Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bardwell 2 E (USC00150402), Kentucky, United States, with 47 years of record.
Key Facts for Bardwell 2 E
Bardwell 2 E (USC00150402) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 36.88 latitude and -89.00 longitude, 125 m (410 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1964 to 2010, 47 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bardwell 2 E still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bardwell 2 E set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 25 January 2010.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 36.88 latitude, -89.00 longitude.
Elevation: 125 m (410 ft).
Period of record: 1964 to 2010, 47 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Bardwell 2 E. 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 Bardwell 2 E, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bardwell 2 E still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 66.
Standing records at Bardwell 2 E by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1964
12
1965
43
1966
46
1967
66
1968
37
1969
24
1970
34
1971
42
1972
31
1973
21
1974
43
1975
19
1976
47
1977
27
1978
42
1979
26
1980
59
1981
19
1982
34
1983
45
1984
41
1985
30
1986
41
1987
24
1988
33
1989
36
1990
35
1991
33
1992
26
1993
27
1994
17
1995
20
1996
30
1997
25
1998
31
1999
14
2000
5
2001
8
2002
33
2003
29
2004
22
2005
27
2006
21
2007
65
2008
35
2009
35
2010
4
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Bardwell 2 E between 16 May 2002 and 23 September 2006. Each dot is a new record.
When Bardwell 2 E set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2002-05-16
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 178.1 mm (7.0 in)
2005-08-12
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
2006-09-23
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 195.1 mm (7.7 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 195.1 mm (7.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bardwell 2 E. The most was 195.1 mm (7.7 in) on 23 September 2006.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bardwell 2 E
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
16 January 2003
Feb
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
15 February 1990
Mar
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
19 March 2008
Apr
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
19 April 1973
May
178.1 mm (7.0 in)
16 May 2002
Jun
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
20 June 1999
Jul
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
20 July 1996
Aug
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
30 August 2005
Sep
195.1 mm (7.7 in)
23 September 2006
Oct
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
16 October 1992
Nov
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
7 November 1996
Dec
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
3 December 1978
Period of Record Coverage
1964 to 2010
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
47 years of record at Bardwell 2 E, 1964 to 2010. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1964, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Bardwell 2 E, 1965 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.2 C (57.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 13.2 C (55.7 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 15.9 C (60.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bardwell 2 E as warming stripes, 1965 to 2008
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1965
14.5 C
+0.31 C
1966
13.3 C
-0.88 C
1967
13.8 C
-0.32 C
1968
13.5 C
-0.62 C
1969
13.6 C
-0.52 C
1970
13.9 C
-0.29 C
1971
14.3 C
+0.15 C
1972
14.2 C
+0.04 C
1973
14.8 C
+0.66 C
1974
14.6 C
+0.41 C
1975
14.6 C
+0.42 C
1976
13.4 C
-0.74 C
1977
14.4 C
+0.21 C
1978
13.3 C
-0.84 C
1979
13.2 C
-0.97 C
1980
14.6 C
+0.39 C
1981
14.2 C
+0.06 C
1982
14.5 C
+0.34 C
1983
13.7 C
-0.46 C
1984
14.0 C
-0.16 C
1985
13.8 C
-0.34 C
1986
14.7 C
+0.56 C
1988
14.2 C
+0.05 C
1989
13.7 C
-0.47 C
1990
15.4 C
+1.19 C
1991
15.3 C
+1.14 C
1992
14.2 C
+0.05 C
1993
13.9 C
-0.31 C
1994
14.5 C
+0.33 C
1995
14.0 C
-0.16 C
1996
13.8 C
-0.39 C
1997
13.9 C
-0.28 C
1998
15.9 C
+1.69 C
2008
13.8 C
-0.34 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1965 to 2008 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bardwell 2 E
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1965 to 2008
34
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.2 F (-0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1965 to 2008
34
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.7) per decade
1965 to 2008
34
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
1964 to 2010
Yearly extremes at Bardwell 2 E: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980
37.2 C (99.0 F)
47
Coldest night (TNn)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1982
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
47
Wettest day (Rx1day)
195.1 mm (7.7 in)
2006
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
47
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
381.0 mm (15.0 in)
2002
136.6 mm (5.4 in)
47
Longest dry spell (CDD)
50 days
2007
18 days
47
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bardwell 2 E, 1964 to 2010. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bardwell 2 E by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1964
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1965
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1994
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1999
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2001
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2004
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2005
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2007
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2009
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2010
15.6 C (60.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bardwell 2 E, 1964 to 2010. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bardwell 2 E by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1964
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1965
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1966
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1967
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1968
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1969
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1970
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1971
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1972
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1973
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1974
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1975
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1977
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1978
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1979
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1980
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1982
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1983
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1984
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1985
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1986
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1988
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1989
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1990
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1991
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1992
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1993
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1994
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1995
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1996
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1997
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1998
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1999
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2000
7.2 C (45.0 F)
2001
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2002
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2003
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2004
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2005
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2006
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2007
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2008
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2009
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2010
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bardwell 2 E, 1964 to 2010. The record is 195.1 mm (7.7 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.8 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bardwell 2 E by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1964
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1965
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1966
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1967
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1968
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1969
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1971
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1972
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1973
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1974
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1975
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1976
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1977
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1978
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1979
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1980
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1981
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1982
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1983
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1984
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1985
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1986
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1987
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1988
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1989
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1990
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1991
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1992
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1993
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1994
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1995
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1996
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1997
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1998
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1999
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2000
0.3 mm (0.01 in)
2001
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2002
178.1 mm (7.0 in)
2003
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2004
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2005
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2006
195.1 mm (7.7 in)
2007
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2008
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
2009
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2010
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bardwell 2 E, 1964 to 2010. The record is 381.0 mm (15.0 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 136.6 mm (5.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bardwell 2 E by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1964
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1965
130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1966
164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1967
142.1 mm (5.6 in)
1968
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1969
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1970
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1971
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1972
136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1973
218.2 mm (8.6 in)
1974
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1975
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1976
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1977
141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1978
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1979
192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1980
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1981
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1982
149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1983
209.1 mm (8.2 in)
1984
175.6 mm (6.9 in)
1985
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1986
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1987
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1988
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1989
231.4 mm (9.1 in)
1990
177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1991
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1992
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1993
142.1 mm (5.6 in)
1994
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1995
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1996
131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1997
175.9 mm (6.9 in)
1998
171.7 mm (6.8 in)
1999
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2000
0.3 mm (0.01 in)
2001
268.1 mm (10.6 in)
2002
381.0 mm (15.0 in)
2003
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
2004
129.7 mm (5.1 in)
2005
238.5 mm (9.4 in)
2006
269.5 mm (10.6 in)
2007
145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2008
171.5 mm (6.8 in)
2009
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
2010
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bardwell 2 E, 1964 to 2010. The record is 50 days in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bardwell 2 E by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1964
11 days
1965
37 days
1966
16 days
1967
18 days
1968
30 days
1969
24 days
1970
16 days
1971
19 days
1972
16 days
1973
15 days
1974
17 days
1975
17 days
1976
16 days
1977
18 days
1978
15 days
1979
13 days
1980
27 days
1981
13 days
1982
18 days
1983
32 days
1984
11 days
1985
18 days
1986
23 days
1987
36 days
1988
35 days
1989
15 days
1990
18 days
1991
22 days
1992
19 days
1993
25 days
1994
14 days
1995
35 days
1996
24 days
1997
15 days
1998
35 days
1999
35 days
2000
31 days
2001
15 days
2002
20 days
2003
13 days
2004
33 days
2005
22 days
2006
18 days
2007
50 days
2008
24 days
2009
23 days
2010
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
34 years with a frost
Across 34 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bardwell 2 E falls on 9 April and the median first autumn frost on 19 October, which leaves a median of 195 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bardwell 2 E
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1969 to 2008)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
9 April
n/a
9 April
n/a
+3.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
19 October
n/a
20 October
n/a
+2.0 days per decade
Growing days
195 days
n/a
195 days
n/a
-1.9 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
37 years, 1965 to 2009
A day with at least 82.1 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 165.6 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bardwell 2 E: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
5 years
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
10 years
120.0 mm (4.7 in)
25 years
138.6 mm (5.5 in)
50 years
152.2 mm (6.0 in)
Longer than the 37 years of record
100 years
165.6 mm (6.5 in)
Longer than the 37 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, 37 years of values from 1965 to 2009.
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: 153.7 mm (6.1 in) in 2008; 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1990; 128.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1996.
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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.