All-time weather records — Greensburg, KY
Climate change signal in Greensburg
of Greensburg's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (3 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (4 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | · | · | ||
| 1890s | 38 | 16 | ||
| 1900s | 45 | 53 | ||
| 1910s | 51 | 64 | ||
| 1920s | 25 | 55 | ||
| 1930s | 79 | 37 | ||
| 1940s | 28 | 28 | ||
| 1950s | 15 | 21 | ||
| 1960s | 12 | 38 | ||
| 1970s | 15 | 9 | ||
| 1980s | 15 | 32 | ||
| 1990s | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2000s | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2010s | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2020s | · | · |
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 1896, the latest in 2016. Period of observation: 1889-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1989.0°F — Jan 31, 1918 | -25.1°F — Jan 24, 1963 | 4.00 in — Jan 1, 1919 |
| February | 81.0°F — Feb 19, 1927 | -29.0°F — Feb 13, 1899 | 4.57 in — Feb 16, 2025 |
| March | 89.1°F — Mar 25, 1910 | -4.0°F — Mar 3, 1980 | 4.00 in — Mar 26, 1913 |
| April | 97.0°F — Apr 28, 1989 | 12.9°F — Apr 28, 1988 | 4.26 in — Apr 11, 2011 |
| May | 99.0°F — May 31, 1937 | 21.9°F — May 19, 1988 | 4.60 in — May 14, 1995 |
| June | 107.1°F — Jun 29, 1936 | 19.9°F — Jun 14, 1917 | 4.20 in — Jun 16, 1949 |
| July | 114.1°F — Jul 28, 1930 | 37.9°F — Jul 9, 1917 | 3.80 in — Jul 19, 1971 |
| August | 109.9°F — Aug 8, 1930 | 30.9°F — Aug 15, 1929 | 8.05 in — Aug 1, 1967 |
| September | 108.0°F — Sep 16, 1927 | 5.0°F — Sep 19, 1913 | 5.70 in — Sep 2, 2017 |
| October | 98.1°F — Oct 11, 1913 | 17.1°F — Oct 29, 1925 | 3.18 in — Oct 8, 1898 |
| November | 90.0°F — Nov 1, 1907 | -2.9°F — Nov 25, 1950 | 3.20 in — Nov 8, 1986 |
| December | 78.1°F — Dec 4, 1982 | -18.9°F — Dec 24, 1989 | 3.65 in — Dec 7, 1924 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Greensburg.