North Carolina · THREADEX · 1933–2026

New Bern, NC

35.068°N, 77.048°W · station EWNthr · 94 years of record
71°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for New Bern.
72°TUE7/1471°WED7/1573°THU7/1676°FRI7/1775°SAT7/1876°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#26 / 89
coldest Jul 15 in 89 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

59°F
set in 2001

Mildest Jul 15 ever

79°F
set in 1992

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at New Bern. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5969791933: 65°F1934: 72°F1935: 72°F1936: 68°F1937: 72°F1938: 73°F1939: 65°F1940: 63°F1941: 72°F1942: 75°F1943: 71°F1944: 74°F1945: 74°F1946: 71°F1947: 69°F1948: 74°F1949: 72°F1950: 71°F1951: 71°F1952: 69°F1953: 64°F1954: 71°F1955: 70°F1957: 71°F1958: 74°F1959: 71°F1960: 73°F1961: 75°F1962: 78°F1963: 74°F1964: 74°F1965: 70°F1966: 73°F1967: 68°F1968: 73°F1969: 68°F1970: 69°F1971: 73°F1972: 74°F1973: 72°F1974: 71°F1975: 72°F1976: 66°F1977: 70°F1978: 69°F1979: 74°F1980: 70°F1981: 71°F1982: 71°F1983: 75°F1984: 75°F1985: 73°F1986: 74°F1987: 71°F1988: 73°F1989: 71°F1990: 74°F1991: 73°F1992: 79°F1993: 75°F1994: 76°F1998: 70°F1999: 69°F2000: 69°F2001: 59°F2002: 74°F2003: 70°F2004: 74°F2005: 73°F2006: 73°F2007: 71°F2008: 71°F2009: 64°F2010: 74°F2011: 67°F2012: 72°F2013: 72°F2014: 74°F2015: 76°F2016: 76°F2017: 72°F2018: 63°F2019: 74°F2020: 69°F2021: 74°F2022: 72°F2023: 75°F2024: 77°F2025: 74°F71° forecast193320252001

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1571°F
Coldest this date since2020
This-date record59°F
This-date rank#26 of 89
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°F19371°F1985
Feb88°F19626°F1973
Mar92°F194816°F2009
Apr95°F199029°F1944
May100°F195332°F1963
Jun105°F193644°F1966
Jul106°F195255°F1975
Aug103°F195450°F1965
Sep101°F193943°F1970
Oct97°F195426°F1962
Nov87°F194617°F1950
Dec83°F1971-4°F1989
All-time106°F1952-4°F1989

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at New Bern so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

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

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: 72°F · forecast is -1° 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

Sunrise5:04 AM
Sunset7:24 PM
Solar noon12:14 PM
Daylight14h 20m · losing 6 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 Jul 15 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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