All-time weather records — Williamsburg, KY

Record high
102.9°F
July 9, 1988
Record low
-20.9°F
January 19, 1994
Wettest day
4.63 in
May 7, 1984

Climate change signal in Williamsburg

0%

of Williamsburg's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).

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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 #
1950s
33
21
1960s
126
115
1970s
43
67
1980s
78
65
1990s
70
79
2000s
16
19

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 1957, the latest in 2003. Period of observation: 1957-2004.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 75.0°F — Jan 23, 1999 -20.9°F — Jan 19, 1994 2.83 in — Jan 19, 2001
February 82.0°F — Feb 27, 1977 -18.9°F — Feb 4, 1996 2.66 in — Feb 11, 1994
March 88.0°F — Mar 31, 1963 -4.0°F — Mar 3, 1980 4.29 in — Mar 18, 2002
April 91.9°F — Apr 11, 1995 19.0°F — Apr 7, 1982 2.39 in — Apr 19, 1998
May 95.0°F — May 17, 1962 28.0°F — May 2, 1963 4.63 in — May 7, 1984
June 100.9°F — Jun 24, 1988 36.0°F — Jun 1, 1966 2.75 in — Jun 15, 1997
July 102.9°F — Jul 9, 1988 45.0°F — Jul 2, 1988 3.76 in — Jul 11, 1960
August 100.0°F — Aug 18, 1988 42.1°F — Aug 30, 1986 3.23 in — Aug 26, 2002
September 99.0°F — Sep 2, 1957 30.9°F — Sep 25, 1964 4.39 in — Sep 23, 1989
October 91.0°F — Oct 5, 1959 19.9°F — Oct 26, 1962 2.50 in — Oct 8, 1990
November 82.9°F — Nov 3, 1961 10.9°F — Nov 24, 1970 3.06 in — Nov 27, 1973
December 77.0°F — Dec 4, 1982 -11.0°F — Dec 25, 1983 3.75 in — Dec 3, 1991

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