Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bardstown (USC00150389), Kentucky, United States, with 55 years of record.
Key Facts for Bardstown
Bardstown (USC00150389) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.80 latitude and -85.47 longitude, 195 m (640 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 1950, 55 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bardstown still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bardstown set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 19 August 1950.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.80 latitude, -85.47 longitude.
Elevation: 195 m (640 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 1950, 55 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bardstown. 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 Bardstown, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
44.4 C (111.9 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.8 C (109.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bardstown still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 60.
Standing records at Bardstown by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1896
27
1897
38
1898
35
1899
42
1900
36
1901
57
1902
44
1903
40
1904
24
1905
22
1906
28
1907
35
1908
24
1909
32
1910
26
1911
48
1912
33
1913
37
1914
47
1915
45
1916
55
1917
49
1918
40
1919
23
1920
21
1921
26
1922
24
1923
22
1924
44
1925
48
1926
32
1927
57
1928
33
1929
47
1930
60
1931
45
1932
39
1933
33
1934
13
1935
18
1937
15
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Bardstown between 29 June 1928 and 15 June 1950. Each dot is a new record.
When Bardstown set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1928-06-29
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1930-07-27
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
1930-07-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1948-11-06
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1950-06-15
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 154.4 mm (6.1 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 154.4 mm (6.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bardstown. The most was 154.4 mm (6.1 in) on 15 June 1950.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bardstown
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
8 January 1920
Feb
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
24 February 1909
Mar
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
12 March 1935
Apr
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
16 April 1947
May
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1 May 1911
Jun
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
15 June 1950
Jul
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
7 July 1946
Aug
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2 August 1904
Sep
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
4 September 1933
Oct
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
17 October 1928
Nov
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
6 November 1948
Dec
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
6 December 1919
Period of Record Coverage
1896 to 1937
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
42 years of record at Bardstown, 1896 to 1937. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1902, 1918, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 32 complete years at Bardstown, 1898 to 1933. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.0 C (57.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 12.0 C (53.6 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 15.6 C (60.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bardstown as warming stripes, 1898 to 1933
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1898
13.9 C
-0.11 C
1899
14.0 C
-0.01 C
1900
14.6 C
+0.58 C
1901
13.3 C
-0.74 C
1903
13.7 C
-0.35 C
1904
13.6 C
-0.43 C
1905
13.8 C
-0.20 C
1906
14.0 C
+0.02 C
1907
13.7 C
-0.35 C
1908
14.7 C
+0.65 C
1909
14.2 C
+0.14 C
1910
13.3 C
-0.74 C
1911
15.0 C
+0.95 C
1912
13.1 C
-0.92 C
1913
14.8 C
+0.80 C
1914
14.2 C
+0.16 C
1915
13.8 C
-0.25 C
1916
14.0 C
-0.02 C
1917
12.0 C
-2.03 C
1919
14.4 C
+0.40 C
1920
13.2 C
-0.83 C
1921
15.6 C
+1.61 C
1922
14.6 C
+0.63 C
1923
14.1 C
+0.11 C
1924
12.8 C
-1.20 C
1926
13.4 C
-0.60 C
1927
14.3 C
+0.25 C
1928
13.3 C
-0.69 C
1930
14.5 C
+0.53 C
1931
15.2 C
+1.20 C
1932
14.4 C
+0.36 C
1933
15.0 C
+0.95 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1898 to 1933 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (-0.2 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 32 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bardstown
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.3 F (-0.2 to 0.7) per decade
1898 to 1933
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.3 F (-0.2 to 0.8) per decade
1898 to 1933
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.2 F (-0.3 to 0.7) per decade
1898 to 1933
32
Not 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
1896 to 1950
Yearly extremes at Bardstown: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1930
37.8 C (100.0 F)
42
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1899
-18.0 C (-0.5 F)
42
Wettest day (Rx1day)
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1950
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1906
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
51
Longest dry spell (CDD)
36 days
1908
19 days
51
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bardstown, 1896 to 1950. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bardstown by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1896
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1897
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1898
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1899
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1900
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1901
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1902
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1903
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1904
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1905
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1906
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1907
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1908
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1909
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1910
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1912
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1914
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1915
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1916
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1917
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1918
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1919
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1921
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1922
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1923
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1924
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1926
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1927
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1930
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1931
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1934
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1935
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1936
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1937
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bardstown, 1896 to 1950. The record is -31.7 C (-25.1 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.0 C (-0.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bardstown by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1896
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1897
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1898
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1899
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1900
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1901
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1902
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1903
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1904
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1905
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1906
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1907
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1908
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1909
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1910
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1911
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1912
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1913
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1914
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1915
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1916
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1917
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1918
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1919
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1920
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1921
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1922
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1923
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1924
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1925
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1926
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1927
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1928
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1929
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1930
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1931
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1932
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1933
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1934
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1935
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1936
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1937
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bardstown, 1896 to 1950. The record is 154.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.7 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bardstown by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1897
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1898
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1899
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1900
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1901
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1902
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1903
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1904
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1905
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1907
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1908
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1909
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1910
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1912
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1914
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1916
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1917
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1920
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1921
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1922
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1923
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1925
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1926
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1927
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1928
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1929
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1930
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1931
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1932
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1934
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1936
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1937
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1941
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1942
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1943
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1944
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1945
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1946
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1947
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1949
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1950
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bardstown, 1896 to 1950. The record is 181.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 105.4 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bardstown by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1897
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1898
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1899
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1900
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1901
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1902
126.9 mm (5.0 in)
1903
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1904
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1905
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1906
181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1907
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1908
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1909
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1910
111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1911
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1912
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1913
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1914
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1915
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1916
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1917
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1918
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1919
139.1 mm (5.5 in)
1920
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1921
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1922
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1923
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1924
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1925
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1926
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1927
154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1928
143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1929
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1930
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1931
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1932
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1933
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1934
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1935
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1940
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1941
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1942
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1943
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1944
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1945
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1946
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1947
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1949
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1950
181.6 mm (7.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bardstown, 1896 to 1950. The record is 36 days in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bardstown by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896
23 days
1897
23 days
1898
25 days
1899
22 days
1900
22 days
1901
21 days
1902
21 days
1903
24 days
1904
24 days
1905
12 days
1906
26 days
1907
18 days
1908
36 days
1909
16 days
1910
16 days
1911
19 days
1912
16 days
1913
17 days
1914
22 days
1915
15 days
1916
20 days
1917
14 days
1918
25 days
1919
20 days
1920
31 days
1921
18 days
1922
18 days
1923
17 days
1924
30 days
1925
19 days
1926
17 days
1927
25 days
1928
22 days
1929
33 days
1930
15 days
1931
19 days
1932
14 days
1933
15 days
1934
18 days
1935
16 days
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1940
17 days
1941
22 days
1942
18 days
1943
22 days
1944
20 days
1945
12 days
1946
17 days
1947
15 days
1948
21 days
1949
11 days
1950
15 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
32 years with a frost
Across 32 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bardstown falls on 20 April and the median first autumn frost on 18 October, which leaves a median of 184 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -6.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bardstown
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1900 to 1933)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
20 April
n/a
20 April
n/a
+4.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
18 October
n/a
18 October
n/a
-1.6 days per decade
Growing days
184 days
n/a
184 days
n/a
-6.2 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
42 years, 1897 to 1949
A day with at least 60.0 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 137.1 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bardstown: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
5 years
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
10 years
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
25 years
106.3 mm (4.2 in)
50 years
121.0 mm (4.8 in)
Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
Longer than the 42 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, 42 years of values from 1897 to 1949.
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: 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1948; 106.9 mm (4.2 in) in 1928; 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1909.
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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.