Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bradfordsville (USC00150940), Kentucky, United States, with 50 years of record.
Key Facts for Bradfordsville
Bradfordsville (USC00150940) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.49 latitude and -85.15 longitude, 201 m (660 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 2011, 50 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bradfordsville still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bradfordsville tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 21.7 C (71.1 F) on 8 August 2011.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.49 latitude, -85.15 longitude.
Elevation: 201 m (660 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 2011, 50 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 Bradfordsville. 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 Bradfordsville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bradfordsville still stand. 1966 holds the most, with 60.
Standing records at Bradfordsville by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1962
30
1963
49
1964
8
1965
29
1966
60
1967
60
1968
26
1969
26
1970
47
1971
28
1972
28
1973
34
1974
33
1975
5
1976
11
1977
37
1978
22
1979
30
1980
39
1981
17
1982
40
1983
51
1984
39
1985
34
1986
40
1987
21
1988
51
1989
38
1990
24
1991
35
1992
21
1993
26
1994
19
1995
12
1996
31
1997
23
1998
32
1999
25
2000
32
2001
32
2002
28
2003
13
2004
15
2005
25
2006
28
2007
33
2008
22
2009
21
2010
23
2011
11
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Bradfordsville between 5 February 1998 and 27 January 2009. Each dot is a new record.
When Bradfordsville set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1998-02-05
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 24.6 cm (9.7 in)
2009-01-27
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 29.2 cm (11.5 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Apr: 116.8 mm (4.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bradfordsville. The most was 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 28 April 1970.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bradfordsville
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
10 January 1974
Feb
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
14 February 1989
Mar
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
2 March 1997
Apr
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
28 April 1970
May
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2 May 2010
Jun
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
12 June 2006
Jul
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
10 July 2003
Aug
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
21 August 2004
Sep
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
2 September 1982
Oct
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
12 October 2002
Nov
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
20 November 1988
Dec
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
9 December 1978
Period of Record Coverage
1962 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
50 years of record at Bradfordsville, 1962 to 2011. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1986, 2011.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 42 complete years at Bradfordsville, 1965 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 11.6 C (52.9 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 14.5 C (58.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bradfordsville as warming stripes, 1965 to 2010
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1965
13.0 C
+0.10 C
1966
12.0 C
-0.87 C
1967
12.7 C
-0.26 C
1968
12.6 C
-0.35 C
1969
12.5 C
-0.39 C
1970
13.4 C
+0.44 C
1971
13.5 C
+0.56 C
1972
13.4 C
+0.44 C
1973
14.1 C
+1.22 C
1974
13.6 C
+0.64 C
1977
12.4 C
-0.55 C
1978
11.6 C
-1.29 C
1979
11.8 C
-1.10 C
1980
12.2 C
-0.70 C
1981
12.0 C
-0.94 C
1982
12.7 C
-0.18 C
1983
12.6 C
-0.33 C
1984
12.8 C
-0.15 C
1985
12.8 C
-0.11 C
1987
13.5 C
+0.61 C
1988
12.5 C
-0.44 C
1989
12.4 C
-0.52 C
1990
13.9 C
+1.00 C
1991
14.1 C
+1.14 C
1992
12.7 C
-0.21 C
1993
12.8 C
-0.13 C
1994
12.8 C
-0.13 C
1995
12.8 C
-0.07 C
1996
12.3 C
-0.60 C
1997
12.4 C
-0.52 C
1998
14.5 C
+1.60 C
1999
13.8 C
+0.89 C
2000
13.0 C
+0.08 C
2001
13.5 C
+0.62 C
2002
13.1 C
+0.21 C
2003
12.5 C
-0.42 C
2004
13.2 C
+0.26 C
2005
13.4 C
+0.47 C
2006
13.3 C
+0.35 C
2007
13.5 C
+0.59 C
2008
12.4 C
-0.53 C
2010
12.5 C
-0.42 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1965 to 2010 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 42 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bradfordsville
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1965 to 2010
42
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1965 to 2010
42
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1965 to 2010
42
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
1962 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Bradfordsville: 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)
1983
35.6 C (96.1 F)
50
Coldest night (TNn)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1963
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
50
Wettest day (Rx1day)
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1970
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
223.6 mm (8.8 in)
1989
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
50
Longest dry spell (CDD)
35 days
1968
17 days
50
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bradfordsville, 1962 to 2011. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bradfordsville by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1962
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1963
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1976
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1977
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1978
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1982
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1983
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1999
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2001
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2005
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2007
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2009
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2010
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2011
35.0 C (95.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bradfordsville, 1962 to 2011. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bradfordsville by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1962
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1963
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1964
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1966
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1967
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1968
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1969
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1970
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1971
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1972
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1973
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1974
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1975
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1977
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1978
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1979
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1980
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1981
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1982
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1983
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1984
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1985
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1986
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1987
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1988
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1989
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1990
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1991
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1992
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1993
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1994
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1995
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1996
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1997
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1998
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1999
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2000
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2001
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2002
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2003
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2004
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2005
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2006
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2007
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2008
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2009
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2010
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2011
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bradfordsville, 1962 to 2011. The record is 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.5 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bradfordsville by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1965
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1967
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1968
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1969
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1970
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1971
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1972
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1975
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1976
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1977
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1978
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1979
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1980
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1981
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1982
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1983
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1984
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1985
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1986
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1987
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1988
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1989
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1990
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1991
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1992
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1993
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1994
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1995
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1996
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1997
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1998
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1999
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2000
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2001
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2002
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2003
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2004
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2005
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2006
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2007
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2008
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2009
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2010
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2011
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bradfordsville, 1962 to 2011. The record is 223.6 mm (8.8 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 117.6 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bradfordsville by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1963
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1964
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1965
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1966
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1967
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1968
118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1969
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1970
163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1971
108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1972
190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1973
144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1974
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1975
121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1976
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1977
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1978
198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1979
153.5 mm (6.0 in)
1980
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1981
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1982
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1983
198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1984
161.7 mm (6.4 in)
1985
97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1986
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1987
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1988
140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1989
223.6 mm (8.8 in)
1990
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1991
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1992
96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1993
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1994
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1995
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1996
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1997
217.7 mm (8.6 in)
1998
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1999
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2000
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
2001
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2002
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
2003
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2004
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2005
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
2006
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2007
152.0 mm (6.0 in)
2008
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2009
168.4 mm (6.6 in)
2010
205.2 mm (8.1 in)
2011
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bradfordsville, 1962 to 2011. The record is 35 days in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bradfordsville by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962
12 days
1963
27 days
1964
7 days
1965
15 days
1966
15 days
1967
24 days
1968
35 days
1969
18 days
1970
21 days
1971
19 days
1972
22 days
1973
27 days
1974
15 days
1975
10 days
1976
26 days
1977
16 days
1978
15 days
1979
14 days
1980
14 days
1981
13 days
1982
12 days
1983
13 days
1984
18 days
1985
17 days
1986
18 days
1987
19 days
1988
18 days
1989
14 days
1990
13 days
1991
20 days
1992
19 days
1993
17 days
1994
11 days
1995
15 days
1996
12 days
1997
13 days
1998
20 days
1999
22 days
2000
16 days
2001
16 days
2002
17 days
2003
17 days
2004
14 days
2005
16 days
2006
11 days
2007
18 days
2008
23 days
2009
17 days
2010
19 days
2011
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
42 years with a frost
Across 42 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bradfordsville falls on 27 April and the median first autumn frost on 12 October, which leaves a median of 170 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bradfordsville
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1979 to 2010)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
27 April
n/a
24 April
n/a
-2.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
12 October
n/a
16 October
n/a
+2.1 days per decade
Growing days
170 days
n/a
172 days
n/a
+4.1 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
44 years, 1965 to 2010
A day with at least 73.7 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 130.3 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bradfordsville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
5 years
91.3 mm (3.6 in)
10 years
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
25 years
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
50 years
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
Longer than the 44 years of record
100 years
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
Longer than the 44 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, 44 years of values from 1965 to 2010.
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: 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1970; 109.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1982; 107.2 mm (4.2 in) in 1989.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Bradfordsville, at 1977. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1977 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Bradfordsville, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1977
-0.4
-0.7
likely
5
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.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.