Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elkhorn City (USC00152528), Kentucky, United States, with 40 years of record.
Key Facts for Elkhorn City
Elkhorn City (USC00152528) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.30 latitude and -82.35 longitude, 274 m (900 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1951 to 1990, 40 years of record.
0 records set at Elkhorn City still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elkhorn City tied a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 16 February 1990.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.30 latitude, -82.35 longitude.
Elevation: 274 m (900 ft).
Period of record: 1951 to 1990, 40 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Elkhorn City. 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 Elkhorn City, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Elkhorn City still stand.
Standing records at Elkhorn City by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 116.8 mm (4.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elkhorn City. The most was 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 12 March 1963.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elkhorn City
Yearly extremes at Elkhorn City: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1963
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1984
88.8 mm (3.5 in)
35
Longest dry spell (CDD)
35 days
1966
16 days
35
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Elkhorn City, 1951 to 1990. The record is 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.1 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elkhorn City by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1952
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1954
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1955
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1956
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1957
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1962
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1964
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1965
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1966
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1967
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1969
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1971
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1972
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1973
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1974
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1975
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1976
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1977
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1978
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1979
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1980
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1981
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1982
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1983
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1984
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1989
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1990
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Elkhorn City, 1951 to 1990. The record is 176.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.8 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elkhorn City by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1952
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1953
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1954
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1955
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1956
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1957
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1958
101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1959
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1960
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1961
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1962
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1963
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1964
152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1965
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1966
139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1967
88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1969
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1970
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1971
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1972
135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1973
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1974
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1975
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1976
121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1977
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1978
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1979
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1980
115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1981
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1982
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1983
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1984
176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1989
166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1990
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Elkhorn City, 1951 to 1990. The record is 35 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elkhorn City by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951
13 days
1952
22 days
1953
20 days
1954
23 days
1955
16 days
1956
17 days
1957
15 days
1958
11 days
1959
18 days
1960
15 days
1961
21 days
1962
17 days
1963
32 days
1964
18 days
1965
27 days
1966
35 days
1967
14 days
1969
16 days
1970
20 days
1971
16 days
1972
11 days
1973
13 days
1974
16 days
1975
13 days
1976
21 days
1977
17 days
1978
13 days
1979
16 days
1980
12 days
1981
15 days
1982
20 days
1983
16 days
1984
22 days
1989
20 days
1990
12 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 Elkhorn City standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Elkhorn City 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.