Knightstown 2 ENE Weather Records (USC00124642)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Knightstown 2 ENE (USC00124642), Indiana, United States, with 117 years of record.

Key Facts for Knightstown 2 ENE

Knightstown 2 ENE (USC00124642) is a weather station in Indiana, United States at 39.81 latitude and -85.49 longitude, 304 m (997 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 2012, 117 years of record.
1,460 records set at Knightstown 2 ENE still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Knightstown 2 ENE tied a daily record precipitation of 12.4 mm (0.5 in) on 21 December 2011.

About the Station

Location: Indiana, United States, 39.81 latitude, -85.49 longitude.
Elevation: 304 m (997 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 2012, 117 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Knightstown 2 ENE. 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 Knightstown 2 ENE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,460 standing records

1,460 records at Knightstown 2 ENE still stand. 1897 holds the most, with 251.

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Knightstown 2 ENE between 20 January 1978 and 23 December 2004. Each dot is a new record.

When Knightstown 2 ENE set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1978-01-20	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1978-01-25	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1978-01-26	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1978-01-27	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
1996-03-20	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
2004-12-23	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 130.6 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Knightstown 2 ENE. The most was 130.6 mm (5.1 in) on 14 July 1947.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Knightstown 2 ENE
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	5 January 1949
Feb	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 February 1975
Mar	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	22 March 1898
Apr	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	20 April 1964
May	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	11 May 2003
Jun	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 June 1973
Jul	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	14 July 1947
Aug	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	31 August 2005
Sep	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	1 September 2003
Oct	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	1 October 1977
Nov	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	16 November 1955
Dec	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 December 1990

Period of Record Coverage

1896 to 1902

7 years of record at Knightstown 2 ENE, 1896 to 1902. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1901, 1902.

Latest Records

Latest records at Knightstown 2 ENE
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 2011	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain (Tie)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	tie	32 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2011	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2011	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2011	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	0 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 2011	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2011	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2011	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2011	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2011	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	5 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2011	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2011	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2011	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2011	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	5 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2011	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2010	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2010	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2010	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2010	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2010	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2010	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1896 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Knightstown 2 ENE: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1901	37.2 C (99.0 F)	7
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	1899	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	7
Wettest day (Rx1day)	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	1993	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	71 days	1982	17 days	69

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Knightstown 2 ENE, 1896 to 2012. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Knightstown 2 ENE by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1896	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1897	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1898	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1899	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1900	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1901	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1902	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Knightstown 2 ENE, 1896 to 2012. The record is -31.7 C (-25.1 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.4 C (-11.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Knightstown 2 ENE by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1896	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1897	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1898	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1899	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1900	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1901	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1902	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Knightstown 2 ENE, 1896 to 2012. The record is 130.6 mm (5.1 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Knightstown 2 ENE by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1897	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1898	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1899	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1900	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1901	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1902	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1946	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1947	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1948	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1950	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1952	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1953	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1956	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1957	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1958	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1959	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1960	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1961	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1962	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1963	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1965	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1967	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1970	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1971	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1972	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1974	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1975	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1976	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1977	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1978	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1979	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1980	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1981	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1982	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1988	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1989	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1990	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1991	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1993	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1994	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1996	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1997	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1998	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1999	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2000	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2001	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2002	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2003	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2004	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2005	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2006	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2007	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2008	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2009	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2010	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2011	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2012	9.4 mm (0.37 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Knightstown 2 ENE, 1896 to 2012. The record is 186.4 mm (7.3 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 97.5 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Knightstown 2 ENE by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1897	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1898	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1899	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1900	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1901	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1902	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1946	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1947	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1948	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1949	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1950	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1951	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1953	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1955	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1956	137.3 mm (5.4 in)
1957	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1958	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1959	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1960	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1961	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1962	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1963	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1964	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1965	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1966	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1967	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1968	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1969	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1970	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1971	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1972	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1973	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1974	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1975	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1976	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1977	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1978	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1979	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1980	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1981	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1982	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1988	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1989	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1990	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1991	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1992	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1993	186.4 mm (7.3 in)
1994	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1995	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1996	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1997	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1998	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1999	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2000	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
2001	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2002	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
2003	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
2004	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
2005	137.3 mm (5.4 in)
2006	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
2007	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2008	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
2009	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2010	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
2011	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2012	17.3 mm (0.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Knightstown 2 ENE, 1896 to 2012. The record is 71 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Knightstown 2 ENE by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896	15 days
1897	24 days
1898	14 days
1899	19 days
1900	16 days
1901	18 days
1902	20 days
1946	12 days
1947	12 days
1948	22 days
1949	27 days
1950	19 days
1951	16 days
1952	27 days
1953	25 days
1954	17 days
1955	28 days
1956	32 days
1957	22 days
1958	25 days
1959	13 days
1960	14 days
1961	14 days
1962	17 days
1963	30 days
1964	21 days
1965	17 days
1966	16 days
1967	18 days
1968	20 days
1969	26 days
1970	15 days
1971	13 days
1972	14 days
1973	17 days
1974	25 days
1975	23 days
1976	29 days
1977	12 days
1978	18 days
1979	25 days
1980	20 days
1981	21 days
1982	71 days
1988	15 days
1989	12 days
1990	12 days
1991	15 days
1992	16 days
1993	18 days
1994	14 days
1995	20 days
1996	15 days
1997	15 days
1998	14 days
1999	33 days
2000	13 days
2001	14 days
2002	13 days
2003	11 days
2004	39 days
2005	20 days
2006	16 days
2007	16 days
2008	18 days
2009	17 days
2010	20 days
2011	14 days
2012	2 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

60 years, 1897 to 2011

A day with at least 62.9 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 126.1 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Knightstown 2 ENE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
100 years	126.1 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 60 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, 60 years of values from 1897 to 2011.

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: 117.9 mm (4.6 in) in 1955; 112.3 mm (4.4 in) in 1964; 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1966.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1896	269	73%	No
1897	329	90%	Yes
1898	348	95%	Yes
1899	339	93%	Yes
1900	350	96%	Yes
1901	319	87%	No
1902	259	71%	No