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Weather extremes

How extreme does Bethel's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Bethel has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Tarboro 1 S station 17 km away. Updated through June 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Bethel has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
105°F Aug 18, 1988

That is about 18°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Bethel (typical high near 87°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 105°F Aug 18, 1988
2 104°F Aug 21, 1983
3 104°F Aug 22, 1983
❄️ Coldest night
-5°F Jan 21, 1985

About 35°F colder than a normal January night in Bethel (typical low near 30°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -5°F Jan 21, 1985
2 0°F Dec 25, 1989
3 2°F Jan 11, 1982
🌧️ Most rain in one day
9.50 in Oct 9, 2016

More rain in a single day than Bethel usually gets in the whole month of October (typical October total about 3.4 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 9.50 in Oct 9, 2016
2 6.50 in Sep 6, 1979
3 5.80 in Sep 1, 2006
Most snow in one day
12.5 in Mar 3, 1980

Close to a whole typical March's snow in one day (Bethel averages about 0 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 12.5 in Mar 3, 1980
2 12.0 in Mar 25, 1983
3 12.0 in Dec 4, 2000

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 105°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Bethel's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 105°F is about 18°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Bethel's warmest days reach the high 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 105°F and as low as −5°F. A single day has delivered over 10 inches of rain or close to 13 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Tarboro 1 S (NOAA GHCN station USC00318500), about 17 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →