New Bern, NC

North Carolina · Records since 1933–2026

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

98°F

September 7, 1954

+13° from 85° normal

❄ Record Low

54°F

September 7, 1982

-14° from 68° normal
🌞 Normal high: 85°F 🌑 Normal low: 68°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — New Bern

🔥
106°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 22, 1952
❄
-4°F
Coldest Day Ever
Dec 25, 1989
🌧
9.90"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 19, 1955
☃
13.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 31, 2026

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 98°F September 7, 1954
2 97°F September 7, 1947
3 96°F September 7, 1985
4 96°F September 7, 1983
5 95°F September 7, 2023
6 95°F September 7, 1990
7 94°F September 7, 1941
8 94°F September 7, 1939
9 93°F September 7, 1943
10 92°F September 7, 1980

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 54°F September 7, 1982
2 55°F September 7, 1965
3 57°F September 7, 1952
4 58°F September 7, 2017
5 59°F September 7, 1984
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1933–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — New Bern

threshold: 94°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.1
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
98°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
69
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
3
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

141 of 247 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1933–2026
56
2026 so far
47
Avg/year 1970–2025
50
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
90
Most in a year (1933)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — New Bern

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 20, 1940 – Jul 31, 1940 12 100°F (Jul 27) 96°F 75°F
2 Jul 13, 2019 – Jul 22, 2019 10 97°F (Jul 21) 95°F 76°F
3 Jul 9, 1992 – Jul 17, 1992 9 102°F (Jul 11) 98°F 77°F
4 Jul 7, 1993 – Jul 15, 1993 9 99°F (Jul 10) 97°F 74°F
5 Jul 23, 1949 – Jul 30, 1949 8 99°F (Jul 27) 96°F 75°F
6 Aug 19, 1936 – Aug 26, 1936 8 98°F (Aug 26) 95°F 73°F
7 Jun 23, 1952 – Jun 29, 1952 7 105°F (Jun 27) 99°F 74°F
8 Jul 18, 1948 – Jul 24, 1948 7 101°F (Jul 23) 96°F 75°F
9 Jul 19, 2011 – Jul 25, 2011 7 100°F (Jul 22) 97°F 75°F
10 Jun 25, 1934 – Jul 1, 1934 7 99°F (Jun 26) 97°F 74°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

61
2026 total
above-normal nights
50.0
Avg / summer
1970–2020
70
Most in a summer
1991

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

32.84"
2026 YTD
Normal: 37.59"
-4.75"
0.37"
September so far
September normal: 6.33"
-5.96"
9
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · New Bern is 4.75" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1933–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1933, annual totals have trended -0.29" per decade, about -2.6" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

81.7°F

Average temperature · August 2026

20th-warmest month on record

3rd-warmest August of 90 on record

+2.3° vs. 79.4° average (1991–2020)
83.5°F
Warmest month ever
July 1993
82.3°F
Warmest August ever
1988
18
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
99°F
Hottest of 2026
Jun 12

Longest 90°F Streak in August

13 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 8–20, 2026, peaking at 97°F)

The longest August streak since 2011 (15 years). The August record is 16 days, set in 1980.

Average August Temperature by Year

1933–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.08° per decade (warming since 1933)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

9.10"
Total precipitation
August 2026
+2.15"
vs. average
Normal: 6.95" · 131% of normal
24th-wettest
August rank
of 90 on record
24.23"
Wettest August ever
1955 · driest 1.19" (2005)

August Precipitation by Year

1933–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.10" per decade (wetter since 1933)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1955 24.23"
2 2011 15.04"
3 2024 13.04"
4 1986 13.03"
5 1935 12.86"
6 1992 12.81"
7 1940 12.48"
8 1939 11.53"
9 1971 10.89"
10 1981 10.82"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2005 1.19"
2 2007 1.37"
3 1965 1.70"
4 1993 1.72"
5 1982 2.30"
6 1960 2.31"
7 1975 2.43"
8 1972 2.43"
9 1937 2.81"
10 1938 2.85"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1988 82.3°F
2 1987 81.9°F
3 2026 81.7°F
4 2016 81.7°F
5 2011 81.5°F
6 1938 81.4°F
7 1936 81.4°F
8 2023 81.2°F
9 2007 81.1°F
10 2021 81.0°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 1993 83.5°F
2 July 1991 83.1°F
3 July 2025 83.0°F
4 July 1992 83.0°F
5 July 1986 82.9°F
6 July 2016 82.9°F
7 July 2012 82.9°F
8 July 2011 82.7°F
9 July 1934 82.6°F
10 July 1994 82.5°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
New Bern, NC 81.7°F 3rd of 90
Wilmington, NC 82.1°F 6th of 153
Cape Hatteras, NC 81.9°F 6th of 133
Elizabeth City, NC 80.5°F 6th of 92
Raleigh, NC 81.2°F 4th of 140
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,085 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 90 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 4
so far
 Sep 16 Aug 16, 1981 Oct 11, 2014 -0.8 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 4
so far
 Nov 13 Oct 9, 1982 Dec 30, 1984 +0.4 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Nov 26 Oct 18, 2009 Dec 25, 2001
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Nov 16 Oct 22, 1974 Dec 11, 1948 +0.8 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Dec 1 Oct 27, 1962 Dec 27, 1998 +0.8 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet — Nov 16, 1933 Dec 31, 1993 +0.9 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1933 · trending +0.8 days later per decade

238
Normal length
1991–2020 average
281
Longest on record
2024
181
Shortest on record
1963

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +1.0 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1933–2025 · 2026 highlighted

Fall Precipitation by Year

1933–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.08" per decade (drier since 1933)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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