Elizabethtown Weather Records (USC00152510)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elizabethtown (USC00152510), Kentucky, United States, with 72 years of record.

Key Facts for Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown (USC00152510) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.68 latitude and -85.87 longitude, 226 m (741 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1964, 72 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elizabethtown 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, 37.68 latitude, -85.87 longitude.
Elevation: 226 m (741 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1964, 72 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 Elizabethtown. 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 Elizabethtown, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.1 C (97.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Elizabethtown still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 202.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 111.8 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elizabethtown. The most was 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 7 May 1961.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elizabethtown
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	3 January 1950
Feb	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	14 February 1949
Mar	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 March 1948
Apr	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	4 April 1957
May	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	7 May 1961
Jun	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 June 1958
Jul	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	6 July 1946
Aug	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	15 August 1949
Sep	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	3 September 1950
Oct	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	2 October 1962
Nov	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 November 1957
Dec	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	12 December 1949

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1964

13 years of record at Elizabethtown, 1893 to 1964. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1955, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964.

Days with data per year at Elizabethtown
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	53	15%	No
1894	191	52%	No
1895	242	66%	No
1955	83	23%	No
1956	359	98%	Yes
1957	362	99%	Yes
1958	361	99%	Yes
1959	362	99%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	211	58%	No
1962	91	25%	No
1963	174	48%	No
1964	57	16%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1893 to 1964

Yearly extremes at Elizabethtown: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1894	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13
Coldest night (TNn)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	1963	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13
Wettest day (Rx1day)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	1961	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	19
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	234.6 mm (9.2 in)	1949	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	19
Longest dry spell (CDD)	31 days	1961	17 days	19

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Elizabethtown, 1893 to 1964. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Elizabethtown by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1894	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1895	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1955	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1956	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1963	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964	36.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Elizabethtown, 1893 to 1964. The record is -30.6 C (-23.1 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Elizabethtown by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1894	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1895	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1955	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1956	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1957	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1958	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1959	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1960	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1961	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1962	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1963	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1964	5.6 C (42.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elizabethtown, 1893 to 1964. The record is 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.8 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elizabethtown by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1894	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1895	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1946	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1947	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1949	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1950	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1951	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1955	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1956	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1957	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1958	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1959	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1960	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1961	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1962	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	43.2 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elizabethtown, 1893 to 1964. The record is 234.6 mm (9.2 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.4 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elizabethtown by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1894	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1895	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1946	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1948	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1949	234.6 mm (9.2 in)
1950	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1951	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1955	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1957	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1958	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1959	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1960	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1961	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1962	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1963	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1964	62.0 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elizabethtown, 1893 to 1964. The record is 31 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elizabethtown by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	16 days
1894	21 days
1895	16 days
1946	11 days
1947	24 days
1948	16 days
1949	17 days
1950	16 days
1951	14 days
1955	11 days
1956	21 days
1957	24 days
1958	28 days
1959	20 days
1960	16 days
1961	31 days
1962	8 days
1963	22 days
1964	18 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 Elizabethtown standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Elizabethtown 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 2026-10-17 (17 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).