Elkton Weather Records (USC00152548)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elkton (USC00152548), Kentucky, United States, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Elkton

Elkton (USC00152548) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 36.81 latitude and -87.15 longitude, 189 m (619 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 2026, 69 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elkton still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elkton set a daily record precipitation of 17.8 mm (0.7 in) on 5 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Kentucky, United States, 36.81 latitude, -87.15 longitude.
Elevation: 189 m (619 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 2026, 69 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

72 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Elkton. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 72 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Elkton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
Feb	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
Mar	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)
Nov	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Elkton still stand. 2018 holds the most, with 132.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Elkton between 7 July 2016 and 10 August 2018. Each dot is a new record.

When Elkton set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2016-07-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 166.6 mm (6.6 in)
2018-08-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 196.6 mm (7.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 196.6 mm (7.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elkton. The most was 196.6 mm (7.7 in) on 10 August 2018.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elkton
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	3 January 2023
Feb	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	14 February 1989
Mar	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	2 March 1997
Apr	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	4 April 2025
May	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	19 May 1983
Jun	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	28 June 1960
Jul	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	7 July 2016
Aug	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	10 August 2018
Sep	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	1 September 2017
Oct	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	23 October 2007
Nov	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	16 November 2011
Dec	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	10 December 2008

Period of Record Coverage

2010 to 2026

16 years of record at Elkton, 2010 to 2026. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2023, 2026.

Days with data per year at Elkton
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2010	12	3%	No
2011	152	42%	No
2013	184	50%	No
2014	333	91%	Yes
2015	353	97%	Yes
2016	359	98%	Yes
2017	333	91%	Yes
2018	334	92%	Yes
2019	354	97%	Yes
2020	363	99%	Yes
2021	339	93%	Yes
2022	358	98%	Yes
2023	179	49%	No
2024	353	96%	Yes
2025	364	100%	Yes
2026	282	77%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Elkton
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 2026	Elkton, US	daily rain (Provisional)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2026	Elkton, US	daily rain (Provisional)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2026	Elkton, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2026	Elkton, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2025	Elkton, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2025	Elkton, US	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2025	Elkton, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2025	Elkton, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2025	Elkton, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 2024	Elkton, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2024	Elkton, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2024	Elkton, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2024	Elkton, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2024	Elkton, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2024	Elkton, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2024	Elkton, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 2023	Elkton, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2023	Elkton, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2023	Elkton, US	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2022	Elkton, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1958 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Elkton: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2026	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	2015	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	16
Wettest day (Rx1day)	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	2018	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	288.8 mm (11.4 in)	1983	125.1 mm (4.9 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	63 days	1963	19 days	64

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Elkton, 1958 to 2026. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Elkton by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	12.8 C (55.0 F)
2011	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012	n/a
2013	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2014	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2015	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2016	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2018	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2019	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2020	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2021	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2022	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2023	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2024	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2025	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2026	38.3 C (100.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Elkton, 1958 to 2026. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Elkton by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2011	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2012	n/a
2013	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2014	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2015	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2016	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2017	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2018	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2019	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2020	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2021	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2022	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2023	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2024	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2025	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2026	-16.7 C (1.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elkton, 1958 to 2026. The record is 196.6 mm (7.7 in) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.6 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elkton by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1959	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1961	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1965	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1967	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1968	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1969	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1971	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1973	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1974	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1975	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1976	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1977	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1978	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1979	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1980	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1982	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1983	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1984	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1985	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1986	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1987	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1988	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1989	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1990	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1991	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1992	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1994	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1995	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1996	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1998	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2004	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2005	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2006	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
2007	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
2008	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2009	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2010	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
2011	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2012	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2013	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2014	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2015	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2016	166.6 mm (6.6 in)
2017	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
2018	196.6 mm (7.7 in)
2019	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2020	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2021	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2022	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2023	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
2024	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2025	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2026	79.2 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elkton, 1958 to 2026. The record is 288.8 mm (11.4 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 125.1 mm (4.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elkton by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1959	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1960	157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1961	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1962	213.9 mm (8.4 in)
1963	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1964	142.1 mm (5.6 in)
1965	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1966	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1967	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1968	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1969	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1970	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1971	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1972	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1973	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1974	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1975	173.3 mm (6.8 in)
1976	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1977	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1978	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1979	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1980	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1981	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1982	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1983	288.8 mm (11.4 in)
1984	181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1985	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1986	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1987	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1988	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1989	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1990	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1991	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1992	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1993	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1994	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1995	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1996	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1997	225.9 mm (8.9 in)
1998	154.5 mm (6.1 in)
2004	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2005	199.9 mm (7.9 in)
2006	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
2007	158.6 mm (6.2 in)
2008	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2009	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
2010	227.7 mm (9.0 in)
2011	187.7 mm (7.4 in)
2012	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2013	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
2014	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2015	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
2016	256.0 mm (10.1 in)
2017	182.8 mm (7.2 in)
2018	198.1 mm (7.8 in)
2019	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
2020	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
2021	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2022	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
2023	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2024	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
2025	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2026	130.3 mm (5.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elkton, 1958 to 2026. The record is 63 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elkton by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958	19 days
1959	25 days
1960	16 days
1961	17 days
1962	17 days
1963	63 days
1964	45 days
1965	15 days
1966	15 days
1967	20 days
1968	22 days
1969	26 days
1970	16 days
1971	12 days
1972	15 days
1973	13 days
1974	15 days
1975	13 days
1976	15 days
1977	36 days
1978	16 days
1979	14 days
1980	22 days
1981	15 days
1982	22 days
1983	18 days
1984	19 days
1985	18 days
1986	25 days
1987	27 days
1988	20 days
1989	13 days
1990	24 days
1991	15 days
1992	19 days
1993	18 days
1994	18 days
1995	36 days
1996	20 days
1997	18 days
1998	19 days
2004	8 days
2005	37 days
2006	11 days
2007	30 days
2008	31 days
2009	22 days
2010	29 days
2011	16 days
2012	16 days
2013	19 days
2014	23 days
2015	20 days
2016	20 days
2017	17 days
2018	16 days
2019	31 days
2020	12 days
2021	18 days
2022	28 days
2023	11 days
2024	31 days
2025	16 days
2026	20 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

54 years, 1958 to 2021

A day with at least 76.6 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 212.8 mm (8.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elkton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
5 years	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
10 years	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
25 years	154.6 mm (6.1 in)
50 years	181.8 mm (7.2 in)
100 years	212.8 mm (8.4 in)	Longer than the 54 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, 54 years of values from 1958 to 2021.

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: 196.6 mm (7.7 in) in 2018; 166.6 mm (6.6 in) in 2016; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1983.

Download the Data

Data for Elkton standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Elkton 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.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).