Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Crab Orchard 6 N (USC00151890), Kentucky, United States, with 48 years of record.
Key Facts for Crab Orchard 6 N
Crab Orchard 6 N (USC00151890) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.49 latitude and -84.44 longitude, 312 m (1,025 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1979 to 2026, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Crab Orchard 6 N still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Crab Orchard 6 N set a daily record high minimum temperature of 23.3 C (73.9 F) on 15 August 2026.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.49 latitude, -84.44 longitude.
Elevation: 312 m (1,025 ft).
Period of record: 1979 to 2026, 48 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
15 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 Crab Orchard 6 N. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 15 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Crab Orchard 6 N, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Feb
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
30.0 C (86.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
32.2 C (90.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
33.9 C (93.0 F)
14.4 C (57.9 F)
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
33.9 C (93.0 F)
12.8 C (55.0 F)
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
30.0 C (86.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Crab Orchard 6 N still stand. 2007 holds the most, with 59.
Standing records at Crab Orchard 6 N by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1979
11
1980
52
1981
38
1982
28
1983
54
1984
42
1985
44
1986
41
1987
28
1988
50
1989
47
1990
31
1991
29
1992
18
1993
28
1994
10
1995
10
1996
29
1997
31
1998
39
1999
33
2000
48
2001
20
2002
12
2003
11
2004
17
2005
21
2006
30
2007
59
2008
25
2009
11
2010
24
2011
32
2012
34
2013
25
2014
37
2015
42
2016
30
2017
33
2018
41
2019
35
2020
26
2021
14
2022
32
2023
32
2024
29
2025
23
2026
28
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Crab Orchard 6 N between 29 June 2012 and 12 July 2025. Each dot is a new record.
When Crab Orchard 6 N set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2012-06-29
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
2015-02-16
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
2016-01-22
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
2022-01-01
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2025-07-12
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 113.8 mm (4.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Crab Orchard 6 N. The most was 113.8 mm (4.5 in) on 1 January 2022.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Crab Orchard 6 N
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1 January 2022
Feb
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
16 February 2023
Mar
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
5 March 2015
Apr
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
14 April 2015
May
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
19 May 2020
Jun
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
7 June 2003
Jul
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
5 July 2006
Aug
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
29 August 2005
Sep
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
23 September 2006
Oct
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
7 October 2019
Nov
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
30 November 2019
Dec
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
23 December 2017
Period of Record Coverage
1979 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
48 years of record at Crab Orchard 6 N, 1979 to 2026. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Crab Orchard 6 N, 1980 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.8 C (56.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1980, at 11.9 C (53.4 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 15.2 C (59.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Crab Orchard 6 N as warming stripes, 1980 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1980
11.9 C
-1.89 C
1983
12.2 C
-1.65 C
1986
13.7 C
-0.09 C
1987
13.4 C
-0.43 C
1988
12.6 C
-1.16 C
1989
12.4 C
-1.45 C
1990
14.2 C
+0.42 C
1997
12.5 C
-1.30 C
1998
14.7 C
+0.88 C
1999
14.4 C
+0.56 C
2000
13.3 C
-0.51 C
2004
13.7 C
-0.15 C
2006
14.1 C
+0.26 C
2012
15.0 C
+1.18 C
2013
13.2 C
-0.63 C
2014
12.7 C
-1.06 C
2015
13.7 C
-0.07 C
2016
14.6 C
+0.83 C
2017
14.7 C
+0.90 C
2018
14.2 C
+0.35 C
2019
14.7 C
+0.87 C
2020
14.5 C
+0.70 C
2021
14.0 C
+0.24 C
2022
14.0 C
+0.19 C
2023
15.0 C
+1.18 C
2024
15.2 C
+1.38 C
2025
14.4 C
+0.56 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
1979 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Crab Orchard 6 N: 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)
2012
35.6 C (96.1 F)
48
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1985
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
48
Wettest day (Rx1day)
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2022
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
238.5 mm (9.4 in)
2025
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
48
Longest dry spell (CDD)
33 days
1998
18 days
48
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Crab Orchard 6 N, 1979 to 2026. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Crab Orchard 6 N by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1979
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1982
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1983
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1987
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1997
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1999
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2001
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2003
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2004
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2005
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2007
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2010
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2011
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2013
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2014
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2015
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2016
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2017
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2018
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2019
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2020
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2021
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2022
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2023
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2024
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2025
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2026
33.9 C (93.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Crab Orchard 6 N, 1979 to 2026. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Crab Orchard 6 N by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1979
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1980
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1981
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1982
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1984
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1985
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1986
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1987
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1988
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1989
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1990
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1991
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1992
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1993
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1994
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1995
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1996
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1997
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1998
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1999
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2000
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2001
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2002
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2003
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2004
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2005
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2006
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2007
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2008
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2009
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2010
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2011
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2012
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2013
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2014
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2015
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2016
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2017
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2018
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2019
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2020
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2021
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2022
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2023
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2024
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2025
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2026
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Crab Orchard 6 N, 1979 to 2026. The record is 113.8 mm (4.5 in) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.3 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Crab Orchard 6 N by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1979
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1982
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1983
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1984
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1985
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1986
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1987
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1988
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1989
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1990
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1991
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1992
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1993
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1994
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1995
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1996
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1997
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1998
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1999
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2000
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2002
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2003
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2004
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2005
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2006
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2007
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2008
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2009
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2010
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2011
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2012
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2013
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2014
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2015
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2016
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2017
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2018
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2019
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2020
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2021
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2022
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2023
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2024
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2025
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2026
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Crab Orchard 6 N, 1979 to 2026. The record is 238.5 mm (9.4 in) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.1 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Crab Orchard 6 N by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1979
79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1980
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1981
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1982
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1983
141.6 mm (5.6 in)
1984
201.1 mm (7.9 in)
1985
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1987
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1988
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1989
123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1990
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1991
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1992
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1993
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1994
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1995
134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1996
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1997
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1998
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1999
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2000
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
2001
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2002
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
2003
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
2004
94.4 mm (3.7 in)
2005
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2006
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
2007
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
2008
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2009
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2010
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
2011
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2012
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
2013
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2014
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2015
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2016
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
2017
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
2018
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
2019
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
2020
161.5 mm (6.4 in)
2021
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
2022
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
2023
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
2024
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2025
238.5 mm (9.4 in)
2026
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Crab Orchard 6 N, 1979 to 2026. The record is 33 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Crab Orchard 6 N by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1979
14 days
1980
14 days
1981
13 days
1982
19 days
1983
24 days
1984
10 days
1985
18 days
1986
20 days
1987
17 days
1988
19 days
1989
15 days
1990
15 days
1991
18 days
1992
10 days
1993
18 days
1994
16 days
1995
22 days
1996
21 days
1997
20 days
1998
33 days
1999
18 days
2000
18 days
2001
15 days
2002
33 days
2003
15 days
2004
14 days
2005
16 days
2006
17 days
2007
23 days
2008
33 days
2009
16 days
2010
27 days
2011
16 days
2012
20 days
2013
17 days
2014
16 days
2015
16 days
2016
18 days
2017
23 days
2018
13 days
2019
25 days
2020
14 days
2021
11 days
2022
16 days
2023
19 days
2024
20 days
2025
18 days
2026
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
27 years with a frost
Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Crab Orchard 6 N falls on 24 April and the median first autumn frost on 21 October, which leaves a median of 183 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +13.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Crab Orchard 6 N
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1980 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 April
n/a
24 April
n/a
-5.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 October
n/a
21 October
n/a
+8.2 days per decade
Growing days
183 days
n/a
183 days
n/a
+13.6 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
35 years, 1980 to 2025
A day with at least 67.5 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 134.2 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Crab Orchard 6 N: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
5 years
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
25 years
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
50 years
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years
134.2 mm (5.3 in)
Longer than the 35 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, 35 years of values from 1980 to 2025.
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: 113.8 mm (4.5 in) in 2022; 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 2003; 103.1 mm (4.1 in) in 2015.
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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.