All-time weather records — Betterton, MD

Record high
105.1°F
July 10, 1936
Record low
-13.0°F
February 28, 1934
Wettest day
10.11 in
June 22, 1972

Climate change signal in Betterton

9%

of Betterton's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (33 of 366 records since 2015).

6%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (22 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 #
1910s
3
3
1920s
31
54
1930s
41
69
1940s
39
58
1950s
42
24
1960s
10
21
1970s
32
52
1980s
31
34
1990s
38
13
2000s
46
7
2010s
38
24
2020s
15
7

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 1919, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1919-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 75.0°F — Jan 26, 1950 -11.9°F — Jan 28, 1935 2.37 in — Jan 1, 1976
February 81.0°F — Feb 25, 1930 -13.0°F — Feb 28, 1934 2.77 in — Feb 24, 2003
March 88.0°F — Mar 30, 1998 3.0°F — Mar 1, 1934 3.09 in — Mar 21, 2000
April 93.9°F — Apr 17, 2002 12.9°F — Apr 1, 1923 3.47 in — Apr 16, 2007
May 97.0°F — May 23, 1925 30.9°F — May 9, 1947 5.97 in — May 1, 2014
June 100.9°F — Jun 25, 2025 39.9°F — Jun 1, 1930 10.11 in — Jun 22, 1972
July 105.1°F — Jul 10, 1936 48.0°F — Jul 1, 1988 3.67 in — Jul 9, 1935
August 102.0°F — Aug 31, 1953 48.0°F — Aug 11, 1972 7.25 in — Aug 28, 2009
September 98.1°F — Sep 2, 1953 34.0°F — Sep 23, 1947 6.38 in — Sep 3, 1969
October 95.0°F — Oct 6, 1941 21.0°F — Oct 24, 1969 5.51 in — Oct 1, 2010
November 84.9°F — Nov 1, 1950 8.1°F — Nov 29, 1930 5.79 in — Nov 2, 1956
December 73.9°F — Dec 7, 1998 0.0°F — Dec 21, 1942 3.35 in — Dec 18, 2023

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Betterton.