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Kinston Weather Records (USC00014431)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kinston (USC00014431), Alabama, United States, with 42 years of record.

Key Facts for Kinston

  • Kinston (USC00014431) is a weather station in Alabama, United States at 31.24 latitude and -86.19 longitude, 82 m (270 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1965 to 2006, 42 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Kinston still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Kinston set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 15 November 2006.

About the Station

  • Location: Alabama, United States, 31.24 latitude, -86.19 longitude.
  • Elevation: 82 m (270 ft).
  • Period of record: 1965 to 2006, 42 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Kinston, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kinston. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kinston. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Kinston, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Kinston by the year they were set 0 records at Kinston still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Kinston still stand.
Standing records at Kinston by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 288.3 mm (11.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kinston The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kinston. The most was 288.3 mm (11.4 in) on 10 April 1975. 0100200300 Jan: 152.9 mm (6.0 in), 25 January 1978 Jan Feb: 171.5 mm (6.8 in), 6 February 1985 Feb Mar: 202.2 mm (8.0 in), 17 March 1990 Mar Apr: 288.3 mm (11.4 in), 10 April 1975 Apr May: 148.3 mm (5.8 in), 4 May 1978 May Jun: 148.1 mm (5.8 in), 4 June 1970 Jun Jul: 215.6 mm (8.5 in), 7 July 1994 Jul Aug: 129.3 mm (5.1 in), 4 August 1995 Aug Sep: 120.7 mm (4.8 in), 21 September 1969 Sep Oct: 215.1 mm (8.5 in), 4 October 1995 Oct Nov: 121.9 mm (4.8 in), 9 November 1989 Nov Dec: 106.7 mm (4.2 in), 21 December 1972 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kinston. The most was 288.3 mm (11.4 in) on 10 April 1975.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kinston
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan152.9 mm (6.0 in)25 January 1978
Feb171.5 mm (6.8 in)6 February 1985
Mar202.2 mm (8.0 in)17 March 1990
Apr288.3 mm (11.4 in)10 April 1975
May148.3 mm (5.8 in)4 May 1978
Jun148.1 mm (5.8 in)4 June 1970
Jul215.6 mm (8.5 in)7 July 1994
Aug129.3 mm (5.1 in)4 August 1995
Sep120.7 mm (4.8 in)21 September 1969
Oct215.1 mm (8.5 in)4 October 1995
Nov121.9 mm (4.8 in)9 November 1989
Dec106.7 mm (4.2 in)21 December 1972

Latest Records

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Latest records at Kinston
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 November 2006Kinston, USdaily rain69.9 mm (2.8 in)50.8 mm (2.0 in)4 years35 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006Kinston, USdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2006Kinston, USdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)20.1 mm (0.8 in)19 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2006Kinston, USdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)35 years24 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2006Kinston, USdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)16.7 mm (0.7 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2006Kinston, USdaily rain48.8 mm (1.9 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 2006Kinston, USdaily rain50.0 mm (2.0 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2006Kinston, USdaily rain57.7 mm (2.3 in)26.2 mm (1.0 in)12 years18 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 2006Kinston, USdaily rain42.7 mm (1.7 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2006Kinston, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 2006Kinston, USdaily rain80.0 mm (3.1 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)32 years23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 2005Kinston, USdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2005Kinston, USdaily rain66.3 mm (2.6 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)2 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2005Kinston, USdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)3 years4 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2005Kinston, USdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2005Kinston, USdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)30 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2005Kinston, USdaily rain (Tie)15.2 mm (0.6 in)tie35 years3 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2005Kinston, USdaily rain57.9 mm (2.3 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2005Kinston, USdaily rain58.9 mm (2.3 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)34 years23 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2005Kinston, USdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)40.6 mm (1.6 in)20 years26 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1965 to 2006
Yearly extremes at Kinston: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)288.3 mm (11.4 in)197595.3 mm (3.8 in)39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)466.0 mm (18.3 in)1994155.2 mm (6.1 in)39
Longest dry spell (CDD)40 days198422 days39

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kinston by year The wettest day of the year at Kinston, 1965 to 2006. The record is 288.3 mm (11.4 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.3 mm (3.8 in). 01002003001970198019902000Record: 288.3 mm (11.4 in) in 1975
The wettest day of the year at Kinston, 1965 to 2006. The record is 288.3 mm (11.4 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.3 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kinston by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196599.6 mm (3.9 in)
196671.1 mm (2.8 in)
196757.2 mm (2.3 in)
196871.4 mm (2.8 in)
1969120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1970148.1 mm (5.8 in)
197168.3 mm (2.7 in)
1972106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1973126.2 mm (5.0 in)
197495.3 mm (3.8 in)
1975288.3 mm (11.4 in)
197692.5 mm (3.6 in)
197774.4 mm (2.9 in)
1978152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1979119.4 mm (4.7 in)
198090.2 mm (3.6 in)
198175.7 mm (3.0 in)
198286.4 mm (3.4 in)
198382.0 mm (3.2 in)
198489.4 mm (3.5 in)
1985171.5 mm (6.8 in)
198699.3 mm (3.9 in)
198770.6 mm (2.8 in)
198882.3 mm (3.2 in)
1989125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1990202.2 mm (8.0 in)
199193.2 mm (3.7 in)
1992100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1993172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1994215.6 mm (8.5 in)
1995215.1 mm (8.5 in)
199675.2 mm (3.0 in)
200042.4 mm (1.7 in)
2001115.8 mm (4.6 in)
200293.0 mm (3.7 in)
2003105.2 mm (4.1 in)
2004114.3 mm (4.5 in)
200579.2 mm (3.1 in)
200680.0 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kinston by year The wettest five days of the year at Kinston, 1965 to 2006. The record is 466.0 mm (18.3 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 155.2 mm (6.1 in). 01002003004005001970198019902000Record: 466.0 mm (18.3 in) in 1994
The wettest five days of the year at Kinston, 1965 to 2006. The record is 466.0 mm (18.3 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 155.2 mm (6.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kinston by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1965134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1966114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1967110.0 mm (4.3 in)
196888.9 mm (3.5 in)
1969164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1970245.1 mm (9.6 in)
1971134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1972118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1973213.2 mm (8.4 in)
1974125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1975351.1 mm (13.8 in)
1976175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1977161.1 mm (6.3 in)
1978179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1979171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1980155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1981127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1982119.9 mm (4.7 in)
198399.7 mm (3.9 in)
1984105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1985243.2 mm (9.6 in)
1986114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1987113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1988157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1989202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1990280.2 mm (11.0 in)
1991202.9 mm (8.0 in)
1992147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1993172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1994466.0 mm (18.3 in)
1995303.0 mm (11.9 in)
1996110.2 mm (4.3 in)
200082.1 mm (3.2 in)
2001188.7 mm (7.4 in)
2002145.4 mm (5.7 in)
2003171.4 mm (6.7 in)
2004167.9 mm (6.6 in)
2005125.4 mm (4.9 in)
2006117.6 mm (4.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kinston by year The longest dry spell of the year at Kinston, 1965 to 2006. The record is 40 days in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days. 102030401970198019902000Record: 40 days in 1984
The longest dry spell of the year at Kinston, 1965 to 2006. The record is 40 days in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kinston by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196536 days
196615 days
196730 days
196822 days
196922 days
197024 days
197130 days
197222 days
197314 days
197426 days
197520 days
197616 days
197715 days
197837 days
197912 days
198026 days
198123 days
198219 days
198316 days
198440 days
198519 days
198626 days
198731 days
198830 days
198915 days
199018 days
199117 days
199224 days
199322 days
199420 days
199522 days
199614 days
200031 days
200119 days
200215 days
200315 days
200424 days
200524 days
200621 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

33 years, 1966 to 2006

A day with at least 100.1 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 355.7 mm (14.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kinston: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years100.1 mm (3.9 in)
5 years142.1 mm (5.6 in)
10 years178.2 mm (7.0 in)
25 years236.1 mm (9.3 in)
50 years290.3 mm (11.4 in)Longer than the 33 years of record
100 years355.7 mm (14.0 in)Longer than the 33 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 33 years of values from 1966 to 2006.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 288.3 mm (11.4 in) in 1975; 215.6 mm (8.5 in) in 1994; 215.1 mm (8.5 in) in 1995.

Download the Data

  • Data for Kinston standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Kinston threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).