Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bernheim Forest (USC00150630), Kentucky, United States, with 53 years of record.
Key Facts for Bernheim Forest
Bernheim Forest (USC00150630) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.92 latitude and -85.66 longitude, 168 m (550 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1970 to 2022, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bernheim Forest still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bernheim Forest set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -3.3 C (26.1 F) on 1 June 2021.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.92 latitude, -85.66 longitude.
Elevation: 168 m (550 ft).
Period of record: 1970 to 2022, 53 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 Bernheim Forest. 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 Bernheim Forest, 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)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bernheim Forest still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 49.
Standing records at Bernheim Forest by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1970
27
1971
38
1972
30
1973
33
1974
42
1975
27
1976
45
1977
48
1978
25
1979
31
1980
36
1981
20
1982
43
1983
47
1984
35
1985
34
1986
40
1987
24
1988
49
1989
43
1990
27
1991
46
1992
20
1993
24
1994
11
1995
13
1996
39
1997
31
1998
26
1999
43
2000
29
2001
26
2002
30
2003
13
2004
22
2005
22
2006
28
2007
29
2008
6
2009
5
2010
9
2011
10
2012
20
2013
27
2014
29
2015
27
2016
28
2017
20
2018
27
2019
34
2020
12
2021
14
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Bernheim Forest between 14 June 2001 and 19 July 2012. Each dot is a new record.
When Bernheim Forest set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2001-06-14
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
2006-10-28
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 196.9 mm (7.8 in)
2012-07-19
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 196.9 mm (7.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bernheim Forest. The most was 196.9 mm (7.8 in) on 28 October 2006.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bernheim Forest
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
190.5 mm (7.5 in)
15 January 2007
Feb
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
23 February 1975
Mar
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1 March 1997
Apr
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
4 April 2008
May
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
31 May 1974
Jun
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
4 June 1970
Jul
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
26 July 1979
Aug
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
29 August 1974
Sep
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
14 September 1979
Oct
196.9 mm (7.8 in)
28 October 2006
Nov
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
30 November 2019
Dec
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
3 December 1978
Period of Record Coverage
1970 to 2021
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
52 years of record at Bernheim Forest, 1970 to 2021. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970, 1977, 1983, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 35 complete years at Bernheim Forest, 1971 to 2018. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.0 C (57.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 12.5 C (54.5 F), and the warmest was 1991, at 15.6 C (60.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bernheim Forest as warming stripes, 1971 to 2018
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1971
13.8 C
-0.20 C
1972
13.3 C
-0.71 C
1973
14.2 C
+0.19 C
1974
13.8 C
-0.19 C
1975
14.1 C
+0.02 C
1976
12.7 C
-1.34 C
1978
12.5 C
-1.52 C
1979
12.5 C
-1.50 C
1980
13.6 C
-0.40 C
1981
13.5 C
-0.54 C
1982
13.4 C
-0.60 C
1984
13.9 C
-0.09 C
1985
14.0 C
-0.04 C
1986
14.7 C
+0.71 C
1987
14.8 C
+0.75 C
1988
13.8 C
-0.23 C
1989
13.5 C
-0.51 C
1990
15.2 C
+1.19 C
1991
15.6 C
+1.52 C
1992
14.1 C
+0.08 C
1993
13.9 C
-0.11 C
1994
14.4 C
+0.34 C
1995
14.3 C
+0.29 C
1996
13.7 C
-0.36 C
1997
13.5 C
-0.53 C
1998
15.1 C
+1.09 C
1999
14.6 C
+0.59 C
2000
14.1 C
+0.04 C
2001
14.7 C
+0.66 C
2004
14.3 C
+0.27 C
2006
14.4 C
+0.32 C
2007
14.7 C
+0.66 C
2014
12.9 C
-1.10 C
2017
15.0 C
+0.93 C
2018
14.3 C
+0.28 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.23 C (0.04 to 0.41) per decade over 1971 to 2018. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.1 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 35 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bernheim Forest
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.23 C (0.04 to 0.41) per decade
0.4 F (0.1 to 0.7) per decade
1971 to 2018
35
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1971 to 2018
35
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.4 C (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
0.7 F (0.3 to 1.1) per decade
1971 to 2018
35
Rise
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
1970 to 2022
Yearly extremes at Bernheim Forest: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1988
36.1 C (97.0 F)
52
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1994
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
52
Wettest day (Rx1day)
196.9 mm (7.8 in)
2006
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
459.0 mm (18.1 in)
2007
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
53
Longest dry spell (CDD)
29 days
2001
17 days
53
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bernheim Forest, 1970 to 2022. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bernheim Forest by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1970
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1989
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1991
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1992
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1998
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1999
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2001
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2007
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2010
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2011
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2013
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2014
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2015
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2016
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2018
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2019
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2020
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2021
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2022
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bernheim Forest, 1970 to 2022. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.2 C (1.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bernheim Forest by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1970
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1971
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1972
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1973
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1974
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1975
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1976
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1977
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1978
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1979
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1980
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1981
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1982
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1983
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1984
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1985
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1988
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1989
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1990
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1991
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1992
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1993
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1994
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1995
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1996
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1997
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1998
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1999
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2000
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2001
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2002
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2003
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2004
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2005
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2006
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2007
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2008
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2009
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2010
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2011
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2012
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2013
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2014
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2015
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2016
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2017
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2018
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2019
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2020
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2021
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2022
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bernheim Forest, 1970 to 2022. The record is 196.9 mm (7.8 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.5 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bernheim Forest by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1970
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1971
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1972
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1973
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1974
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1975
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1976
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1977
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1978
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1979
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1980
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1981
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1982
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1984
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1985
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1986
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1987
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1989
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1990
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1991
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1993
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1994
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1995
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1996
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1997
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1998
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1999
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2000
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2001
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2002
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2003
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2004
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2005
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2006
196.9 mm (7.8 in)
2007
190.5 mm (7.5 in)
2008
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
2009
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2010
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2011
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2012
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2013
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2014
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2015
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2016
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2017
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2018
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2019
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2020
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2021
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2022
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bernheim Forest, 1970 to 2022. The record is 459.0 mm (18.1 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 117.9 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bernheim Forest by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1970
222.8 mm (8.8 in)
1971
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1972
148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1973
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1974
119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1975
118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1976
110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1977
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1978
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1979
173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1980
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1981
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1982
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1983
213.9 mm (8.4 in)
1984
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1985
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1986
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1987
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1988
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1989
203.8 mm (8.0 in)
1990
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1991
94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1992
65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1993
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1994
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1995
151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1996
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1997
280.7 mm (11.1 in)
1998
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1999
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2000
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2001
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
2002
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
2003
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
2004
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
2005
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
2006
243.6 mm (9.6 in)
2007
459.0 mm (18.1 in)
2008
146.0 mm (5.7 in)
2009
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2010
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
2011
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
2012
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
2013
105.8 mm (4.2 in)
2014
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
2015
197.6 mm (7.8 in)
2016
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2017
178.8 mm (7.0 in)
2018
176.3 mm (6.9 in)
2019
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
2020
100.2 mm (3.9 in)
2021
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
2022
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bernheim Forest, 1970 to 2022. The record is 29 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bernheim Forest by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1970
12 days
1971
20 days
1972
18 days
1973
13 days
1974
13 days
1975
14 days
1976
25 days
1977
15 days
1978
15 days
1979
12 days
1980
14 days
1981
14 days
1982
13 days
1983
14 days
1984
14 days
1985
16 days
1986
16 days
1987
23 days
1988
23 days
1989
13 days
1990
13 days
1991
27 days
1992
18 days
1993
17 days
1994
17 days
1995
22 days
1996
11 days
1997
27 days
1998
24 days
1999
22 days
2000
18 days
2001
29 days
2002
18 days
2003
23 days
2004
25 days
2005
18 days
2006
14 days
2007
21 days
2008
23 days
2009
8 days
2010
17 days
2011
16 days
2012
20 days
2013
11 days
2014
20 days
2015
12 days
2016
17 days
2017
18 days
2018
12 days
2019
22 days
2020
11 days
2021
9 days
2022
25 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
35 years with a frost
Across 35 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bernheim Forest falls on 20 April and the median first autumn frost on 18 October, which leaves a median of 180 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +8.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bernheim Forest
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1976 to 2018)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
20 April
n/a
19 April
n/a
-4.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
18 October
n/a
19 October
n/a
+3.7 days per decade
Growing days
180 days
n/a
182 days
n/a
+8.0 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
41 years, 1971 to 2019
A day with at least 69.4 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 239.2 mm (9.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bernheim Forest: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
5 years
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
10 years
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
25 years
159.1 mm (6.3 in)
50 years
195.2 mm (7.7 in)
Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years
239.2 mm (9.4 in)
Longer than the 41 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, 41 years of values from 1971 to 2019.
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: 196.9 mm (7.8 in) in 2006; 190.5 mm (7.5 in) in 2007; 167.6 mm (6.6 in) in 1997.
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Data for Bernheim Forest 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.