Ford Lock 1O Weather Records (USC00152953)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ford Lock 1O (USC00152953), Kentucky, United States, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Ford Lock 1O

Ford Lock 1O (USC00152953) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.90 latitude and -84.26 longitude, 170 m (557 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1981, 59 years of record.
0 records set at Ford Lock 1O still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ford Lock 1O set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 2 June 1981.

About the Station

Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.90 latitude, -84.26 longitude.
Elevation: 170 m (557 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1981, 59 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Ford Lock 1O. 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 Ford Lock 1O, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Ford Lock 1O still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Ford Lock 1O between 18 January 1978 and 20 January 1978. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 157.0 mm (6.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ford Lock 1O. The most was 157.0 mm (6.2 in) on 2 August 1932.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ford Lock 1O
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	1 January 1945
Feb	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 February 1945
Mar	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	5 March 1964
Apr	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	22 April 1972
May	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 May 1935
Jun	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 June 1960
Jul	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	14 July 1942
Aug	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	2 August 1932
Sep	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 September 1954
Oct	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	3 October 1962
Nov	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	17 November 1927
Dec	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	9 December 1978

Latest Records

Latest records at Ford Lock 1O
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 June 1981	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	22 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1981	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1980	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1980	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1980	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1980	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1980	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1980	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1980	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1979	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1979	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1979	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain (Tie)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	tie	36 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1979	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1979	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1979	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1979	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1979	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1978	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	21 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1978	Ford Lock 1O, US	monthly rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1978	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1981

Yearly extremes at Ford Lock 1O: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	1932	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	1932	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	59
Longest dry spell (CDD)	34 days	1935	17 days	59

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ford Lock 1O, 1923 to 1981. The record is 157.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.7 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ford Lock 1O by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1925	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1926	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1928	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1929	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1931	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1933	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1934	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1935	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1936	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1937	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1938	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1940	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1941	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1942	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1943	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1944	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1945	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1946	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1948	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1951	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1952	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1955	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1956	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1958	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1959	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1960	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1961	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1962	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1963	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1965	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1968	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1969	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1971	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1972	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1973	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1974	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1975	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1976	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1979	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1980	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981	32.5 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ford Lock 1O, 1923 to 1981. The record is 189.0 mm (7.4 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.5 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ford Lock 1O by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1924	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1925	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1926	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1927	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1928	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1929	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1930	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1931	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1932	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1933	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1934	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1935	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1936	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1937	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1938	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1939	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1940	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1941	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1942	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1943	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1944	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1945	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1946	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1947	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1949	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1950	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1951	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1952	128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1953	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1954	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1955	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1956	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1957	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1958	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1959	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1960	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1961	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1962	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1963	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1965	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1966	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1967	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1968	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1969	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1970	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1971	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1972	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1973	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1974	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1975	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1976	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1977	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1978	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1979	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1980	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1981	59.7 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ford Lock 1O, 1923 to 1981. The record is 34 days in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ford Lock 1O by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	8 days
1924	31 days
1925	17 days
1926	18 days
1927	18 days
1928	19 days
1929	18 days
1930	20 days
1931	18 days
1932	17 days
1933	11 days
1934	19 days
1935	34 days
1936	26 days
1937	14 days
1938	27 days
1939	14 days
1940	16 days
1941	17 days
1942	18 days
1943	23 days
1944	14 days
1945	13 days
1946	22 days
1947	15 days
1948	17 days
1949	18 days
1950	16 days
1951	16 days
1952	29 days
1953	30 days
1954	14 days
1955	21 days
1956	15 days
1957	16 days
1958	18 days
1959	27 days
1960	17 days
1961	13 days
1962	13 days
1963	31 days
1964	26 days
1965	16 days
1966	15 days
1967	13 days
1968	19 days
1969	16 days
1970	11 days
1971	20 days
1972	14 days
1973	13 days
1974	15 days
1975	12 days
1976	26 days
1977	25 days
1978	15 days
1979	13 days
1980	15 days
1981	10 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

55 years, 1924 to 1980

A day with at least 59.3 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 133.1 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ford Lock 1O: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
100 years	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 55 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, 55 years of values from 1924 to 1980.

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: 157.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1932; 107.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1972; 97.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1942.

Download the Data

Data for Ford Lock 1O standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ford Lock 1O 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Date	Kind	Detail
1978-01-18	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1978-01-20	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)

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