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New Bern, NC

35.068°N, 77.048°W · station EWNthr · 94 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for New Bern.
74°WED9/275°THU9/375°FRI9/474°SAT9/570°SUN9/668°MON9/768°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at New Bern — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#35 / 90
coldest Sep 7 in 90 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

54°F
set in 1982

Mildest Sep 7 ever

77°F
set in 1987
Forecast low 68°F — 35th coldest Sep 7 of 90 years · record 54°F (1982) · coldest since 2025.
1933: 69°F1934: 68°F1935: 73°F1936: 68°F1937: 71°F1938: 66°F1939: 65°F1940: 69°F1941: 66°F1942: 70°F1943: 71°F1944: 70°F1945: 72°F1946: 72°F1947: 69°F1948: 69°F1949: 70°F1950: 68°F1951: 68°F1952: 62°F1953: 61°F1954: 70°F1955: 70°F1956: 68°F1957: 72°F1958: 69°F1959: 73°F1960: 69°F1961: 74°F1962: 64°F1963: 60°F1964: 68°F1965: 55°F1966: 63°F1967: 59°F1968: 67°F1969: 68°F1970: 67°F1971: 66°F1972: 63°F1973: 71°F1974: 71°F1975: 71°F1976: 66°F1977: 71°F1978: 60°F1979: 72°F1980: 71°F1981: 68°F1982: 54°F1983: 73°F1984: 58°F1985: 74°F1986: 65°F1987: 77°F1988: 63°F1989: 64°F1990: 73°F1991: 68°F1992: 69°F1993: 70°F1994: 62°F1998: 74°F1999: 72°F2000: 66°F2001: 65°F2002: 67°F2003: 69°F2004: 72°F2005: 67°F2006: 66°F2007: 64°F2008: 76°F2009: 69°F2010: 63°F2011: 75°F2012: 72°F2013: 65°F2014: 74°F2015: 73°F2016: 64°F2017: 58°F2018: 69°F2019: 70°F2020: 68°F2021: 70°F2022: 71°F2023: 75°F2024: 67°F2025: 65°F68° forecast50556065707580194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 768°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record54°F
This-date rank#35 of 90
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-4°F (1989)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1933–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at New Bern in each calendar month, and for the whole 1933–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan82°FJan 15, 19371°FJan 21, 1985
Feb88°FFeb 28, 19626°FFeb 13, 1973
Mar92°FMar 21, 194816°FMar 4, 2009
Apr95°FApr 26, 199029°FApr 6, 1944
May100°FMay 26, 195332°FMay 2, 1963
Jun105°FJun 30, 193644°FJun 2, 1966
Jul106°FJul 22, 195255°FJul 2, 1975
Aug103°FAug 5, 195450°FAug 30, 1965
Sep101°FSep 10, 193943°FSep 30, 1970
Oct97°FOct 5, 195426°FOct 27, 1962
Nov87°FNov 4, 194617°FNov 26, 1950
Dec83°FDec 16, 1971-4°FDec 25, 1989
All-time106°FJul 22, 1952-4°FDec 25, 1989

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at New Bern so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

2 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 22, 1952

Coldest high ever

19°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 25, 1983
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan69°FJan 4, 201522°FJan 21, 1985
Feb66°FFeb 11, 201824°FFeb 17, 1958
Mar67°FMar 20, 194329°FMar 2, 1980
Apr73°FApr 28, 201746°FApr 5, 1964
May77°FMay 31, 198252°FMay 24, 1967
Jun79°FJun 26, 195256°FJun 1, 1967
Jul81°FJul 22, 195269°FJul 31, 1936
Aug81°FAug 8, 200767°FAug 12, 1967
Sep80°FSep 6, 201160°FSep 25, 1950
Oct76°FOct 1, 195949°FOct 18, 2009
Nov71°FNov 11, 202239°FNov 26, 1950
Dec69°FDec 6, 201319°FDec 25, 1983
All-time81°FJul 22, 195219°FDec 25, 1983

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

21 days
record run, ended Feb 28 1968

So far in 2026

36 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from New Bern's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 68°F · forecast is +0° vs normal.
Jan: 56°FJan: 34°FFeb: 59°FFeb: 36°FMar: 65°FMar: 42°FApr: 74°FApr: 50°FMay: 80°FMay: 59°FJun: 87°FJun: 68°FJul: 90°FJul: 72°FAug: 88°FAug: 71°FSep: 83°FSep: 66°FOct: 75°FOct: 54°FNov: 66°FNov: 43°FDec: 58°FDec: 37°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:41 AM
Sunset6:35 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight12h 55m · losing 14 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.07°N, 77.05°W

Nearby Stations

Wilmington, NC73 mi SWCape Hatteras, NC81 mi EElizabeth City, NC95 mi NEFayetteville, NC103 mi WRaleigh, NC112 mi NWLumberton, NC118 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

New Bern's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
New Bern, NC — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against New Bern's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
New Bern, NC — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1933

Each cell is one day's low at New Bern, coloured by temperature — 94 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
New Bern, NC daily low heat map 1933–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at New Bern — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
36 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 23rd most in 94 years. Normal for this point: 30. Record: 61 in 1968.

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