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Tell City Weather Records (USC00128698)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tell City (USC00128698), Indiana, United States, with 90 years of record.

Key Facts for Tell City

  • Tell City (USC00128698) is a weather station in Indiana, United States at 37.95 latitude and -86.77 longitude, 119 m (390 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1937 to 2026, 90 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Tell City still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Tell City tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 21.7 C (71.1 F) on 20 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Indiana, United States, 37.95 latitude, -86.77 longitude.
  • Elevation: 119 m (390 ft).
  • Period of record: 1937 to 2026, 90 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

3 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Tell City, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Tell City. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 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 Tell City. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Tell City, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan26.1 C (79.0 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)18.3 C (64.9 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Feb25.0 C (77.0 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)19.4 C (66.9 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)
Mar31.1 C (88.0 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)28.3 C (82.9 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Apr32.8 C (91.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)28.3 C (82.9 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
May35.6 C (96.1 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
Jun40.6 C (105.1 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Jul40.6 C (105.1 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)
Aug40.0 C (104.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)
Sep41.1 C (106.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
Oct35.6 C (96.1 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Nov30.0 C (86.0 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)n/an/a
Dec26.7 C (80.1 F)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Tell City by the year they were set 1,464 records at Tell City still stand. 1941 holds the most, with 47. 02040601939: 211940: 401941: 471942: 361943: 321944: 301945: 201946: 221947: 161948: 201949: 211950: 261951: 221952: 221953: 311954: 251955: 201956: 221957: 91958: 131959: 81960: 221961: 151962: 241963: 351964: 191965: 161966: 191967: 211968: 151969: 151970: 131971: 161972: 151973: 61974: 231975: 81976: 171977: 211978: 71979: 171980: 201981: 121982: 201983: 311984: 191985: 161986: 251987: 61988: 131989: 301990: 171991: 291992: 121993: 81994: 81995: 61996: 181997: 161998: 161999: 82000: 122001: 142002: 192003: 72004: 102005: 92006: 82007: 82008: 92009: 122010: 132011: 162012: 232013: 92014: 82015: 162016: 82017: 122018: 172019: 92020: 92021: 52022: 42023: 102024: 52025: 72026: 81939194819571966197519841993200220112020
1,464 records at Tell City still stand. 1941 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Tell City by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
193921
194040
194147
194236
194332
194430
194520
194622
194716
194820
194921
195026
195122
195222
195331
195425
195520
195622
19579
195813
19598
196022
196115
196224
196335
196419
196516
196619
196721
196815
196915
197013
197116
197215
19736
197423
19758
197617
197721
19787
197917
198020
198112
198220
198331
198419
198516
198625
19876
198813
198930
199017
199129
199212
19938
19948
19956
199618
199716
199816
19998
200012
200114
200219
20037
200410
20059
20068
20078
20089
200912
201013
201116
201223
20139
20148
201516
20168
201712
201817
20199
20209
20215
20224
202310
20245
20257
20268

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records
When Tell City set new all-time records 7 all-time records were set at Tell City between 17 January 1977 and 21 January 1985. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depthRecord low minimum temperature17 January 1977: Record low maximum temperature -18.3 C (-0.9 F)17 January 1978: Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)17 January 1978: Record snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)20 January 1978: Record snow depth 40.6 cm (16.0 in)20 January 1985: Record low minimum temperature -26.1 C (-15.0 F)21 January 1985: Record low maximum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)21 January 1985: Record low minimum temperature -27.2 C (-17.0 F)19801985
7 all-time records were set at Tell City between 17 January 1977 and 21 January 1985. Each dot is a new record.
When Tell City set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1977-01-17Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1978-01-17Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1978-01-17Record snow depthRecord snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1978-01-20Record snow depthRecord snow depth 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
1985-01-20Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1985-01-21Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1985-01-21Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -27.2 C (-17.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 158.5 mm (6.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tell City The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tell City. The most was 158.5 mm (6.2 in) on 1 August 1950. 050100150200 Jan: 89.2 mm (3.5 in), 23 January 1999 Jan Feb: 96.5 mm (3.8 in), 16 February 2025 Feb Mar: 127.3 mm (5.0 in), 19 March 1943 Mar Apr: 153.7 mm (6.1 in), 28 April 1970 Apr May: 99.8 mm (3.9 in), 25 May 2006 May Jun: 115.8 mm (4.6 in), 18 June 1939 Jun Jul: 81.3 mm (3.2 in), 15 July 1981 Jul Aug: 158.5 mm (6.2 in), 1 August 1950 Aug Sep: 112.5 mm (4.4 in), 27 September 2002 Sep Oct: 150.1 mm (5.9 in), 6 October 2013 Oct Nov: 98.8 mm (3.9 in), 1 November 2018 Nov Dec: 70.9 mm (2.8 in), 18 December 2016 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tell City. The most was 158.5 mm (6.2 in) on 1 August 1950.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tell City
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan89.2 mm (3.5 in)23 January 1999
Feb96.5 mm (3.8 in)16 February 2025
Mar127.3 mm (5.0 in)19 March 1943
Apr153.7 mm (6.1 in)28 April 1970
May99.8 mm (3.9 in)25 May 2006
Jun115.8 mm (4.6 in)18 June 1939
Jul81.3 mm (3.2 in)15 July 1981
Aug158.5 mm (6.2 in)1 August 1950
Sep112.5 mm (4.4 in)27 September 2002
Oct150.1 mm (5.9 in)6 October 2013
Nov98.8 mm (3.9 in)1 November 2018
Dec70.9 mm (2.8 in)18 December 2016

Period of Record Coverage

1939 to 2026
Days with data per year at Tell City 88 years of record at Tell City, 1939 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1939, 2008, 2010, 2026. 1939: 293 of 365 days1940: 360 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 363 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 363 of 365 days1948: 365 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 359 of 366 days1953: 358 of 365 days1954: 358 of 365 days1955: 362 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 352 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 360 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 363 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 363 of 366 days1985: 363 of 365 days1986: 363 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 359 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 363 of 365 days1992: 364 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 364 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 362 of 365 days1999: 333 of 365 days2000: 335 of 366 days2001: 361 of 365 days2002: 360 of 365 days2003: 361 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 361 of 365 days2006: 360 of 365 days2007: 360 of 365 days2008: 273 of 366 days2009: 333 of 365 days2010: 274 of 365 days2011: 360 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 364 of 365 days2015: 363 of 365 days2016: 364 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 364 of 365 days2019: 364 of 365 days2020: 365 of 366 days2021: 362 of 365 days2022: 360 of 365 days2023: 362 of 365 days2024: 365 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 282 of 365 days195019651980199520102025
88 years of record at Tell City, 1939 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1939, 2008, 2010, 2026.
Days with data per year at Tell City
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
193929380%No
194036098%Yes
1941365100%Yes
194236399%Yes
1943364100%Yes
1944365100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946364100%Yes
194736399%Yes
1948365100%Yes
1949364100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951364100%Yes
195235998%Yes
195335898%Yes
195435898%Yes
195536299%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958364100%Yes
1959364100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
196235296%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
196736099%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969364100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971364100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
197836399%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982364100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
198436399%Yes
198536399%Yes
198636399%Yes
1987364100%Yes
1988365100%Yes
198935998%Yes
199036399%Yes
199136399%Yes
199236499%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994364100%Yes
1995364100%Yes
1996365100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
199836299%Yes
199933391%Yes
200033592%Yes
200136199%Yes
200236099%Yes
200336199%Yes
2004366100%Yes
200536199%Yes
200636099%Yes
200736099%Yes
200827375%No
200933391%Yes
201027475%No
201136099%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014364100%Yes
201536399%Yes
201636499%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018364100%Yes
2019364100%Yes
2020365100%Yes
202136299%Yes
202236099%Yes
202336299%Yes
2024365100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628277%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Tell City
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 September 2026Tell City, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie77 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026Tell City, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)48 years23 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2026Tell City, USdaily rain (Provisional)45.0 mm (1.8 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)88 years41 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2026Tell City, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie55 years6 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2026Tell City, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie31 years4 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2026Tell City, USdaily high min (Provisional)25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2026Tell City, USdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie72 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2026Tell City, USdaily rain84.1 mm (3.3 in)32.5 mm (1.3 in)5 years32 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2026Tell City, USdaily high min (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie84 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2026Tell City, USdaily high min (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie24 years3 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2026Tell City, USdaily high min (Tie)18.3 C (64.9 F)tie59 years6 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2026Tell City, USdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2026Tell City, USdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)80 years32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2026Tell City, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)59 years25 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2026Tell City, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)87 years36 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026Tell City, USdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)59 years27 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2026Tell City, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)71 years30 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2026Tell City, USdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)23.2 mm (0.9 in)31 years33 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2026Tell City, USdaily high max (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie69 years7 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 2026Tell City, USdaily low max-11.7 C (10.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)48 years27 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

81 complete years, 1940 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Tell City as warming stripes, 1940 to 2025 One stripe for each of 81 complete years at Tell City, 1940 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.7 C (56.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 12.1 C (53.8 F), and the warmest was 1941, at 15.9 C (60.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1940: 14.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1941: 15.9 C, +2.2 C from the station mean1942: 15.0 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1943: 14.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1944: 15.0 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1945: 14.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1946: 15.3 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1947: 14.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1948: 14.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1949: 14.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1950: 13.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1951: 13.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1952: 14.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1953: 14.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1954: 14.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1955: 13.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1956: 14.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1957: 14.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1958: 12.4 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1959: 13.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1960: 12.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1961: 12.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1962: 12.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1963: 12.4 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1964: 13.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1965: 13.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1966: 12.5 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1967: 12.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1968: 12.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1969: 12.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1970: 12.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1971: 13.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1972: 13.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1973: 14.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1974: 13.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1975: 13.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1976: 12.3 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1977: 13.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1978: 12.3 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1979: 12.1 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1980: 12.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1981: 12.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1982: 13.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1983: 13.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1984: 12.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1985: 12.3 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1986: 13.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1987: 14.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1988: 13.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1989: 12.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1990: 14.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1991: 14.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1992: 13.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1993: 13.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1994: 13.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1995: 13.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1996: 12.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1997: 12.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1998: 15.0 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2001: 14.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2002: 15.6 C, +1.9 C from the station mean2003: 14.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2004: 14.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2005: 15.0 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2006: 14.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2007: 15.2 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2011: 14.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2012: 15.7 C, +2.0 C from the station mean2013: 13.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2014: 13.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2015: 13.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2016: 14.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2017: 14.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2018: 13.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2019: 13.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2020: 13.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2021: 13.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2022: 13.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2023: 14.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2024: 14.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2025: 13.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 81 complete years at Tell City, 1940 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.7 C (56.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 12.1 C (53.8 F), and the warmest was 1941, at 15.9 C (60.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Tell City as warming stripes, 1940 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
194014.4 C+0.68 C
194115.9 C+2.17 C
194215.0 C+1.30 C
194314.5 C+0.84 C
194415.0 C+1.32 C
194514.2 C+0.48 C
194615.3 C+1.58 C
194714.0 C+0.28 C
194814.5 C+0.78 C
194914.6 C+0.94 C
195013.1 C-0.64 C
195113.2 C-0.48 C
195214.2 C+0.54 C
195314.8 C+1.13 C
195414.5 C+0.78 C
195513.8 C+0.08 C
195614.0 C+0.32 C
195714.1 C+0.40 C
195812.4 C-1.25 C
195913.8 C+0.09 C
196012.6 C-1.05 C
196112.8 C-0.90 C
196212.9 C-0.84 C
196312.4 C-1.31 C
196413.6 C-0.09 C
196513.5 C-0.15 C
196612.5 C-1.23 C
196712.8 C-0.91 C
196812.8 C-0.88 C
196912.6 C-1.09 C
197012.9 C-0.83 C
197113.4 C-0.28 C
197213.0 C-0.65 C
197314.2 C+0.46 C
197413.1 C-0.64 C
197513.5 C-0.19 C
197612.3 C-1.43 C
197713.1 C-0.56 C
197812.3 C-1.44 C
197912.1 C-1.60 C
198012.8 C-0.94 C
198112.8 C-0.89 C
198213.3 C-0.42 C
198313.5 C-0.21 C
198412.8 C-0.88 C
198512.3 C-1.44 C
198613.7 C+0.03 C
198714.4 C+0.69 C
198813.0 C-0.71 C
198912.6 C-1.05 C
199014.4 C+0.70 C
199114.6 C+0.94 C
199213.3 C-0.37 C
199313.1 C-0.58 C
199413.4 C-0.26 C
199513.5 C-0.19 C
199612.7 C-0.97 C
199712.8 C-0.86 C
199815.0 C+1.29 C
200114.6 C+0.86 C
200215.6 C+1.91 C
200314.2 C+0.54 C
200414.6 C+0.91 C
200515.0 C+1.27 C
200614.6 C+0.95 C
200715.2 C+1.50 C
201114.7 C+1.04 C
201215.7 C+2.04 C
201313.5 C-0.20 C
201413.2 C-0.54 C
201513.6 C-0.08 C
201614.0 C+0.31 C
201714.0 C+0.35 C
201813.4 C-0.32 C
201913.5 C-0.15 C
202013.4 C-0.27 C
202113.5 C-0.20 C
202213.0 C-0.67 C
202314.1 C+0.39 C
202414.5 C+0.76 C
202513.5 C-0.24 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1940 to 2025 is 0.00 C (-0.08 to 0.08) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.00 F (-0.15 to 0.14) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 81 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Tell City
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.00 C (-0.08 to 0.08) per decade0.00 F (-0.15 to 0.14) per decade1940 to 202581Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.2 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.2) per decade1940 to 202581Fall
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade1940 to 202581Rise

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

1937 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Tell City: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.1 C (106.0 F)195436.1 C (97.0 F)88
Coldest night (TNn)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)1985-16.1 C (3.0 F)88
Wettest day (Rx1day)158.5 mm (6.2 in)195070.5 mm (2.8 in)90
Wettest five days (Rx5day)236.2 mm (9.3 in)1983112.4 mm (4.4 in)90
Longest dry spell (CDD)43 days199919 days90

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Tell City by year The hottest day of the year at Tell City, 1937 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F). 32343638404219401960198020002020Record: 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1954
The hottest day of the year at Tell City, 1937 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Tell City by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1937n/a
1938n/a
193938.3 C (100.9 F)
194038.9 C (102.0 F)
194137.8 C (100.0 F)
194238.9 C (102.0 F)
194340.0 C (104.0 F)
194438.9 C (102.0 F)
194538.9 C (102.0 F)
194637.8 C (100.0 F)
194738.9 C (102.0 F)
194837.2 C (99.0 F)
194936.7 C (98.1 F)
195036.1 C (97.0 F)
195140.0 C (104.0 F)
195240.6 C (105.1 F)
195340.6 C (105.1 F)
195441.1 C (106.0 F)
195537.2 C (99.0 F)
195636.7 C (98.1 F)
195736.7 C (98.1 F)
195835.6 C (96.1 F)
195935.0 C (95.0 F)
196037.8 C (100.0 F)
196133.9 C (93.0 F)
196237.2 C (99.0 F)
196336.1 C (97.0 F)
196438.3 C (100.9 F)
196537.2 C (99.0 F)
196638.9 C (102.0 F)
196734.4 C (93.9 F)
196836.1 C (97.0 F)
196935.0 C (95.0 F)
197036.7 C (98.1 F)
197136.1 C (97.0 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197334.4 C (93.9 F)
197433.9 C (93.0 F)
197535.0 C (95.0 F)
197636.7 C (98.1 F)
197736.1 C (97.0 F)
197836.7 C (98.1 F)
197934.4 C (93.9 F)
198036.7 C (98.1 F)
198135.0 C (95.0 F)
198236.1 C (97.0 F)
198339.4 C (102.9 F)
198434.4 C (93.9 F)
198535.6 C (96.1 F)
198636.1 C (97.0 F)
198737.8 C (100.0 F)
198838.3 C (100.9 F)
198935.0 C (95.0 F)
199037.2 C (99.0 F)
199136.7 C (98.1 F)
199233.9 C (93.0 F)
199335.0 C (95.0 F)
199435.0 C (95.0 F)
199535.6 C (96.1 F)
199635.0 C (95.0 F)
199737.2 C (99.0 F)
199836.1 C (97.0 F)
199937.8 C (100.0 F)
200035.0 C (95.0 F)
200135.0 C (95.0 F)
200236.7 C (98.1 F)
200335.0 C (95.0 F)
200433.9 C (93.0 F)
200536.1 C (97.0 F)
200635.0 C (95.0 F)
200737.2 C (99.0 F)
200834.4 C (93.9 F)
200933.9 C (93.0 F)
201037.8 C (100.0 F)
201137.8 C (100.0 F)
201240.6 C (105.1 F)
201335.0 C (95.0 F)
201433.9 C (93.0 F)
201533.3 C (91.9 F)
201634.4 C (93.9 F)
201734.4 C (93.9 F)
201833.9 C (93.0 F)
201934.4 C (93.9 F)
202033.3 C (91.9 F)
202134.4 C (93.9 F)
202236.1 C (97.0 F)
202335.0 C (95.0 F)
202435.6 C (96.1 F)
202535.0 C (95.0 F)
202636.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Tell City by year The coldest night of the year at Tell City, 1937 to 2026. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F). -30-25-20-15-10-519401960198020002020Record: -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1985
The coldest night of the year at Tell City, 1937 to 2026. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Tell City by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1940-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1941-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1942-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1943-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1944-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1945-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1946-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1947-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1948-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1949-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1950-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1951-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1952-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1953-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1954-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1955-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1956-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1957-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1958-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1959-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1961-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1962-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1963-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1964-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1965-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1966-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1967-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1969-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1970-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1971-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1973-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1974-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1975-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1977-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1978-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1979-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1980-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1981-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1982-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1983-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1984-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1985-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1986-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1988-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1989-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1990-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1991-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1992-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1993-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1994-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1995-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1996-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1997-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1998-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1999-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2000-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2001-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2002-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2003-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2004-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2005-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2006-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2007-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2008-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2009-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2010-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2011-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2012-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2013-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2014-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2015-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2016-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2017-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2018-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2019-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2020-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2021-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2022-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2023-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2024-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2025-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2026-16.1 C (3.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tell City by year The wettest day of the year at Tell City, 1937 to 2026. The record is 158.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.5 mm (2.8 in). 05010015020019401960198020002020Record: 158.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1950
The wettest day of the year at Tell City, 1937 to 2026. The record is 158.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.5 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tell City by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
193748.3 mm (1.9 in)
1938113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1939115.8 mm (4.6 in)
194052.8 mm (2.1 in)
194171.1 mm (2.8 in)
194283.8 mm (3.3 in)
1943127.3 mm (5.0 in)
194448.0 mm (1.9 in)
194551.6 mm (2.0 in)
194652.8 mm (2.1 in)
194778.0 mm (3.1 in)
1948102.9 mm (4.1 in)
194947.5 mm (1.9 in)
1950158.5 mm (6.2 in)
195150.8 mm (2.0 in)
195288.1 mm (3.5 in)
195333.0 mm (1.3 in)
195445.2 mm (1.8 in)
195567.3 mm (2.6 in)
195659.9 mm (2.4 in)
195791.9 mm (3.6 in)
195845.5 mm (1.8 in)
195954.4 mm (2.1 in)
196082.8 mm (3.3 in)
196195.3 mm (3.8 in)
196263.0 mm (2.5 in)
196362.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964102.9 mm (4.1 in)
196591.4 mm (3.6 in)
196661.0 mm (2.4 in)
196767.3 mm (2.6 in)
196864.8 mm (2.6 in)
196966.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970153.7 mm (6.1 in)
197163.0 mm (2.5 in)
197258.7 mm (2.3 in)
197360.2 mm (2.4 in)
197474.7 mm (2.9 in)
197597.0 mm (3.8 in)
197652.3 mm (2.1 in)
197763.5 mm (2.5 in)
197851.8 mm (2.0 in)
197987.6 mm (3.4 in)
1980101.6 mm (4.0 in)
198181.3 mm (3.2 in)
198279.8 mm (3.1 in)
198378.7 mm (3.1 in)
198453.8 mm (2.1 in)
198553.3 mm (2.1 in)
198656.9 mm (2.2 in)
198750.3 mm (2.0 in)
198862.2 mm (2.4 in)
198978.5 mm (3.1 in)
199056.6 mm (2.2 in)
199152.1 mm (2.1 in)
199263.5 mm (2.5 in)
199388.4 mm (3.5 in)
199445.5 mm (1.8 in)
199564.5 mm (2.5 in)
199686.4 mm (3.4 in)
1997120.7 mm (4.8 in)
199864.3 mm (2.5 in)
199989.2 mm (3.5 in)
200073.7 mm (2.9 in)
2001111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2002112.5 mm (4.4 in)
200363.5 mm (2.5 in)
200466.3 mm (2.6 in)
200570.1 mm (2.8 in)
200699.8 mm (3.9 in)
200759.9 mm (2.4 in)
200884.8 mm (3.3 in)
200975.2 mm (3.0 in)
201070.9 mm (2.8 in)
201169.9 mm (2.8 in)
201245.2 mm (1.8 in)
2013150.1 mm (5.9 in)
201487.4 mm (3.4 in)
201597.8 mm (3.9 in)
201675.2 mm (3.0 in)
201749.0 mm (1.9 in)
201898.8 mm (3.9 in)
201973.7 mm (2.9 in)
202084.1 mm (3.3 in)
202178.7 mm (3.1 in)
202262.7 mm (2.5 in)
202383.8 mm (3.3 in)
202468.6 mm (2.7 in)
202596.5 mm (3.8 in)
202684.1 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tell City by year The wettest five days of the year at Tell City, 1937 to 2026. The record is 236.2 mm (9.3 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.4 mm (4.4 in). 5010015020025019401960198020002020Record: 236.2 mm (9.3 in) in 1983
The wettest five days of the year at Tell City, 1937 to 2026. The record is 236.2 mm (9.3 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.4 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tell City by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
193788.9 mm (3.5 in)
1938129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1939149.1 mm (5.9 in)
194089.5 mm (3.5 in)
194171.1 mm (2.8 in)
1942101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1943193.6 mm (7.6 in)
194469.8 mm (2.7 in)
1945171.0 mm (6.7 in)
194671.1 mm (2.8 in)
194763.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1949106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1950164.6 mm (6.5 in)
195190.7 mm (3.6 in)
1952102.6 mm (4.0 in)
195368.8 mm (2.7 in)
195475.8 mm (3.0 in)
195574.9 mm (2.9 in)
1956100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1957155.0 mm (6.1 in)
195889.3 mm (3.5 in)
1959118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1960101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1961175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1962114.1 mm (4.5 in)
196368.3 mm (2.7 in)
1964198.2 mm (7.8 in)
196597.5 mm (3.8 in)
1966105.2 mm (4.1 in)
196794.2 mm (3.7 in)
1968103.6 mm (4.1 in)
196997.5 mm (3.8 in)
1970206.5 mm (8.1 in)
197175.9 mm (3.0 in)
1972130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1973177.2 mm (7.0 in)
1974123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1975134.3 mm (5.3 in)
197686.3 mm (3.4 in)
197799.6 mm (3.9 in)
197899.3 mm (3.9 in)
1979167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1980150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1981112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1982137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1983236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1984116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1985108.7 mm (4.3 in)
198687.2 mm (3.4 in)
198796.0 mm (3.8 in)
1988141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1989141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1990110.0 mm (4.3 in)
199172.2 mm (2.8 in)
199295.1 mm (3.7 in)
199392.7 mm (3.6 in)
199481.9 mm (3.2 in)
1995178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1996104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1997217.2 mm (8.6 in)
1998118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1999108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2000125.3 mm (4.9 in)
2001127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2002117.3 mm (4.6 in)
200389.3 mm (3.5 in)
2004131.8 mm (5.2 in)
200599.6 mm (3.9 in)
2006147.3 mm (5.8 in)
2007114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2008104.4 mm (4.1 in)
200992.7 mm (3.6 in)
2010120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2011175.0 mm (6.9 in)
201282.8 mm (3.3 in)
2013172.9 mm (6.8 in)
2014117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2015161.1 mm (6.3 in)
2016132.9 mm (5.2 in)
201790.2 mm (3.6 in)
2018185.0 mm (7.3 in)
2019115.1 mm (4.5 in)
2020105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2021111.2 mm (4.4 in)
2022135.1 mm (5.3 in)
2023120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2024112.8 mm (4.4 in)
2025205.2 mm (8.1 in)
2026150.2 mm (5.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tell City by year The longest dry spell of the year at Tell City, 1937 to 2026. The record is 43 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days. 0102030405019401960198020002020Record: 43 days in 1999
The longest dry spell of the year at Tell City, 1937 to 2026. The record is 43 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tell City by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
193714 days
193830 days
193924 days
194020 days
194118 days
194218 days
194333 days
194433 days
194519 days
194622 days
194725 days
194821 days
194915 days
195019 days
195116 days
195229 days
195336 days
195415 days
195525 days
195621 days
195722 days
195821 days
195915 days
196022 days
196117 days
196221 days
196331 days
196426 days
196516 days
196617 days
196718 days
196820 days
196927 days
197018 days
197120 days
197215 days
197319 days
197413 days
197522 days
197625 days
197718 days
197817 days
197914 days
198022 days
198113 days
198219 days
198322 days
198417 days
198518 days
198618 days
198725 days
198817 days
198915 days
199014 days
199118 days
199220 days
199317 days
199412 days
199515 days
199620 days
199719 days
199826 days
199943 days
200027 days
200117 days
200220 days
200322 days
200438 days
200521 days
200618 days
200723 days
200817 days
200916 days
201021 days
20113 days
201227 days
201313 days
201420 days
201514 days
201621 days
201718 days
201816 days
201926 days
202015 days
202112 days
202235 days
202318 days
202430 days
202519 days
202615 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

81 years with a frost

Across 81 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Tell City falls on 8 April and the median first autumn frost on 31 October, which leaves a median of 203 days between them.

In 1991 to 2025 the median growing season was 213 days. That is 13 days more than in 1940 to 1969.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.8 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Tell City
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1940 to 1969)Recent period (1991 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost8 April10 April6 April4 days earlier-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost31 October27 October4 November8 days later+1.9 days per decade
Growing days203 days200 days213 days13 days more+2.8 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

85 years, 1938 to 2025

A day with at least 71.0 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 163.2 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tell City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years71.0 mm (2.8 in)
5 years93.3 mm (3.7 in)
10 years109.0 mm (4.3 in)
25 years129.9 mm (5.1 in)
50 years146.2 mm (5.8 in)
100 years163.2 mm (6.4 in)Longer than the 85 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, 85 years of values from 1938 to 2025.

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: 158.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1950; 153.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1970; 150.1 mm (5.9 in) in 2013.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Tell City, at 1961. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1961 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Tell City, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1961-0.4-0.7likely5

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

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Tell City had a mean temperature of 13.8 C (56.9 F) and 1,352.0 mm (53.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Lewisburg Exp STN (United States, 282 km away), Campbellsville 2 SSW (United States, 143 km away) and Paris 3 ESE (United States, 225 km away).

Climate twins of Tell City: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Lewisburg Exp STNUnited States282 km (175 mi)13.9 C (57.0 F)1,389.7 mm (54.7 in)0.57
Campbellsville 2 SSWUnited States143 km (89 mi)13.6 C (56.5 F)1,365.8 mm (53.8 in)0.60
Paris 3 ESEUnited States225 km (140 mi)13.9 C (57.1 F)1,331.0 mm (52.4 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.

Download the Data

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).