All-time weather records — Sanders, KY
Climate change signal in Sanders
of Sanders's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (59 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (22 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12 | · | ||
| 1960s | 73 | 91 | ||
| 1970s | 41 | 90 | ||
| 1980s | 59 | 90 | ||
| 1990s | 46 | 27 | ||
| 2000s | 38 | 16 | ||
| 2010s | 65 | 41 | ||
| 2020s | 32 | 11 |
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 1959, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1959-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72.0°F — Jan 25, 1967 | -23.1°F — Jan 19, 1994 | 3.02 in — Jan 23, 1982 |
| February | 79.0°F — Feb 20, 2018 | -11.9°F — Feb 14, 2010 | 3.23 in — Feb 24, 2018 |
| March | 88.0°F — Mar 20, 2012 | -9.0°F — Mar 4, 1980 | 3.35 in — Mar 10, 1964 |
| April | 89.1°F — Apr 23, 1960 | 14.0°F — Apr 1, 1969 | 2.87 in — Apr 25, 1975 |
| May | 95.0°F — May 18, 1962 | 26.1°F — May 10, 1966 | 3.21 in — May 19, 2018 |
| June | 102.0°F — Jun 26, 1988 | 32.0°F — Jun 2, 2012 | 3.64 in — Jun 19, 1992 |
| July | 104.0°F — Jul 10, 1988 | 39.9°F — Jul 2, 2008 | 3.85 in — Jul 8, 2014 |
| August | 104.0°F — Aug 21, 1983 | 32.0°F — Aug 24, 2012 | 4.40 in — Aug 26, 1971 |
| September | 100.9°F — Sep 3, 2011 | 30.0°F — Sep 24, 2012 | 5.11 in — Sep 14, 1979 |
| October | 93.9°F — Oct 2, 2019 | 18.0°F — Oct 24, 1981 | 4.85 in — Oct 21, 1983 |
| November | 82.9°F — Nov 1, 2016 | 1.9°F — Nov 30, 1976 | 3.83 in — Nov 15, 2005 |
| December | 75.9°F — Dec 15, 2015 | -18.9°F — Dec 23, 1989 | 2.21 in — Dec 18, 2016 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Sanders.