All-time weather records — Crab Orchard, KY
Climate change signal in Crab Orchard
of Crab Orchard's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (84 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (39 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1980s | 84 | 180 | ||
| 1990s | 79 | 80 | ||
| 2000s | 72 | 43 | ||
| 2010s | 88 | 43 | ||
| 2020s | 40 | 17 |
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 1979, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1979-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75.9°F — Jan 31, 2002 | -24.0°F — Jan 21, 1985 | 4.48 in — Jan 1, 2022 |
| February | 79.0°F — Feb 20, 2018 | -15.0°F — Feb 1, 1985 | 3.20 in — Feb 16, 2023 |
| March | 89.1°F — Mar 26, 1993 | -11.9°F — Mar 6, 2015 | 2.45 in — Mar 5, 2015 |
| April | 90.0°F — Apr 27, 1986 | 17.1°F — Apr 7, 1982 | 4.06 in — Apr 14, 2015 |
| May | 91.9°F — May 27, 1991 | 27.0°F — May 9, 2020 | 3.40 in — May 19, 2020 |
| June | 105.1°F — Jun 29, 2012 | 32.0°F — Jun 10, 1988 | 4.15 in — Jun 7, 2003 |
| July | 102.9°F — Jul 9, 1988 | 45.0°F — Jul 2, 1988 | 6.72 in — Jul 28, 2001 |
| August | 104.0°F — Aug 11, 1988 | 36.0°F — Aug 29, 1986 | 3.78 in — Aug 29, 2005 |
| September | 100.0°F — Sep 3, 2011 | 28.9°F — Sep 30, 1993 | 3.95 in — Sep 23, 2006 |
| October | 96.1°F — Oct 3, 2019 | 19.0°F — Oct 22, 1987 | 3.04 in — Oct 7, 2019 |
| November | 84.0°F — Nov 1, 2016 | 8.1°F — Nov 5, 1991 | 2.53 in — Nov 30, 2019 |
| December | 77.0°F — Dec 3, 1982 | -18.0°F — Dec 23, 1989 | 3.13 in — Dec 23, 2017 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Crab Orchard.