North Carolina · THREADEX · 1933–2026

New Bern, NC

35.068°N, 77.048°W · station EWNthr · 94 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for New Bern.
82°MON7/1387°TUE7/1493°WED7/1596°THU7/1696°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1894°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#7 / 90
warmest Jul 16 in 90 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

98°F
set in 1934

Coolest Jul 16 ever

78°F
set in 1935

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at New Bern. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
7888981933: 91°F1934: 98°F1935: 78°F1936: 96°F1937: 98°F1938: 89°F1939: 87°F1940: 82°F1941: 79°F1942: 87°F1943: 90°F1944: 90°F1945: 84°F1946: 78°F1947: 87°F1948: 95°F1949: 88°F1950: 83°F1951: 88°F1952: 87°F1953: 91°F1954: 79°F1955: 91°F1956: 91°F1957: 94°F1958: 94°F1959: 87°F1960: 84°F1961: 94°F1962: 94°F1963: 87°F1964: 91°F1965: 86°F1966: 79°F1967: 84°F1968: 92°F1969: 89°F1970: 88°F1971: 88°F1972: 90°F1973: 86°F1974: 93°F1975: 83°F1976: 96°F1977: 91°F1978: 79°F1979: 86°F1980: 88°F1981: 85°F1982: 82°F1983: 98°F1984: 87°F1985: 90°F1986: 91°F1987: 91°F1988: 98°F1989: 85°F1990: 86°F1991: 85°F1992: 97°F1993: 87°F1994: 97°F1998: 87°F1999: 86°F2000: 84°F2001: 88°F2002: 93°F2003: 90°F2004: 90°F2005: 92°F2006: 90°F2007: 89°F2008: 89°F2009: 91°F2010: 92°F2011: 86°F2012: 90°F2013: 94°F2014: 80°F2015: 88°F2016: 95°F2017: 88°F2018: 87°F2019: 95°F2020: 90°F2021: 92°F2022: 87°F2023: 93°F2024: 96°F2025: 89°F96° forecast193319342025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1696°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record98°F
This-date rank#7 of 90
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (1952)
Odds to tie/break4.0% (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

Hot Streaks

Current run

10 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

20 days
record run, ended Jul 31 1934

So far in 2026

27 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from New Bern's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 90°F · forecast is +6° 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 high 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 high

2026 So Far

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

Each cell is one day's high 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 high heat map 1933–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at New Bern — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
27 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 20th most in 94 years. Normal for this point: 20. Record: 40 in 1933.

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