All-time weather records — Cumberland, KY

Record high
102.0°F
June 30, 2012
Record low
-20.9°F
February 20, 2015
Wettest day
4.30 in
September 6, 2011

Climate change signal in Cumberland

69.1%

of Cumberland's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (253 of 366 records since 2015).

74.6%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (273 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
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1980s
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1990s
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2000s
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2010s
245
195
2020s
121
171

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 2011, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1975-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 78.1°F — Jan 12, 2020 -4.0°F — Jan 7, 2014 2.10 in — Jan 31, 2013
February 80.1°F — Feb 23, 2023 -20.9°F — Feb 20, 2015 3.26 in — Feb 16, 2025
March 87.1°F — Mar 23, 2026 8.1°F — Mar 6, 2015 2.65 in — Mar 28, 2021
April 90.0°F — Apr 30, 2017 23.0°F — Apr 3, 2021 2.51 in — Apr 17, 1998
May 91.9°F — May 28, 2012 30.9°F — May 1, 2018 3.23 in — May 22, 1996
June 102.0°F — Jun 30, 2012 44.1°F — Jun 1, 2020 2.48 in — Jun 16, 2020
July 102.0°F — Jul 1, 2012 50.0°F — Jul 5, 2014 2.82 in — Jul 28, 2022
August 93.9°F — Aug 31, 2024 48.0°F — Aug 28, 2025 3.69 in — Aug 7, 1978
September 95.0°F — Sep 11, 2019 39.0°F — Sep 28, 2022 4.30 in — Sep 6, 2011
October 93.0°F — Oct 2, 2019 26.1°F — Oct 20, 2022 2.53 in — Oct 17, 1989
November 84.0°F — Nov 2, 2016 12.0°F — Nov 19, 2014 2.52 in — Nov 19, 1984
December 75.9°F — Dec 28, 2015 0.0°F — Dec 24, 2022 2.71 in — Dec 3, 1991

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