Benham Weather Records (USC00150595)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Benham (USC00150595), Kentucky, United States, with 42 years of record.

Key Facts for Benham

Benham (USC00150595) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 36.95 latitude and -82.97 longitude, 491 m (1,611 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1945 to 1986, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Benham still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Kentucky, United States, 36.95 latitude, -82.97 longitude.
Elevation: 491 m (1,611 ft).
Period of record: 1945 to 1986, 42 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Benham. 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 Benham, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.3 C (100.9 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Benham still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 104.

Standing records at Benham by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1945	16
1946	75
1947	104
1948	82
1949	77
1950	74
1951	78
1952	83
1953	103
1954	88
1955	95
1956	67
1957	68
1958	55
1959	66
1960	76
1961	73
1962	8
1984	34
1985	72
1986	70

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 96.0 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Benham. The most was 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 1 March 1954.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Benham
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 January 1950
Feb	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 February 1985
Mar	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	1 March 1954
Apr	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	16 April 1956
May	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	19 May 1953
Jun	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	14 June 1954
Jul	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 July 1953
Aug	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	17 August 1985
Sep	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	14 September 1951
Oct	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	3 October 1961
Nov	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	1 November 1951
Dec	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 December 1951

Period of Record Coverage

1945 to 1986

21 years of record at Benham, 1945 to 1986. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1945, 1950, 1962, 1984, 1986.

Days with data per year at Benham
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1945	90	25%	No
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	362	99%	Yes
1948	348	95%	Yes
1949	346	95%	Yes
1950	327	90%	No
1951	334	92%	Yes
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	364	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	362	99%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	362	99%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	360	99%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	359	98%	Yes
1962	83	23%	No
1984	90	25%	No
1985	346	95%	Yes
1986	309	85%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1946 to 1985

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Benham, 1946 to 1985. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 11.4 C (52.5 F), and the warmest was 1946, at 13.7 C (56.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Benham as warming stripes, 1946 to 1985
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1946	13.7 C	+0.72 C
1947	12.5 C	-0.45 C
1948	13.4 C	+0.46 C
1952	13.3 C	+0.39 C
1953	13.6 C	+0.66 C
1954	13.1 C	+0.19 C
1955	12.9 C	0.00 C
1956	13.2 C	+0.29 C
1957	13.5 C	+0.58 C
1958	11.4 C	-1.52 C
1959	12.8 C	-0.18 C
1960	11.8 C	-1.15 C
1961	12.6 C	-0.30 C
1985	13.3 C	+0.32 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1945 to 1986

Yearly extremes at Benham: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1952	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1985	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	1954	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	1985	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	21
Longest dry spell (CDD)	23 days	1952	13 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Benham, 1945 to 1986. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Benham by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1945	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1946	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1949	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1950	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1952	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1955	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1984	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1985	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1986	33.9 C (93.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Benham, 1945 to 1986. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.9 C (-2.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Benham by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1945	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1946	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1947	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1948	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1949	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1950	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1951	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1952	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1953	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1954	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1955	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1956	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1957	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1958	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1960	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1961	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1962	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1984	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1985	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1986	-15.6 C (3.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Benham, 1945 to 1986. The record is 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.9 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Benham by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1945	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1946	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1947	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1948	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1949	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1950	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1952	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1953	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1954	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1955	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1956	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1957	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1958	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1960	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1961	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1962	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1984	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1985	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1986	44.5 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Benham, 1945 to 1986. The record is 142.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.7 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Benham by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1945	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1946	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1947	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1948	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1949	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1950	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1951	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1952	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1953	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1954	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1955	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1956	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1957	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1958	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1959	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1960	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1961	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1984	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1985	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1986	87.1 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Benham, 1945 to 1986. The record is 23 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Benham by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1945	12 days
1946	12 days
1947	15 days
1948	13 days
1949	18 days
1950	12 days
1951	9 days
1952	23 days
1953	21 days
1954	15 days
1955	23 days
1956	15 days
1957	15 days
1958	11 days
1959	18 days
1960	11 days
1961	13 days
1962	7 days
1984	10 days
1985	12 days
1986	19 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.

Download the Data

Data for Benham standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Benham threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).