Built 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026)

Cave Run Lake Weather Records (USC00152791)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cave Run Lake (USC00152791), Kentucky, United States, with 123 years of record.

Key Facts for Cave Run Lake

  • Cave Run Lake (USC00152791) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 38.12 latitude and -83.53 longitude, 256 m (840 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1904 to 2026, 123 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Cave Run Lake still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Cave Run Lake set a daily record high maximum temperature of 31.7 C (89.1 F) on 14 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, 38.12 latitude, -83.53 longitude.
  • Elevation: 256 m (840 ft).
  • Period of record: 1904 to 2026, 123 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Cave Run Lake, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cave Run Lake. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cave Run Lake. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Cave Run Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan26.7 C (80.1 F)-33.3 C (-27.9 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Feb27.2 C (81.0 F)-28.3 C (-18.9 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)-13.9 C (7.0 F)
Mar32.8 C (91.0 F)-22.8 C (-9.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)
Apr36.7 C (98.1 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
May36.1 C (97.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
Jun40.0 C (104.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Jul40.6 C (105.1 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)
Aug41.1 C (106.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Sep39.4 C (102.9 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Oct35.6 C (96.1 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Nov29.4 C (84.9 F)-21.7 C (-7.1 F)n/an/a
Dec26.1 C (79.0 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Cave Run Lake by the year they were set 1,464 records at Cave Run Lake still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 39. 0102030401904: 11905: 91906: 181907: 131908: 111909: 101910: 101911: 181912: 151913: 171914: 211915: 51916: 121917: 141918: 141919: 141920: 261921: 81922: 61923: 111924: 141925: 391926: 171927: 201928: 181929: 201930: 361931: 171932: 141933: 161934: 151935: 131936: 301937: 181938: 61939: 71940: 151941: 111942: 111943: 81944: 101945: 171946: 51947: 131948: 91949: 61950: 121951: 131952: 161953: 121954: 111955: 81956: 81957: 81958: 41959: 91960: 131961: 61962: 111963: 121964: 101965: 61966: 121967: 131968: 51970: 91971: 61972: 91973: 91974: 111975: 71976: 161977: 161978: 121979: 121980: 131981: 71982: 181983: 151984: 121985: 151986: 211987: 61988: 191989: 191990: 71991: 141992: 51993: 121994: 91995: 11996: 171997: 81998: 191999: 112000: 92001: 132002: 152003: 82004: 72005: 102006: 72007: 212008: 42009: 112010: 162011: 102012: 102013: 42014: 132015: 152016: 52017: 112018: 162019: 72020: 102021: 62022: 92023: 32024: 32025: 82026: 111904191719301943195619701983199620092022
1,464 records at Cave Run Lake still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 39.
Standing records at Cave Run Lake by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19041
19059
190618
190713
190811
190910
191010
191118
191215
191317
191421
19155
191612
191714
191814
191914
192026
19218
19226
192311
192414
192539
192617
192720
192818
192920
193036
193117
193214
193316
193415
193513
193630
193718
19386
19397
194015
194111
194211
19438
194410
194517
19465
194713
19489
19496
195012
195113
195216
195312
195411
19558
19568
19578
19584
19599
196013
19616
196211
196312
196410
19656
196612
196713
19685
19709
19716
19729
19739
197411
19757
197616
197716
197812
197912
198013
19817
198218
198315
198412
198515
198621
19876
198819
198919
19907
199114
19925
199312
19949
19951
199617
19978
199819
199911
20009
200113
200215
20038
20047
200510
20067
200721
20084
200911
201016
201110
201210
20134
201413
201515
20165
201711
201816
20197
202010
20216
20229
20233
20243
20258
202611

All-Time Record Progression

9 new records
When Cave Run Lake set new all-time records 9 all-time records were set at Cave Run Lake between 27 January 1936 and 3 May 2010. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitation27 January 1936: Record low minimum temperature -28.9 C (-20.0 F)19 August 1936: Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)26 January 1940: Record low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)28 January 1963: Record low minimum temperature -33.3 C (-27.9 F)9 January 1970: Record low maximum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)17 January 1977: Record low maximum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)11 January 1982: Record low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)21 January 1985: Record low maximum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)3 May 2010: Record daily precipitation 174.0 mm (6.9 in)19401950196019701980199020002010
9 all-time records were set at Cave Run Lake between 27 January 1936 and 3 May 2010. Each dot is a new record.
When Cave Run Lake set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1936-01-27Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1936-08-19Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
1940-01-26Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)
1963-01-28Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1970-01-09Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
1977-01-17Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)
1982-01-11Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1985-01-21Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2010-05-03Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 174.0 mm (6.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 174.0 mm (6.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cave Run Lake The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cave Run Lake. The most was 174.0 mm (6.9 in) on 3 May 2010. 050100150200 Jan: 77.0 mm (3.0 in), 3 January 1924 Jan Feb: 69.3 mm (2.7 in), 14 February 1989 Feb Mar: 109.7 mm (4.3 in), 20 March 2002 Mar Apr: 125.7 mm (4.9 in), 30 April 1909 Apr May: 174.0 mm (6.9 in), 3 May 2010 May Jun: 104.1 mm (4.1 in), 19 June 1916 Jun Jul: 116.3 mm (4.6 in), 30 July 2021 Jul Aug: 106.2 mm (4.2 in), 4 August 1972 Aug Sep: 142.2 mm (5.6 in), 10 September 2018 Sep Oct: 114.3 mm (4.5 in), 2 October 1911 Oct Nov: 104.1 mm (4.1 in), 1 November 1919 Nov Dec: 98.3 mm (3.9 in), 9 December 1978 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cave Run Lake. The most was 174.0 mm (6.9 in) on 3 May 2010.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cave Run Lake
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan77.0 mm (3.0 in)3 January 1924
Feb69.3 mm (2.7 in)14 February 1989
Mar109.7 mm (4.3 in)20 March 2002
Apr125.7 mm (4.9 in)30 April 1909
May174.0 mm (6.9 in)3 May 2010
Jun104.1 mm (4.1 in)19 June 1916
Jul116.3 mm (4.6 in)30 July 2021
Aug106.2 mm (4.2 in)4 August 1972
Sep142.2 mm (5.6 in)10 September 2018
Oct114.3 mm (4.5 in)2 October 1911
Nov104.1 mm (4.1 in)1 November 1919
Dec98.3 mm (3.9 in)9 December 1978

Period of Record Coverage

1904 to 2026
Days with data per year at Cave Run Lake 123 years of record at Cave Run Lake, 1904 to 2026. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1921 and others. 1904: 46 of 366 days1905: 271 of 365 days1906: 325 of 365 days1907: 314 of 365 days1908: 355 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 364 of 365 days1911: 363 of 365 days1912: 301 of 366 days1913: 297 of 365 days1914: 354 of 365 days1915: 331 of 365 days1916: 352 of 366 days1917: 335 of 365 days1918: 358 of 365 days1919: 354 of 365 days1920: 237 of 366 days1921: 260 of 365 days1922: 309 of 365 days1923: 362 of 365 days1924: 355 of 366 days1925: 356 of 365 days1926: 351 of 365 days1927: 355 of 365 days1928: 344 of 366 days1929: 349 of 365 days1930: 347 of 365 days1931: 351 of 365 days1932: 344 of 366 days1933: 358 of 365 days1934: 349 of 365 days1935: 292 of 365 days1936: 351 of 366 days1937: 350 of 365 days1938: 304 of 365 days1939: 318 of 365 days1940: 326 of 366 days1941: 358 of 365 days1942: 360 of 365 days1943: 354 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 364 of 365 days1946: 334 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 363 of 366 days1949: 331 of 365 days1950: 355 of 365 days1951: 360 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 360 of 365 days1954: 345 of 365 days1955: 363 of 365 days1956: 364 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 361 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 365 of 366 days1961: 361 of 365 days1962: 360 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 356 of 365 days1968: 363 of 366 days1969: 363 of 365 days1970: 362 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 363 of 365 days1974: 362 of 365 days1975: 361 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 363 of 365 days1978: 361 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 364 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 363 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 363 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 365 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 364 of 365 days2003: 334 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 364 of 365 days2007: 363 of 365 days2008: 364 of 366 days2009: 362 of 365 days2010: 361 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 365 of 366 days2013: 356 of 365 days2014: 363 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 365 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 364 of 365 days2019: 364 of 365 days2020: 364 of 366 days2021: 358 of 365 days2022: 363 of 365 days2023: 363 of 365 days2024: 349 of 366 days2025: 348 of 365 days2026: 283 of 365 days192019401960198020002020
123 years of record at Cave Run Lake, 1904 to 2026. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1921 and others.
Days with data per year at Cave Run Lake
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19044613%No
190527174%No
190632589%No
190731486%No
190835597%Yes
1909365100%Yes
1910364100%Yes
191136399%Yes
191230182%No
191329781%No
191435497%Yes
191533191%Yes
191635296%Yes
191733592%Yes
191835898%Yes
191935497%Yes
192023765%No
192126071%No
192230985%No
192336299%Yes
192435597%Yes
192535698%Yes
192635196%Yes
192735597%Yes
192834494%Yes
192934996%Yes
193034795%Yes
193135196%Yes
193234494%Yes
193335898%Yes
193434996%Yes
193529280%No
193635196%Yes
193735096%Yes
193830483%No
193931887%No
194032689%No
194135898%Yes
194236099%Yes
194335497%Yes
1944365100%Yes
1945364100%Yes
194633492%Yes
1947365100%Yes
194836399%Yes
194933191%Yes
195035597%Yes
195136099%Yes
1952366100%Yes
195336099%Yes
195434595%Yes
195536399%Yes
195636499%Yes
1957365100%Yes
195836199%Yes
1959364100%Yes
1960365100%Yes
196136199%Yes
196236099%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966364100%Yes
196735698%Yes
196836399%Yes
196936399%Yes
197036299%Yes
1971364100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
197336399%Yes
197436299%Yes
197536199%Yes
1976365100%Yes
197736399%Yes
197836199%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983364100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985364100%Yes
1986364100%Yes
198736399%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991364100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
199536399%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998364100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000365100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002364100%Yes
200333492%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005364100%Yes
2006364100%Yes
200736399%Yes
200836499%Yes
200936299%Yes
201036199%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012365100%Yes
201335698%Yes
201436399%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016365100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018364100%Yes
2019364100%Yes
202036499%Yes
202135898%Yes
202236399%Yes
202336399%Yes
202434995%Yes
202534895%Yes
202628378%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Cave Run Lake
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 October 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high max (Provisional)31.7 C (89.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)96 years41 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)45 years24 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)95 years40 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)48 years26 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)84 years36 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie39 years5 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)19 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie56 years6 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)80 years36 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily low max (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie120 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high min (Tie)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie91 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily rain78.0 mm (3.1 in)32.0 mm (1.3 in)44 years49 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)108 years41 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)104 years45 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)61 years29 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)39 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie96 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2026Cave Run Lake, USdaily high max (Tie)29.4 C (84.9 F)tie92 years9 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

100 complete years, 1908 to 2024
Annual mean temperature at Cave Run Lake as warming stripes, 1908 to 2024 One stripe for each of 100 complete years at Cave Run Lake, 1908 to 2024. 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 11.1 C (51.9 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 14.6 C (58.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F). 1908: 13.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1909: 12.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1910: 12.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1911: 13.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1914: 12.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1917: 11.5 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1918: 12.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1919: 13.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1923: 13.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1924: 11.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1925: 13.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1927: 13.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1928: 12.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1929: 11.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1931: 14.3 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1932: 14.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1933: 13.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1934: 12.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1936: 13.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1937: 12.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1940: 11.4 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1941: 12.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1942: 13.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1943: 13.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1944: 13.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1945: 13.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1947: 12.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1950: 12.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1951: 13.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1952: 13.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1953: 13.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1954: 13.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1955: 13.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1956: 13.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1957: 13.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1958: 11.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1959: 13.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1960: 12.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1961: 12.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1962: 12.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1963: 11.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1964: 13.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1965: 13.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1966: 12.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1967: 12.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1968: 12.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1969: 12.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1970: 13.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1971: 13.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1972: 12.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1973: 13.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1974: 13.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1976: 11.5 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1977: 11.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1978: 11.1 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1979: 11.2 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1980: 11.7 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1981: 11.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1982: 12.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1983: 12.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1984: 12.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1985: 12.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1986: 13.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1987: 13.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1988: 11.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1989: 11.4 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1990: 13.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1991: 13.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1992: 12.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1993: 11.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1994: 12.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1995: 13.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1996: 12.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1997: 12.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1998: 14.6 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1999: 14.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2000: 13.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2001: 13.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2002: 13.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2004: 13.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2005: 13.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2006: 13.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2007: 14.2 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2008: 13.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2009: 13.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2010: 13.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2011: 12.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2012: 13.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2013: 12.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2014: 11.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2015: 12.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2016: 13.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2017: 13.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2018: 12.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2019: 13.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2020: 13.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2021: 13.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2022: 12.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2023: 13.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2024: 14.3 C, +1.4 C from the station mean190819201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 100 complete years at Cave Run Lake, 1908 to 2024. 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 11.1 C (51.9 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 14.6 C (58.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cave Run Lake as warming stripes, 1908 to 2024
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
190813.4 C+0.51 C
190912.8 C-0.08 C
191012.2 C-0.74 C
191113.8 C+0.94 C
191412.6 C-0.32 C
191711.5 C-1.38 C
191812.8 C-0.08 C
191913.7 C+0.78 C
192313.4 C+0.49 C
192411.9 C-1.01 C
192513.1 C+0.22 C
192713.5 C+0.64 C
192812.0 C-0.92 C
192911.9 C-0.95 C
193114.3 C+1.43 C
193214.0 C+1.11 C
193313.9 C+0.98 C
193412.9 C-0.03 C
193613.1 C+0.23 C
193712.6 C-0.26 C
194011.4 C-1.46 C
194112.9 C+0.01 C
194213.4 C+0.48 C
194313.4 C+0.47 C
194413.5 C+0.62 C
194513.0 C+0.13 C
194712.3 C-0.64 C
195012.2 C-0.67 C
195113.2 C+0.27 C
195213.7 C+0.77 C
195313.9 C+1.00 C
195413.9 C+0.98 C
195513.5 C+0.61 C
195613.7 C+0.85 C
195713.7 C+0.77 C
195811.9 C-0.99 C
195913.6 C+0.73 C
196012.2 C-0.72 C
196112.7 C-0.23 C
196212.6 C-0.29 C
196311.9 C-0.99 C
196413.2 C+0.31 C
196513.1 C+0.16 C
196612.0 C-0.88 C
196712.7 C-0.24 C
196812.3 C-0.61 C
196912.3 C-0.63 C
197013.1 C+0.17 C
197113.1 C+0.25 C
197212.8 C-0.06 C
197313.7 C+0.84 C
197413.2 C+0.35 C
197611.5 C-1.40 C
197711.9 C-1.04 C
197811.1 C-1.84 C
197911.2 C-1.65 C
198011.7 C-1.20 C
198111.8 C-1.12 C
198212.4 C-0.54 C
198312.2 C-0.73 C
198412.5 C-0.41 C
198512.4 C-0.53 C
198613.2 C+0.27 C
198713.0 C+0.12 C
198811.9 C-1.04 C
198911.4 C-1.48 C
199013.6 C+0.74 C
199113.5 C+0.65 C
199212.0 C-0.94 C
199311.9 C-1.00 C
199412.8 C-0.14 C
199513.0 C+0.06 C
199612.4 C-0.54 C
199712.4 C-0.50 C
199814.6 C+1.66 C
199914.0 C+1.09 C
200013.1 C+0.21 C
200113.7 C+0.80 C
200213.9 C+1.04 C
200413.7 C+0.76 C
200513.7 C+0.83 C
200613.8 C+0.93 C
200714.2 C+1.33 C
200813.0 C+0.13 C
200913.0 C+0.14 C
201013.1 C+0.23 C
201112.7 C-0.23 C
201213.1 C+0.24 C
201312.5 C-0.36 C
201411.9 C-1.04 C
201512.7 C-0.22 C
201613.4 C+0.46 C
201713.3 C+0.36 C
201812.8 C-0.06 C
201913.1 C+0.17 C
202013.1 C+0.18 C
202113.1 C+0.24 C
202212.9 C-0.02 C
202313.7 C+0.83 C
202414.3 C+1.44 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1908 to 2024 is 0.01 C (-0.03 to 0.06) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.03 F (-0.06 to 0.11) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 100 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cave Run Lake
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.01 C (-0.03 to 0.06) per decade0.03 F (-0.06 to 0.11) per decade1908 to 2024100Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade1908 to 2024100Fall
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1908 to 2024100Rise

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

1904 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Cave Run Lake: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.1 C (106.0 F)193635.6 C (96.1 F)123
Coldest night (TNn)-33.3 C (-27.9 F)1963-18.9 C (-2.0 F)123
Wettest day (Rx1day)174.0 mm (6.9 in)201064.0 mm (2.5 in)123
Wettest five days (Rx5day)275.6 mm (10.9 in)2018100.6 mm (4.0 in)123
Longest dry spell (CDD)44 days196317 days123

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Cave Run Lake by year The hottest day of the year at Cave Run Lake, 1904 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F). 20304050192019401960198020002020Record: 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1936
The hottest day of the year at Cave Run Lake, 1904 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cave Run Lake by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
190420.0 C (68.0 F)
190535.0 C (95.0 F)
190636.7 C (98.1 F)
190735.0 C (95.0 F)
190836.1 C (97.0 F)
190935.6 C (96.1 F)
191033.9 C (93.0 F)
191138.3 C (100.9 F)
191236.1 C (97.0 F)
191338.3 C (100.9 F)
191440.0 C (104.0 F)
191535.6 C (96.1 F)
191635.0 C (95.0 F)
191736.1 C (97.0 F)
191838.3 C (100.9 F)
191937.2 C (99.0 F)
192032.2 C (90.0 F)
192135.0 C (95.0 F)
192237.2 C (99.0 F)
192336.1 C (97.0 F)
192436.7 C (98.1 F)
192539.4 C (102.9 F)
192638.3 C (100.9 F)
192735.6 C (96.1 F)
192835.0 C (95.0 F)
192932.8 C (91.0 F)
193040.6 C (105.1 F)
193137.8 C (100.0 F)
193239.4 C (102.9 F)
193337.8 C (100.0 F)
193436.7 C (98.1 F)
193537.2 C (99.0 F)
193641.1 C (106.0 F)
193735.6 C (96.1 F)
193836.1 C (97.0 F)
193937.2 C (99.0 F)
194035.0 C (95.0 F)
194136.1 C (97.0 F)
194235.6 C (96.1 F)
194338.9 C (102.0 F)
194437.8 C (100.0 F)
194535.6 C (96.1 F)
194634.4 C (93.9 F)
194735.6 C (96.1 F)
194836.7 C (98.1 F)
194935.0 C (95.0 F)
195034.4 C (93.9 F)
195137.8 C (100.0 F)
195239.4 C (102.9 F)
195338.3 C (100.9 F)
195440.6 C (105.1 F)
195536.1 C (97.0 F)
195635.0 C (95.0 F)
195736.1 C (97.0 F)
195833.3 C (91.9 F)
195935.6 C (96.1 F)
196035.6 C (96.1 F)
196133.3 C (91.9 F)
196235.0 C (95.0 F)
196333.9 C (93.0 F)
196437.8 C (100.0 F)
196537.2 C (99.0 F)
196636.7 C (98.1 F)
196733.3 C (91.9 F)
196834.4 C (93.9 F)
196935.0 C (95.0 F)
197036.7 C (98.1 F)
197135.0 C (95.0 F)
197234.4 C (93.9 F)
197335.0 C (95.0 F)
197432.2 C (90.0 F)
197533.9 C (93.0 F)
197634.4 C (93.9 F)
197736.1 C (97.0 F)
197835.6 C (96.1 F)
197934.4 C (93.9 F)
198039.4 C (102.9 F)
198134.4 C (93.9 F)
198235.0 C (95.0 F)
198339.4 C (102.9 F)
198436.1 C (97.0 F)
198533.9 C (93.0 F)
198635.6 C (96.1 F)
198737.2 C (99.0 F)
198840.0 C (104.0 F)
198935.6 C (96.1 F)
199037.2 C (99.0 F)
199136.1 C (97.0 F)
199234.4 C (93.9 F)
199336.7 C (98.1 F)
199437.2 C (99.0 F)
199536.7 C (98.1 F)
199635.0 C (95.0 F)
199736.1 C (97.0 F)
199837.2 C (99.0 F)
199940.6 C (105.1 F)
200035.6 C (96.1 F)
200134.4 C (93.9 F)
200237.2 C (99.0 F)
200333.9 C (93.0 F)
200433.9 C (93.0 F)
200538.3 C (100.9 F)
200637.2 C (99.0 F)
200739.4 C (102.9 F)
200835.6 C (96.1 F)
200934.4 C (93.9 F)
201037.8 C (100.0 F)
201137.2 C (99.0 F)
201239.4 C (102.9 F)
201334.4 C (93.9 F)
201433.9 C (93.0 F)
201533.3 C (91.9 F)
201634.4 C (93.9 F)
201733.9 C (93.0 F)
201834.4 C (93.9 F)
201934.4 C (93.9 F)
202033.3 C (91.9 F)
202133.3 C (91.9 F)
202234.4 C (93.9 F)
202332.8 C (91.0 F)
202435.6 C (96.1 F)
202534.4 C (93.9 F)
202635.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Cave Run Lake by year The coldest night of the year at Cave Run Lake, 1904 to 2026. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.9 C (-2.0 F). -40-30-20-10192019401960198020002020Record: -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1963
The coldest night of the year at Cave Run Lake, 1904 to 2026. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.9 C (-2.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cave Run Lake by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1904-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1905-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1906-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1907-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1908-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1909-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1910-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1911-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1912-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1913-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1914-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1915-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1916-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1917-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1918-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1919-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1920-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1921-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1922-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1923-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1924-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1925-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1926-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1927-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1928-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1929-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1930-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1931-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1932-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1933-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1934-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1935-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1936-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1937-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1938-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1939-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1940-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1941-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1942-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1943-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1944-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1945-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1946-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1947-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1948-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1949-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1950-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1951-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1952-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1953-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1954-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1955-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1956-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1957-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1958-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1959-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1960-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1961-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1962-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1963-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1964-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1965-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1966-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1967-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1968-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1969-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1971-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1972-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1973-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1974-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1975-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1976-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1977-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1978-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1979-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1980-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1981-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1982-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1983-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1984-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1985-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1986-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1988-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1989-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1990-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1991-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1992-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1993-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1994-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1995-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1996-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1997-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1998-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1999-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2000-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2001-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2002-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2003-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2004-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2005-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2006-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2007-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2008-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2009-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2010-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2011-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2012-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2013-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2014-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2015-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2016-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2017-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2018-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2019-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2020-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2021-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2022-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2023-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2024-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2025-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2026-15.6 C (3.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cave Run Lake by year The wettest day of the year at Cave Run Lake, 1904 to 2026. The record is 174.0 mm (6.9 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.0 mm (2.5 in). 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 174.0 mm (6.9 in) in 2010
The wettest day of the year at Cave Run Lake, 1904 to 2026. The record is 174.0 mm (6.9 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.0 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cave Run Lake by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190419.1 mm (0.8 in)
190549.0 mm (1.9 in)
190648.3 mm (1.9 in)
190763.0 mm (2.5 in)
190861.5 mm (2.4 in)
1909125.7 mm (4.9 in)
191047.2 mm (1.9 in)
1911114.3 mm (4.5 in)
191268.6 mm (2.7 in)
191381.3 mm (3.2 in)
191449.8 mm (2.0 in)
191550.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916104.1 mm (4.1 in)
191778.7 mm (3.1 in)
191845.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919104.1 mm (4.1 in)
192076.2 mm (3.0 in)
192158.4 mm (2.3 in)
192288.9 mm (3.5 in)
192347.0 mm (1.9 in)
192477.0 mm (3.0 in)
192547.0 mm (1.9 in)
192670.1 mm (2.8 in)
192750.8 mm (2.0 in)
192856.6 mm (2.2 in)
192986.1 mm (3.4 in)
193038.4 mm (1.5 in)
193163.0 mm (2.5 in)
193249.0 mm (1.9 in)
193352.1 mm (2.1 in)
193456.6 mm (2.2 in)
193568.6 mm (2.7 in)
193681.3 mm (3.2 in)
193750.8 mm (2.0 in)
193895.0 mm (3.7 in)
193964.8 mm (2.6 in)
194048.0 mm (1.9 in)
194134.3 mm (1.4 in)
194267.1 mm (2.6 in)
194342.2 mm (1.7 in)
194454.1 mm (2.1 in)
194582.3 mm (3.2 in)
194648.8 mm (1.9 in)
194765.5 mm (2.6 in)
194864.0 mm (2.5 in)
194958.9 mm (2.3 in)
195066.0 mm (2.6 in)
195161.0 mm (2.4 in)
195254.4 mm (2.1 in)
195352.8 mm (2.1 in)
195448.3 mm (1.9 in)
195570.9 mm (2.8 in)
195653.8 mm (2.1 in)
195750.0 mm (2.0 in)
195865.5 mm (2.6 in)
195964.3 mm (2.5 in)
196065.5 mm (2.6 in)
196168.6 mm (2.7 in)
196248.3 mm (1.9 in)
196356.4 mm (2.2 in)
196451.8 mm (2.0 in)
196596.5 mm (3.8 in)
196646.2 mm (1.8 in)
196759.7 mm (2.4 in)
196853.1 mm (2.1 in)
196972.1 mm (2.8 in)
197082.3 mm (3.2 in)
197158.9 mm (2.3 in)
1972106.2 mm (4.2 in)
197362.2 mm (2.4 in)
197464.0 mm (2.5 in)
197558.9 mm (2.3 in)
197636.3 mm (1.4 in)
197798.8 mm (3.9 in)
197898.3 mm (3.9 in)
197968.6 mm (2.7 in)
198047.2 mm (1.9 in)
198182.0 mm (3.2 in)
198267.8 mm (2.7 in)
198345.7 mm (1.8 in)
198454.6 mm (2.1 in)
198566.8 mm (2.6 in)
198665.8 mm (2.6 in)
198778.7 mm (3.1 in)
198885.3 mm (3.4 in)
198969.3 mm (2.7 in)
199064.3 mm (2.5 in)
199177.2 mm (3.0 in)
199250.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993104.6 mm (4.1 in)
199447.5 mm (1.9 in)
199559.9 mm (2.4 in)
199691.4 mm (3.6 in)
199779.0 mm (3.1 in)
199876.7 mm (3.0 in)
199948.3 mm (1.9 in)
200082.6 mm (3.3 in)
200186.1 mm (3.4 in)
2002109.7 mm (4.3 in)
200347.8 mm (1.9 in)
200492.5 mm (3.6 in)
200539.6 mm (1.6 in)
2006102.4 mm (4.0 in)
200776.7 mm (3.0 in)
200843.2 mm (1.7 in)
200955.9 mm (2.2 in)
2010174.0 mm (6.9 in)
201171.1 mm (2.8 in)
201245.2 mm (1.8 in)
201347.0 mm (1.9 in)
201464.3 mm (2.5 in)
2015111.8 mm (4.4 in)
201652.8 mm (2.1 in)
201761.0 mm (2.4 in)
2018142.2 mm (5.6 in)
201961.5 mm (2.4 in)
202078.7 mm (3.1 in)
2021116.3 mm (4.6 in)
202256.9 mm (2.2 in)
202366.5 mm (2.6 in)
202456.6 mm (2.2 in)
202574.7 mm (2.9 in)
202678.0 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cave Run Lake by year The wettest five days of the year at Cave Run Lake, 1904 to 2026. The record is 275.6 mm (10.9 in) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.6 mm (4.0 in). 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 275.6 mm (10.9 in) in 2018
The wettest five days of the year at Cave Run Lake, 1904 to 2026. The record is 275.6 mm (10.9 in) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.6 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cave Run Lake by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190441.3 mm (1.6 in)
190597.0 mm (3.8 in)
190665.2 mm (2.6 in)
1907146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1908143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1909139.4 mm (5.5 in)
191088.5 mm (3.5 in)
1911134.7 mm (5.3 in)
191290.4 mm (3.6 in)
191364.9 mm (2.6 in)
191487.1 mm (3.4 in)
191578.3 mm (3.1 in)
1916144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1917109.2 mm (4.3 in)
191870.3 mm (2.8 in)
1919113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1920111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1921104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1922109.9 mm (4.3 in)
192365.3 mm (2.6 in)
1924101.1 mm (4.0 in)
192592.2 mm (3.6 in)
192682.8 mm (3.3 in)
192799.6 mm (3.9 in)
192874.6 mm (2.9 in)
1929102.9 mm (4.1 in)
193041.4 mm (1.6 in)
193195.0 mm (3.7 in)
193298.1 mm (3.9 in)
193391.9 mm (3.6 in)
193481.3 mm (3.2 in)
1935117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1936111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1937104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1938133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1939100.6 mm (4.0 in)
194089.6 mm (3.5 in)
194168.3 mm (2.7 in)
1942105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1943100.6 mm (4.0 in)
194492.7 mm (3.6 in)
1945122.2 mm (4.8 in)
194683.6 mm (3.3 in)
1947109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1948112.6 mm (4.4 in)
194988.4 mm (3.5 in)
1950146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1951102.1 mm (4.0 in)
195293.5 mm (3.7 in)
195377.2 mm (3.0 in)
195469.1 mm (2.7 in)
195598.6 mm (3.9 in)
1956117.6 mm (4.6 in)
195782.0 mm (3.2 in)
195895.5 mm (3.8 in)
195996.5 mm (3.8 in)
196084.6 mm (3.3 in)
1961102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1962130.4 mm (5.1 in)
196371.3 mm (2.8 in)
196486.2 mm (3.4 in)
1965169.7 mm (6.7 in)
196688.3 mm (3.5 in)
196796.3 mm (3.8 in)
1968124.8 mm (4.9 in)
196981.6 mm (3.2 in)
197093.0 mm (3.7 in)
197188.1 mm (3.5 in)
1972110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1973109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1974104.4 mm (4.1 in)
197596.6 mm (3.8 in)
197660.4 mm (2.4 in)
1977108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1978163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1979102.6 mm (4.0 in)
198071.4 mm (2.8 in)
1981158.5 mm (6.2 in)
198297.0 mm (3.8 in)
198397.3 mm (3.8 in)
1984101.4 mm (4.0 in)
198582.0 mm (3.2 in)
1986126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1987108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1988137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1989164.9 mm (6.5 in)
199096.0 mm (3.8 in)
1991111.3 mm (4.4 in)
199268.2 mm (2.7 in)
1993123.9 mm (4.9 in)
199486.8 mm (3.4 in)
1995103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1996130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1997169.6 mm (6.7 in)
199883.6 mm (3.3 in)
199960.7 mm (2.4 in)
2000129.1 mm (5.1 in)
2001103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2002151.5 mm (6.0 in)
2003121.8 mm (4.8 in)
2004146.1 mm (5.8 in)
2005104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2006139.0 mm (5.5 in)
200794.0 mm (3.7 in)
200867.4 mm (2.7 in)
200982.4 mm (3.2 in)
2010186.7 mm (7.4 in)
2011111.3 mm (4.4 in)
201279.3 mm (3.1 in)
2013101.8 mm (4.0 in)
2014101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2015146.9 mm (5.8 in)
201692.9 mm (3.7 in)
201785.1 mm (3.4 in)
2018275.6 mm (10.9 in)
201993.7 mm (3.7 in)
2020117.2 mm (4.6 in)
2021120.4 mm (4.7 in)
202276.1 mm (3.0 in)
202380.0 mm (3.1 in)
202494.8 mm (3.7 in)
2025145.5 mm (5.7 in)
2026113.3 mm (4.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cave Run Lake by year The longest dry spell of the year at Cave Run Lake, 1904 to 2026. The record is 44 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days. 01020304050192019401960198020002020Record: 44 days in 1963
The longest dry spell of the year at Cave Run Lake, 1904 to 2026. The record is 44 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cave Run Lake by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190417 days
190511 days
190612 days
190717 days
190821 days
190917 days
191014 days
191129 days
191236 days
191322 days
191425 days
191521 days
191625 days
191722 days
191821 days
191918 days
192027 days
192114 days
192214 days
192320 days
192426 days
192513 days
192621 days
192720 days
192820 days
192919 days
193020 days
193116 days
19329 days
193315 days
193421 days
193521 days
193626 days
193714 days
193816 days
193915 days
194013 days
194124 days
194218 days
194323 days
194416 days
194513 days
194622 days
194715 days
194818 days
194920 days
195015 days
195115 days
195224 days
195330 days
195415 days
195529 days
195615 days
195716 days
195818 days
195919 days
196013 days
196113 days
196216 days
196344 days
196415 days
196519 days
196618 days
196718 days
196816 days
196915 days
197015 days
197117 days
197219 days
197315 days
197413 days
197512 days
197627 days
197717 days
197811 days
197914 days
198018 days
198123 days
198213 days
198317 days
198413 days
198517 days
198618 days
198716 days
198815 days
198911 days
199010 days
199115 days
199217 days
199317 days
199422 days
199522 days
199610 days
199714 days
199823 days
199918 days
200014 days
200116 days
200216 days
200317 days
200413 days
200528 days
200611 days
200716 days
200816 days
200917 days
201011 days
201111 days
201217 days
201315 days
201416 days
201520 days
201612 days
201717 days
20189 days
201926 days
202014 days
202111 days
202218 days
202316 days
202415 days
202520 days
202614 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

100 years with a frost

Across 100 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cave Run Lake falls on 24 April and the median first autumn frost on 16 October, which leaves a median of 170 days between them.

In 1994 to 2024 the median growing season was 189 days. That is 28 days more than in 1908 to 1952.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Cave Run Lake
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1908 to 1952)Recent period (1994 to 2024)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost24 April29 April16 April13 days earlier-1.8 days per decade
First autumn frost16 October8 October25 October17 days later+1.7 days per decade
Growing days170 days161 days189 days28 days more+3.5 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

102 years, 1910 to 2024

A day with at least 62.6 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 151.7 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cave Run Lake: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years62.6 mm (2.5 in)
5 years81.4 mm (3.2 in)
10 years95.6 mm (3.8 in)
25 years116.0 mm (4.6 in)
50 years133.0 mm (5.2 in)
100 years151.7 mm (6.0 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 102 years of values from 1910 to 2024.

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: 174.0 mm (6.9 in) in 2010; 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 2018; 116.3 mm (4.6 in) in 2021.

Station Changes

3 suspected

3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Cave Run Lake, at 1917, 1976 and 1995. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1917 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1976 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1995 ran 0.6 C (1.0 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Cave Run Lake, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1917+0.2+0.4possible5
1976-0.4-0.7likely5
1995+0.6+1.0possible5

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.

Climate Twins

2010 to 2024 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2010 to 2024, Cave Run Lake had a mean temperature of 13.0 C (55.5 F) and 1,351.8 mm (53.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Mt Vernon (United States, 111 km away), Waynesburg 7 NE (United States, 122 km away) and Middlesboro Fire Dept (United States, 169 km away).

Climate twins of Cave Run Lake: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2024 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Mt VernonUnited States111 km (69 mi)13.1 C (55.6 F)1,322.1 mm (52.1 in)0.50
Waynesburg 7 NEUnited States122 km (76 mi)13.0 C (55.3 F)1,300.3 mm (51.2 in)0.52
Middlesboro Fire DeptUnited States169 km (105 mi)12.8 C (55.0 F)1,312.8 mm (51.7 in)0.53

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Cave Run Lake standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Cave Run Lake 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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).