All-time weather records — Elizabethtown, KY
Climate change signal in Elizabethtown
of Elizabethtown'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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11 | 26 | ||
| 1990s | 202 | 184 | ||
| 2000s | 132 | 139 | ||
| 2010s | 21 | 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 1989, the latest in 2011. Period of observation: 1989-2014.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70.0°F — Jan 22, 1999 | -22.0°F — Jan 19, 1994 | 3.14 in — Jan 10, 2008 |
| February | 75.9°F — Feb 22, 1997 | -7.1°F — Feb 4, 1996 | 2.63 in — Feb 24, 2011 |
| March | 82.0°F — Mar 25, 2007 | 7.0°F — Mar 4, 2002 | 4.82 in — Mar 1, 1997 |
| April | 89.1°F — Apr 27, 1989 | 21.0°F — Apr 7, 1990 | 3.55 in — Apr 4, 2008 |
| May | 90.0°F — May 25, 1996 | 30.9°F — May 10, 1999 | 4.13 in — May 2, 2010 |
| June | 93.9°F — Jun 22, 1994 | 42.1°F — Jun 1, 1993 | 2.79 in — Jun 17, 2000 |
| July | 104.0°F — Jul 29, 1999 | 51.1°F — Jul 19, 2009 | 5.10 in — Jul 27, 2010 |
| August | 100.0°F — Aug 16, 2007 | 41.0°F — Aug 20, 1998 | 3.78 in — Aug 30, 2005 |
| September | 96.1°F — Sep 6, 1998 | 35.1°F — Sep 26, 2001 | 5.00 in — Sep 22, 2006 |
| October | 91.0°F — Oct 8, 2007 | 26.1°F — Oct 19, 1992 | 5.58 in — Oct 23, 2007 |
| November | 80.1°F — Nov 2, 2000 | 10.9°F — Nov 6, 1998 | 2.44 in — Nov 28, 2011 |
| December | 72.0°F — Dec 4, 1998 | -17.0°F — Dec 22, 1989 | 4.21 in — Dec 16, 2008 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Elizabethtown.