All-time weather records — Drakesboro, KY
Climate change signal in Drakesboro
of Drakesboro's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 366 | 366 | ||
| 1970s | · | · | ||
| 1980s | · | · | ||
| 1990s | · | · | ||
| 2000s | · | · |
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 1960, the latest in 1964. Period of observation: 1960-2011.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69.1°F — Jan 27, 1962 | -17.0°F — Jan 24, 1963 | 4.15 in — Jan 23, 1999 |
| February | 81.0°F — Feb 14, 1962 | -4.0°F — Feb 22, 1963 | 6.50 in — Feb 14, 1989 |
| March | 84.0°F — Mar 30, 1963 | 19.0°F — Mar 1, 1962 | 5.15 in — Mar 2, 1997 |
| April | 88.0°F — Apr 2, 1963 | 26.1°F — Apr 2, 1961 | 4.81 in — Apr 2, 1979 |
| May | 95.0°F — May 19, 1964 | 30.9°F — May 1, 1963 | 4.25 in — May 15, 1986 |
| June | 100.0°F — Jun 29, 1964 | 46.0°F — Jun 4, 1964 | 6.00 in — Jun 23, 1969 |
| July | 96.1°F — Jul 3, 1964 | 44.1°F — Jul 4, 1961 | 3.60 in — Jul 6, 1967 |
| August | 102.0°F — Aug 21, 1962 | 43.0°F — Aug 13, 1964 | 6.80 in — Aug 27, 2000 |
| September | 93.9°F — Sep 6, 1961 | 37.9°F — Sep 30, 1963 | 7.95 in — Sep 27, 2002 |
| October | 91.9°F — Oct 3, 1960 | 26.1°F — Oct 27, 1961 | 3.75 in — Oct 23, 2007 |
| November | 82.0°F — Nov 3, 1961 | 19.0°F — Nov 29, 1961 | 3.60 in — Nov 19, 1988 |
| December | 71.1°F — Dec 1, 1962 | -8.0°F — Dec 13, 1962 | 4.12 in — Dec 26, 1982 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Drakesboro.