Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fords Ferry Dam 5O (USC00152961), Kentucky, United States, with 53 years of record.
Key Facts for Fords Ferry Dam 5O
Fords Ferry Dam 5O (USC00152961) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.47 latitude and -88.10 longitude, 110 m (361 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1928 to 1980, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fords Ferry Dam 5O still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fords Ferry Dam 5O set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 9 December 1980.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.47 latitude, -88.10 longitude.
Elevation: 110 m (361 ft).
Period of record: 1928 to 1980, 53 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fords Ferry Dam 5O. 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 Fords Ferry Dam 5O, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Fords Ferry Dam 5O still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 78.
Standing records at Fords Ferry Dam 5O by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1948
16
1949
38
1950
46
1951
63
1952
69
1953
71
1954
75
1955
62
1956
41
1957
28
1958
40
1959
34
1960
64
1961
42
1962
49
1963
78
1964
43
1965
45
1966
43
1967
60
1968
31
1969
27
1970
49
1971
31
1972
31
1973
17
1974
42
1975
26
1976
55
1977
49
1978
27
1979
37
1980
35
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Fords Ferry Dam 5O between 17 January 1978 and 17 January 1978. Each dot is a new record.
When Fords Ferry Dam 5O set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1978-01-17
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 29.2 cm (11.5 in)
1978-01-17
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 199.4 mm (7.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fords Ferry Dam 5O. The most was 199.4 mm (7.9 in) on 31 March 1938.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fords Ferry Dam 5O
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
21 January 1937
Feb
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
23 February 1979
Mar
199.4 mm (7.9 in)
31 March 1938
Apr
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
16 April 1972
May
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
11 May 1943
Jun
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
23 June 1969
Jul
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
21 July 1946
Aug
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
16 August 1946
Sep
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
12 September 1965
Oct
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
18 October 1937
Nov
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
14 November 1957
Dec
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
31 December 1932
Period of Record Coverage
1948 to 1980
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
33 years of record at Fords Ferry Dam 5O, 1948 to 1980. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 29 complete years at Fords Ferry Dam 5O, 1951 to 1979. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.0 C (57.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 12.7 C (54.8 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 15.6 C (60.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fords Ferry Dam 5O as warming stripes, 1951 to 1979
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1951
14.2 C
+0.11 C
1952
15.2 C
+1.17 C
1953
15.6 C
+1.58 C
1954
15.6 C
+1.58 C
1955
14.9 C
+0.86 C
1956
15.2 C
+1.15 C
1957
14.9 C
+0.80 C
1958
13.4 C
-0.68 C
1959
14.6 C
+0.59 C
1960
13.7 C
-0.39 C
1961
13.5 C
-0.54 C
1962
13.6 C
-0.47 C
1963
13.3 C
-0.71 C
1964
14.4 C
+0.37 C
1965
14.3 C
+0.23 C
1966
13.2 C
-0.85 C
1967
13.6 C
-0.49 C
1968
13.4 C
-0.64 C
1969
13.4 C
-0.67 C
1970
13.9 C
-0.18 C
1971
14.2 C
+0.15 C
1972
13.7 C
-0.37 C
1973
14.6 C
+0.51 C
1974
14.1 C
+0.06 C
1975
14.2 C
+0.14 C
1976
13.1 C
-0.95 C
1977
14.1 C
+0.06 C
1978
12.9 C
-1.17 C
1979
12.7 C
-1.37 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1928 to 1980
Yearly extremes at Fords Ferry Dam 5O: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
37.2 C (99.0 F)
33
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1977
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
33
Wettest day (Rx1day)
199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1938
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
243.1 mm (9.6 in)
1937
103.5 mm (4.1 in)
53
Longest dry spell (CDD)
50 days
1964
19 days
53
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Fords Ferry Dam 5O, 1928 to 1980. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fords Ferry Dam 5O by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Fords Ferry Dam 5O, 1928 to 1980. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.2 C (1.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fords Ferry Dam 5O by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1949
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1950
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1951
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1952
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1953
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1954
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1955
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1956
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1957
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1958
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1959
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1961
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1962
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1963
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1964
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1966
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1967
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1969
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1970
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1971
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1972
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1973
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1974
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1975
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1977
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1978
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1979
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1980
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Fords Ferry Dam 5O, 1928 to 1980. The record is 199.4 mm (7.9 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fords Ferry Dam 5O by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1928
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1929
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1930
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1931
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1932
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1933
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1936
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1937
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1938
199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1939
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1940
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1941
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1942
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1943
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1944
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1945
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1946
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1947
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1949
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1950
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1951
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1953
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1955
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1956
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1957
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1958
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1960
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1962
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1965
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1966
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1967
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1968
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1970
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1971
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1972
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1973
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1975
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1976
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1977
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1978
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1979
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1980
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Fords Ferry Dam 5O, 1928 to 1980. The record is 243.1 mm (9.6 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.5 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fords Ferry Dam 5O by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1928
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1929
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1930
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1931
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1932
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1933
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1934
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1935
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1936
103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1937
243.1 mm (9.6 in)
1938
221.8 mm (8.7 in)
1939
119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1940
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1941
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1942
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1943
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1944
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1945
151.3 mm (6.0 in)
1946
180.8 mm (7.1 in)
1947
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1948
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1949
131.2 mm (5.2 in)
1950
149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1951
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1952
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1953
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1954
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1955
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1956
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1957
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1958
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1959
151.8 mm (6.0 in)
1960
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961
157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1962
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1963
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1964
203.8 mm (8.0 in)
1965
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1966
133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1967
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1968
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1969
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1970
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1971
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1973
159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1974
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1975
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1976
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1977
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1978
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1979
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1980
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Fords Ferry Dam 5O, 1928 to 1980. The record is 50 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fords Ferry Dam 5O by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1928
13 days
1929
14 days
1930
22 days
1931
15 days
1932
17 days
1933
25 days
1934
26 days
1935
19 days
1936
22 days
1937
18 days
1938
29 days
1939
37 days
1940
36 days
1941
19 days
1942
16 days
1943
20 days
1944
34 days
1945
19 days
1946
24 days
1947
29 days
1948
20 days
1949
14 days
1950
19 days
1951
18 days
1952
27 days
1953
27 days
1954
15 days
1955
25 days
1956
18 days
1957
22 days
1958
21 days
1959
15 days
1960
14 days
1961
17 days
1962
16 days
1963
44 days
1964
50 days
1965
20 days
1966
20 days
1967
28 days
1968
31 days
1969
17 days
1970
17 days
1971
14 days
1972
18 days
1973
21 days
1974
13 days
1975
17 days
1976
25 days
1977
30 days
1978
16 days
1979
15 days
1980
17 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
29 years with a frost
Across 29 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fords Ferry Dam 5O falls on 5 April and the median first autumn frost on 28 October, which leaves a median of 209 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Fords Ferry Dam 5O
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1951 to 1979)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
5 April
n/a
5 April
n/a
-3.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
28 October
n/a
28 October
n/a
-0.7 days per decade
Growing days
209 days
n/a
209 days
n/a
+2.3 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
52 years, 1929 to 1980
A day with at least 66.7 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 175.0 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Fords Ferry Dam 5O: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
66.7 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
10 years
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
25 years
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
50 years
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
100 years
175.0 mm (6.9 in)
Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1929 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: 199.4 mm (7.9 in) in 1938; 122.4 mm (4.8 in) in 1946; 122.2 mm (4.8 in) in 1972.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.