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Elizabethtown Weather Records (USC00117487)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elizabethtown (USC00117487), Illinois, United States, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Elizabethtown

  • Elizabethtown (USC00117487) is a weather station in Illinois, United States at 37.45 latitude and -88.31 longitude, 110 m (362 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1968 to 2025, 58 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Elizabethtown still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Elizabethtown set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 6 April 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Illinois, United States, 37.45 latitude, -88.31 longitude.
  • Elevation: 110 m (362 ft).
  • Period of record: 1968 to 2025, 58 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Elizabethtown, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Elizabethtown. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Elizabethtown. 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 Elizabethtown, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan22.2 C (72.0 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)n/an/a
Feb25.0 C (77.0 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)n/an/a
Mar29.4 C (84.9 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)n/an/a
Apr32.2 C (90.0 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)n/an/a
May33.3 C (91.9 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)n/an/a
Jun41.7 C (107.1 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)n/an/a
Jul41.1 C (106.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)n/an/a
Aug40.0 C (104.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)n/an/a
Sep37.8 C (100.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Oct34.4 C (93.9 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)n/an/a
Nov28.9 C (84.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)n/an/a
Dec24.4 C (75.9 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Elizabethtown by the year they were set 1,464 records at Elizabethtown still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 64. 0204060801968: 281969: 191970: 431971: 201972: 171973: 161974: 361975: 121976: 261977: 221978: 221979: 131980: 321981: 141982: 341983: 331984: 221985: 401986: 351987: 481988: 641989: 371990: 421991: 461992: 221993: 281994: 241995: 221996: 411997: 311998: 291999: 302000: 342001: 222002: 292003: 162004: 172005: 222006: 122007: 272008: 212009: 262010: 242011: 182012: 342013: 342014: 392015: 252016: 132017: 152018: 252019: 202020: 122021: 172022: 141968197419801986199219982004201020162022
1,464 records at Elizabethtown still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 64.
Standing records at Elizabethtown by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
196828
196919
197043
197120
197217
197316
197436
197512
197626
197722
197822
197913
198032
198114
198234
198333
198422
198540
198635
198748
198864
198937
199042
199146
199222
199328
199424
199522
199641
199731
199829
199930
200034
200122
200229
200316
200417
200522
200612
200727
200821
200926
201024
201118
201234
201334
201439
201525
201613
201715
201825
201920
202012
202117
202214

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Elizabethtown set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Elizabethtown between 30 July 1999 and 30 June 2012. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperature30 July 1999: Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)17 August 2007: Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)29 June 2012: Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)30 June 2012: Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)200020052010
4 all-time records were set at Elizabethtown between 30 July 1999 and 30 June 2012. Each dot is a new record.
When Elizabethtown set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1999-07-30Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007-08-17Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
2012-06-29Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
2012-06-30Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 156.0 mm (6.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elizabethtown The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elizabethtown. The most was 156.0 mm (6.1 in) on 24 August 1985. 050100150200 Jan: 114.8 mm (4.5 in), 13 January 2013 Jan Feb: 84.1 mm (3.3 in), 15 February 1990 Feb Mar: 149.1 mm (5.9 in), 19 March 2008 Mar Apr: 119.1 mm (4.7 in), 15 April 1972 Apr May: 105.7 mm (4.2 in), 2 May 2011 May Jun: 127.5 mm (5.0 in), 23 June 1969 Jun Jul: 112.3 mm (4.4 in), 2 July 1989 Jul Aug: 156.0 mm (6.1 in), 24 August 1985 Aug Sep: 114.6 mm (4.5 in), 2 September 2012 Sep Oct: 99.1 mm (3.9 in), 7 October 1998 Oct Nov: 83.6 mm (3.3 in), 1 November 2018 Nov Dec: 126.0 mm (5.0 in), 3 December 1982 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elizabethtown. The most was 156.0 mm (6.1 in) on 24 August 1985.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elizabethtown
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan114.8 mm (4.5 in)13 January 2013
Feb84.1 mm (3.3 in)15 February 1990
Mar149.1 mm (5.9 in)19 March 2008
Apr119.1 mm (4.7 in)15 April 1972
May105.7 mm (4.2 in)2 May 2011
Jun127.5 mm (5.0 in)23 June 1969
Jul112.3 mm (4.4 in)2 July 1989
Aug156.0 mm (6.1 in)24 August 1985
Sep114.6 mm (4.5 in)2 September 2012
Oct99.1 mm (3.9 in)7 October 1998
Nov83.6 mm (3.3 in)1 November 2018
Dec126.0 mm (5.0 in)3 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1968 to 2022
Days with data per year at Elizabethtown 55 years of record at Elizabethtown, 1968 to 2022. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2012, 2022. 1968: 335 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 358 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 359 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 347 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 360 of 365 days1980: 360 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 359 of 365 days1983: 362 of 365 days1984: 357 of 366 days1985: 338 of 365 days1986: 347 of 365 days1987: 354 of 365 days1988: 359 of 366 days1989: 360 of 365 days1990: 329 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 364 of 365 days1995: 363 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 363 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 363 of 366 days2001: 357 of 365 days2002: 356 of 365 days2003: 349 of 365 days2004: 336 of 366 days2005: 345 of 365 days2006: 342 of 365 days2007: 357 of 365 days2008: 365 of 366 days2009: 363 of 365 days2010: 364 of 365 days2011: 363 of 365 days2012: 282 of 366 days2013: 360 of 365 days2014: 353 of 365 days2015: 335 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 364 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 364 of 366 days2021: 363 of 365 days2022: 303 of 365 days197019801990200020102020
55 years of record at Elizabethtown, 1968 to 2022. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2012, 2022.
Days with data per year at Elizabethtown
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
196833592%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971364100%Yes
197235898%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
197535998%Yes
1976365100%Yes
197734795%Yes
1978365100%Yes
197936099%Yes
198036098%Yes
1981365100%Yes
198235998%Yes
198336299%Yes
198435798%Yes
198533893%Yes
198634795%Yes
198735497%Yes
198835998%Yes
198936099%Yes
199032990%Yes
1991364100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994364100%Yes
199536399%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
199836399%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200036399%Yes
200135798%Yes
200235698%Yes
200334996%Yes
200433692%Yes
200534595%Yes
200634294%Yes
200735798%Yes
2008365100%Yes
200936399%Yes
2010364100%Yes
201136399%Yes
201228277%No
201336099%Yes
201435397%Yes
201533592%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017364100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
202036499%Yes
202136399%Yes
202230383%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Elizabethtown
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 April 2025Elizabethtown, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2025Elizabethtown, USdaily rain71.9 mm (2.8 in)35.8 mm (1.4 in)14 years32 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2025Elizabethtown, USdaily rain54.9 mm (2.2 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2025Elizabethtown, USdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2025Elizabethtown, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)57 years50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2025Elizabethtown, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)32 years31 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2025Elizabethtown, USdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)43 years21 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2025Elizabethtown, USdaily snowfall (Tie)5.1 cm (2.0 in)tie40 years4 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2024Elizabethtown, USdaily rain46.2 mm (1.8 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2024Elizabethtown, USdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2024Elizabethtown, USdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 2024Elizabethtown, USdaily rain87.6 mm (3.4 in)65.8 mm (2.6 in)28 years53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2024Elizabethtown, USdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2023Elizabethtown, USdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)5 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2023Elizabethtown, USdaily rain76.2 mm (3.0 in)36.6 mm (1.4 in)52 years40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022Elizabethtown, USdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2022Elizabethtown, USdaily low min (Tie)-2.2 C (28.0 F)tie35 years3 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 2022Elizabethtown, USdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 2022Elizabethtown, USdaily low max (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie47 years4 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2022Elizabethtown, USmonthly high max (Tie)37.8 C (100.0 F)tie23 years5 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

46 complete years, 1969 to 2021
Annual mean temperature at Elizabethtown as warming stripes, 1969 to 2021 One stripe for each of 46 complete years at Elizabethtown, 1969 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.2 C (55.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2013, at 11.7 C (53.0 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 14.6 C (58.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F). 1969: 14.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1970: 14.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1971: 14.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1972: 13.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1973: 14.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1974: 14.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1975: 14.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1976: 12.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1978: 12.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1979: 12.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1980: 13.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1981: 13.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1982: 13.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1983: 13.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1984: 13.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1985: 13.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1986: 13.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1987: 12.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1988: 12.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1989: 12.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1991: 13.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1992: 12.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1993: 12.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1994: 12.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1995: 12.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1996: 12.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1997: 12.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1998: 14.6 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1999: 14.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2000: 13.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2001: 13.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2002: 13.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2003: 12.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2004: 13.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2005: 13.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2006: 13.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2007: 13.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2008: 12.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2011: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2013: 11.7 C, -1.6 C from the station mean2016: 13.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2017: 13.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2018: 12.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2019: 12.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2020: 12.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2021: 13.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean19691975198019851990199520002005201020152020
One stripe for each of 46 complete years at Elizabethtown, 1969 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.2 C (55.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2013, at 11.7 C (53.0 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 14.6 C (58.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Elizabethtown as warming stripes, 1969 to 2021
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
196914.0 C+0.76 C
197014.4 C+1.17 C
197114.0 C+0.83 C
197213.6 C+0.35 C
197314.3 C+1.10 C
197414.0 C+0.76 C
197514.0 C+0.75 C
197612.7 C-0.54 C
197812.3 C-0.88 C
197912.4 C-0.79 C
198013.4 C+0.14 C
198113.4 C+0.23 C
198213.6 C+0.36 C
198313.4 C+0.17 C
198413.7 C+0.48 C
198513.7 C+0.46 C
198613.5 C+0.30 C
198712.6 C-0.58 C
198812.3 C-0.94 C
198912.2 C-0.99 C
199113.9 C+0.71 C
199212.7 C-0.50 C
199312.2 C-1.01 C
199412.8 C-0.40 C
199512.7 C-0.50 C
199612.0 C-1.18 C
199712.1 C-1.09 C
199814.6 C+1.38 C
199914.2 C+1.03 C
200013.2 C-0.02 C
200113.1 C-0.07 C
200213.7 C+0.53 C
200312.8 C-0.41 C
200413.6 C+0.34 C
200513.8 C+0.60 C
200613.6 C+0.43 C
200713.7 C+0.51 C
200812.1 C-1.10 C
201113.0 C-0.21 C
201311.7 C-1.56 C
201613.5 C+0.29 C
201713.7 C+0.44 C
201812.6 C-0.58 C
201912.8 C-0.38 C
202012.9 C-0.32 C
202113.1 C-0.16 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1969 to 2021 is -0.13 C (-0.27 to 0.00) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.24 F (-0.49 to 0.01) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 46 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Elizabethtown
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.13 C (-0.27 to 0.00) per decade-0.24 F (-0.49 to 0.01) per decade1969 to 202146Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.12 C (-0.28 to 0.04) per decade-0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade1969 to 202146Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum-0.1 C (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade-0.3 F (-0.7 to 0.1) per decade1969 to 202146Not clearly different from zero

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1968 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Elizabethtown: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.7 C (107.1 F)201235.6 C (96.1 F)55
Coldest night (TNn)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)1994-17.8 C (0.0 F)55
Wettest day (Rx1day)156.0 mm (6.1 in)198578.2 mm (3.1 in)58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)275.7 mm (10.9 in)2011120.6 mm (4.7 in)58
Longest dry spell (CDD)47 days200417 days58

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Elizabethtown by year The hottest day of the year at Elizabethtown, 1968 to 2025. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F). 32.53537.54042.5197019801990200020102020Record: 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2012
The hottest day of the year at Elizabethtown, 1968 to 2025. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Elizabethtown by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
196835.6 C (96.1 F)
196936.1 C (97.0 F)
197036.7 C (98.1 F)
197135.0 C (95.0 F)
197235.6 C (96.1 F)
197333.9 C (93.0 F)
197434.4 C (93.9 F)
197532.8 C (91.0 F)
197634.4 C (93.9 F)
197735.6 C (96.1 F)
197836.7 C (98.1 F)
197933.3 C (91.9 F)
198036.1 C (97.0 F)
198133.9 C (93.0 F)
198233.9 C (93.0 F)
198336.7 C (98.1 F)
198433.3 C (91.9 F)
198535.6 C (96.1 F)
198636.1 C (97.0 F)
198738.3 C (100.9 F)
198838.3 C (100.9 F)
198935.0 C (95.0 F)
199037.2 C (99.0 F)
199137.8 C (100.0 F)
199234.4 C (93.9 F)
199336.7 C (98.1 F)
199435.6 C (96.1 F)
199537.2 C (99.0 F)
199635.0 C (95.0 F)
199737.8 C (100.0 F)
199836.1 C (97.0 F)
199938.9 C (102.0 F)
200037.2 C (99.0 F)
200136.1 C (97.0 F)
200236.7 C (98.1 F)
200335.6 C (96.1 F)
200434.4 C (93.9 F)
200536.1 C (97.0 F)
200635.0 C (95.0 F)
200740.0 C (104.0 F)
200835.0 C (95.0 F)
200934.4 C (93.9 F)
201040.0 C (104.0 F)
201136.7 C (98.1 F)
201241.7 C (107.1 F)
201334.4 C (93.9 F)
201432.8 C (91.0 F)
201533.9 C (93.0 F)
201635.6 C (96.1 F)
201734.4 C (93.9 F)
201835.0 C (95.0 F)
201935.6 C (96.1 F)
202032.8 C (91.0 F)
202133.3 C (91.9 F)
202237.8 C (100.0 F)
2023n/a
2024n/a
2025n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Elizabethtown by year The coldest night of the year at Elizabethtown, 1968 to 2025. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F). -30-25-20-15-10197019801990200020102020Record: -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1994
The coldest night of the year at Elizabethtown, 1968 to 2025. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Elizabethtown by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1968-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1969-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1970-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1971-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1972-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1973-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1975-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1977-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1979-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1980-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1981-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1982-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1983-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1984-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1985-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1986-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1987-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1988-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1989-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1990-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1991-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1992-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1993-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1994-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1995-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1996-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1997-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1998-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1999-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2000-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2001-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2002-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2003-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2004-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2005-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2006-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2007-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2008-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2009-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2010-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2011-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2012-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2013-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2014-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2015-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2016-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2017-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2018-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2019-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2020-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2021-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2022-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2023n/a
2024n/a
2025n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elizabethtown by year The wettest day of the year at Elizabethtown, 1968 to 2025. The record is 156.0 mm (6.1 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.2 mm (3.1 in). 050100150200197019801990200020102020Record: 156.0 mm (6.1 in) in 1985
The wettest day of the year at Elizabethtown, 1968 to 2025. The record is 156.0 mm (6.1 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.2 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elizabethtown by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196863.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969127.5 mm (5.0 in)
197066.3 mm (2.6 in)
197150.3 mm (2.0 in)
1972119.1 mm (4.7 in)
197380.3 mm (3.2 in)
1974140.7 mm (5.5 in)
197578.7 mm (3.1 in)
197653.8 mm (2.1 in)
197764.0 mm (2.5 in)
197891.9 mm (3.6 in)
197973.9 mm (2.9 in)
198075.2 mm (3.0 in)
198151.1 mm (2.0 in)
1982126.0 mm (5.0 in)
198377.7 mm (3.1 in)
1984102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1985156.0 mm (6.1 in)
198655.9 mm (2.2 in)
198743.4 mm (1.7 in)
198872.9 mm (2.9 in)
1989112.3 mm (4.4 in)
199084.1 mm (3.3 in)
199141.1 mm (1.6 in)
199250.3 mm (2.0 in)
199372.4 mm (2.9 in)
199467.8 mm (2.7 in)
199586.9 mm (3.4 in)
199682.6 mm (3.3 in)
1997104.1 mm (4.1 in)
199899.1 mm (3.9 in)
199979.8 mm (3.1 in)
200066.0 mm (2.6 in)
2001101.1 mm (4.0 in)
200267.6 mm (2.7 in)
200385.9 mm (3.4 in)
200456.4 mm (2.2 in)
200580.8 mm (3.2 in)
200682.6 mm (3.3 in)
200773.4 mm (2.9 in)
2008149.1 mm (5.9 in)
200947.0 mm (1.9 in)
201060.7 mm (2.4 in)
2011105.7 mm (4.2 in)
2012114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2013117.1 mm (4.6 in)
201477.5 mm (3.1 in)
201562.2 mm (2.4 in)
2016102.9 mm (4.1 in)
201756.9 mm (2.2 in)
2018109.7 mm (4.3 in)
201970.6 mm (2.8 in)
202082.8 mm (3.3 in)
202188.4 mm (3.5 in)
202253.1 mm (2.1 in)
202376.2 mm (3.0 in)
202487.6 mm (3.4 in)
202571.9 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elizabethtown by year The wettest five days of the year at Elizabethtown, 1968 to 2025. The record is 275.7 mm (10.9 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.6 mm (4.7 in). 0100200300197019801990200020102020Record: 275.7 mm (10.9 in) in 2011
The wettest five days of the year at Elizabethtown, 1968 to 2025. The record is 275.7 mm (10.9 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.6 mm (4.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elizabethtown by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
196895.0 mm (3.7 in)
1969175.5 mm (6.9 in)
197091.2 mm (3.6 in)
197159.7 mm (2.4 in)
1972150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1973181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1974145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1975130.6 mm (5.1 in)
197690.2 mm (3.6 in)
197791.9 mm (3.6 in)
1978150.8 mm (5.9 in)
1979136.3 mm (5.4 in)
1980142.5 mm (5.6 in)
198185.5 mm (3.4 in)
1982154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1983240.9 mm (9.5 in)
1984139.8 mm (5.5 in)
1985193.4 mm (7.6 in)
1986119.2 mm (4.7 in)
198788.3 mm (3.5 in)
1988115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1989173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1990116.7 mm (4.6 in)
199176.2 mm (3.0 in)
199279.3 mm (3.1 in)
1993118.4 mm (4.7 in)
199486.1 mm (3.4 in)
1995133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1996114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1997203.9 mm (8.0 in)
1998116.2 mm (4.6 in)
199993.7 mm (3.7 in)
2000114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2001154.2 mm (6.1 in)
2002109.4 mm (4.3 in)
2003149.1 mm (5.9 in)
200491.2 mm (3.6 in)
2005135.5 mm (5.3 in)
2006142.5 mm (5.6 in)
2007111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2008222.5 mm (8.8 in)
200997.1 mm (3.8 in)
201086.4 mm (3.4 in)
2011275.7 mm (10.9 in)
201236.5 mm (1.4 in)
2013189.5 mm (7.5 in)
2014111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2015132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2016238.3 mm (9.4 in)
2017121.9 mm (4.8 in)
2018221.2 mm (8.7 in)
201995.8 mm (3.8 in)
2020155.5 mm (6.1 in)
2021114.7 mm (4.5 in)
202292.3 mm (3.6 in)
202367.3 mm (2.6 in)
2024145.5 mm (5.7 in)
2025219.5 mm (8.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elizabethtown by year The longest dry spell of the year at Elizabethtown, 1968 to 2025. The record is 47 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days. 0204060197019801990200020102020Record: 47 days in 2004
The longest dry spell of the year at Elizabethtown, 1968 to 2025. The record is 47 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elizabethtown by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196836 days
196919 days
197016 days
197115 days
197217 days
197331 days
197417 days
197516 days
197626 days
197718 days
197815 days
197914 days
198018 days
198116 days
198213 days
198326 days
198413 days
198518 days
198620 days
198722 days
198830 days
198919 days
199018 days
199114 days
199219 days
199317 days
199413 days
199528 days
199619 days
199717 days
199828 days
199943 days
200017 days
200112 days
200228 days
200315 days
200447 days
200521 days
200616 days
200721 days
200815 days
200916 days
201020 days
20111 day
201214 days
201315 days
201421 days
201516 days
201622 days
201720 days
201815 days
201924 days
202016 days
202114 days
202231 days
202310 days
202410 days
202512 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

46 years with a frost

Across 46 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Elizabethtown falls on 16 April and the median first autumn frost on 21 October, which leaves a median of 182 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Elizabethtown
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1986 to 2021)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost16 Apriln/a24 Apriln/a+2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost21 Octobern/a16 Octobern/a-1.3 days per decade
Growing days182 daysn/a178 daysn/a-3.5 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

52 years, 1968 to 2021

A day with at least 77.7 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 171.7 mm (6.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elizabethtown: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years77.7 mm (3.1 in)
5 years102.1 mm (4.0 in)
10 years118.6 mm (4.7 in)
25 years139.7 mm (5.5 in)
50 years155.7 mm (6.1 in)
100 years171.7 mm (6.8 in)Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1968 to 2021.

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: 156.0 mm (6.1 in) in 1985; 149.1 mm (5.9 in) in 2008; 140.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1974.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Elizabethtown, at 1986. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1986 ran 0.7 C (1.3 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Elizabethtown, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1986-0.7-1.3likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2002 to 2021 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2002 to 2021, Elizabethtown had a mean temperature of 13.1 C (55.6 F) and 1,360.6 mm (53.6 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Greensburg (United States, 249 km away), Mt Vernon (United States, 351 km away) and Bradfordsville (United States, 278 km away).

Climate twins of Elizabethtown: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2002 to 2021 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
GreensburgUnited States249 km (155 mi)13.3 C (55.9 F)1,353.0 mm (53.3 in)0.54
Mt VernonUnited States351 km (218 mi)13.1 C (55.6 F)1,322.1 mm (52.1 in)0.59
BradfordsvilleUnited States278 km (173 mi)12.8 C (55.0 F)1,323.2 mm (52.1 in)0.61

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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