All-time weather records — Bethany, MO

Record high
111.9°F
August 9, 1934
Record low
-33.0°F
January 27, 1902
Wettest day
8.20 in
June 29, 2017

Climate change signal in Bethany

6.6%

of Bethany's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (24 of 366 records since 2015).

1.4%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (5 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1890s
16
31
1900s
21
49
1910s
33
39
1920s
21
28
1930s
100
23
1940s
17
34
1950s
37
35
1960s
27
44
1970s
16
41
1980s
20
14
1990s
9
14
2000s
11
3
2010s
25
10
2020s
13
1

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1894, the latest in 2024. Period of observation: 1893-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 69.1°F — Jan 23, 1964 -33.0°F — Jan 27, 1902 4.75 in — Jan 30, 2002
February 81.0°F — Feb 15, 1921 -27.0°F — Feb 13, 1905 2.00 in — Feb 21, 1997
March 88.0°F — Mar 29, 1895 -20.9°F — Mar 5, 1960 2.60 in — Mar 15, 1919
April 93.0°F — Apr 10, 1930 5.0°F — Apr 5, 1920 3.60 in — Apr 10, 1978
May 102.0°F — May 30, 1934 17.1°F — May 4, 1907 5.50 in — May 29, 2019
June 102.9°F — Jun 16, 1918 37.9°F — Jun 3, 1969 8.20 in — Jun 29, 2017
July 109.9°F — Jul 13, 1934 42.1°F — Jul 5, 1972 8.13 in — Jul 13, 1992
August 111.9°F — Aug 9, 1934 37.9°F — Aug 20, 1950 5.16 in — Aug 5, 2023
September 105.1°F — Sep 3, 1939 23.0°F — Sep 29, 1899 5.90 in — Sep 23, 1959
October 96.1°F — Oct 4, 1938 12.9°F — Oct 29, 1952 6.09 in — Oct 11, 1973
November 84.0°F — Nov 1, 1938 -9.9°F — Nov 30, 1964 3.05 in — Nov 18, 1958
December 73.0°F — Dec 16, 2021 -29.0°F — Dec 20, 1901 2.60 in — Dec 8, 1980

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