954	50°F 30 August 1965	9.73 in 27 August 2011
September	101°F 6 September 1954, 10 September 1939	43°F 30 September 1970	9.90 in 19 September 1955
October	97°F 5 October 1954	26°F 27 October 1962	6.52 in 8 October 2005
November	87°F 3 November 1974, 4 November 1972, 3 November 1972 and 1 more	17°F 26 November 1950	4.38 in 12 November 2020
December	83°F 16 December 1971	-4°F 25 December 1989	4.79 in 8 December 1973

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	20 days	12 July to 31 July 1934	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	4 days	4 January to 7 January 2018	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	24.23 in	August 1955
Driest month	0.13 in	October 2000
Wettest year	79.17 in	2018
Driest year	37.04 in	1954

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in New Bern, NC: a low of -4°F on Monday 25 December 1989.
The wettest day on record in New Bern, NC: 9.90 in on Monday 19 September 1955.
The warmest night on record in New Bern, NC: a low of 81°F on Wednesday 22 July 2026, Wednesday 8 August 2007 and Tuesday 22 July 1952.
The coldest day on record in New Bern, NC: a high of 19°F on Sunday 25 December 1983.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in New Bern, NC: 20 days, from Thursday 12 July to Tuesday 31 July 1934.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in New Bern, NC: 4 days, from Thursday 4 January to Sunday 7 January 2018.
The wettest month on record in New Bern, NC: August 1955, with 24.23 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in New Bern, NC: October 2000, with 0.13 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in New Bern, NC: 2018, with 79.17 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in New Bern, NC: 1954, with 37.04 in of precipitation.

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