Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Franklin (USC00153036), Kentucky, United States, with 122 years of record.
Key Facts for Franklin
Franklin (USC00153036) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 36.69 latitude and -86.51 longitude, 207 m (680 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 2013, 122 years of record.
1,464 records set at Franklin still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 5 May 2013.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 36.69 latitude, -86.51 longitude.
Elevation: 207 m (680 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 2013, 122 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 Franklin. 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 Franklin, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Franklin still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 80.
Standing records at Franklin by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1896
13
1897
16
1901
60
1902
41
1903
47
1904
17
1905
36
1906
22
1907
63
1908
31
1909
51
1910
51
1911
60
1912
39
1913
43
1914
53
1915
35
1916
44
1917
37
1918
9
1919
35
1920
61
1921
25
1922
31
1923
8
1924
54
1925
62
1926
3
1927
58
1928
24
1929
33
1930
80
1931
49
1932
50
1933
40
1934
37
1935
29
1936
17
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Franklin between 21 June 1935 and 23 June 1969. Each dot is a new record.
When Franklin set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1935-06-21
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1969-06-23
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 160.3 mm (6.3 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 160.3 mm (6.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Franklin. The most was 160.3 mm (6.3 in) on 23 June 1969.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Franklin
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
7 January 1913
Feb
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
11 February 1984
Mar
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
26 March 1913
Apr
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
11 April 1994
May
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
19 May 1983
Jun
160.3 mm (6.3 in)
23 June 1969
Jul
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
5 July 1896
Aug
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
17 August 1949
Sep
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
14 September 1979
Oct
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2 October 1962
Nov
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
8 November 1986
Dec
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
16 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1896 to 1936
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
38 years of record at Franklin, 1896 to 1936. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1897, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1917, 1918, 1923 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Franklin, 1902 to 1935. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.2 C (59.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 13.8 C (56.9 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 17.0 C (62.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Franklin as warming stripes, 1902 to 1935
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1902
14.9 C
-0.27 C
1903
14.0 C
-1.21 C
1907
14.7 C
-0.46 C
1908
15.5 C
+0.31 C
1909
15.1 C
-0.11 C
1910
14.3 C
-0.93 C
1911
15.7 C
+0.48 C
1912
13.8 C
-1.39 C
1913
15.8 C
+0.60 C
1914
15.2 C
-0.04 C
1915
14.8 C
-0.42 C
1916
14.4 C
-0.80 C
1919
15.7 C
+0.52 C
1920
14.2 C
-1.05 C
1921
17.0 C
+1.83 C
1922
16.0 C
+0.77 C
1924
13.8 C
-1.36 C
1930
15.9 C
+0.71 C
1931
16.4 C
+1.16 C
1932
14.7 C
-0.54 C
1933
16.5 C
+1.26 C
1934
16.0 C
+0.75 C
1935
15.4 C
+0.19 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
1892 to 2013
Yearly extremes at Franklin: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1930
36.7 C (98.1 F)
38
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1912
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
39
Wettest day (Rx1day)
160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1969
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
113
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
229.2 mm (9.0 in)
1997
112.4 mm (4.4 in)
112
Longest dry spell (CDD)
51 days
1924
21 days
113
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Franklin, 1892 to 2013. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Franklin by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1897
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1900
n/a
1901
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1902
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1903
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1904
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1905
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1908
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1910
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1911
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1914
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1915
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1916
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1917
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1918
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1919
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1920
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1924
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1925
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1926
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1927
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1928
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1930
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1931
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1933
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1935
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1936
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
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
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Franklin, 1892 to 2013. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Franklin by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1897
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1900
n/a
1901
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1902
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1903
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1904
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1905
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1906
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1907
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1908
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1909
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1910
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1911
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1912
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1913
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1914
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1915
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1916
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1917
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1918
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1919
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1920
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1921
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1922
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1923
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1924
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1925
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1926
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1927
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1928
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1929
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1930
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1931
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1932
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1933
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1934
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1935
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1936
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
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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
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
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
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Franklin, 1892 to 2013. The record is 160.3 mm (6.3 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.1 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Franklin by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1893
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1894
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1895
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1896
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1897
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1900
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1901
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1902
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1903
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1904
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1907
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1908
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1909
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1910
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1911
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1912
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1913
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1914
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1915
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1916
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1917
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1918
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1919
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1920
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1921
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1922
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1923
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1924
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1925
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1926
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1929
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1930
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1931
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1932
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1933
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1934
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1935
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1936
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1940
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1941
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1946
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1948
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1949
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1950
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1951
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1952
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1955
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1957
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1958
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1959
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1961
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1962
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1963
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1964
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1966
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1967
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1968
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1969
160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1970
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1971
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1972
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1973
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1975
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1976
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1977
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1978
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1979
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1980
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1981
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1982
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1983
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1984
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1985
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1986
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1987
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1988
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1989
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1990
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1991
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1993
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1994
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1995
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1996
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1997
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1998
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1999
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2000
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2001
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2002
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2003
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2004
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2005
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2006
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2007
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2008
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2009
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
2010
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2011
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2012
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2013
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Franklin, 1892 to 2013. The record is 229.2 mm (9.0 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.4 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Franklin by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1893
175.7 mm (6.9 in)
1894
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1895
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1896
133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1897
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1900
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1901
99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1902
132.2 mm (5.2 in)
1903
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1904
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1905
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1906
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1907
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1908
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1909
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1910
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1911
166.3 mm (6.5 in)
1912
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1913
214.9 mm (8.5 in)
1914
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1915
119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1916
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1917
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1918
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1919
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1920
112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1921
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1922
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1923
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1924
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1925
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1926
n/a
1927
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1928
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1929
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1930
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1931
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1932
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1933
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1934
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1935
163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1936
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1940
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1947
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1948
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1949
215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1950
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1951
111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1952
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1953
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1954
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1955
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1956
185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1957
159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1958
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1959
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1960
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1961
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1962
204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1963
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1964
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1965
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1966
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1968
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1969
227.3 mm (8.9 in)
1970
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1971
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1973
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1974
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1975
218.4 mm (8.6 in)
1976
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1977
79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1978
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1979
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1980
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1981
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1982
172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1983
228.1 mm (9.0 in)
1984
196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1985
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1986
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1987
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1988
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1989
166.8 mm (6.6 in)
1990
170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1991
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1992
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1993
137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1994
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1995
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1996
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1997
229.2 mm (9.0 in)
1998
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1999
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2000
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2001
107.3 mm (4.2 in)
2002
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2003
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2004
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
2005
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2006
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2007
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2008
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
2009
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
2010
211.4 mm (8.3 in)
2011
118.8 mm (4.7 in)
2012
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2013
144.1 mm (5.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Franklin, 1892 to 2013. The record is 51 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Franklin by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892
10 days
1893
25 days
1894
37 days
1895
25 days
1896
23 days
1897
13 days
1900
12 days
1901
30 days
1902
33 days
1903
24 days
1904
21 days
1905
27 days
1906
23 days
1907
18 days
1908
22 days
1909
19 days
1910
17 days
1911
22 days
1912
26 days
1913
23 days
1914
24 days
1915
12 days
1916
13 days
1917
14 days
1918
10 days
1919
21 days
1920
29 days
1921
23 days
1922
20 days
1923
10 days
1924
51 days
1925
28 days
1926
1 day
1927
29 days
1928
31 days
1929
19 days
1930
30 days
1931
33 days
1932
20 days
1933
14 days
1934
17 days
1935
17 days
1936
9 days
1940
14 days
1941
13 days
1946
22 days
1947
18 days
1948
20 days
1949
26 days
1950
19 days
1951
26 days
1952
30 days
1953
40 days
1954
25 days
1955
24 days
1956
42 days
1957
25 days
1958
22 days
1959
33 days
1960
21 days
1961
22 days
1962
19 days
1963
28 days
1964
26 days
1965
20 days
1966
19 days
1967
14 days
1968
22 days
1969
20 days
1970
21 days
1971
13 days
1972
22 days
1973
26 days
1974
15 days
1975
13 days
1976
14 days
1977
22 days
1978
22 days
1979
16 days
1980
23 days
1981
21 days
1982
17 days
1983
19 days
1984
17 days
1985
20 days
1986
22 days
1987
20 days
1988
30 days
1989
35 days
1990
24 days
1991
13 days
1992
20 days
1993
22 days
1994
23 days
1995
25 days
1996
20 days
1997
24 days
1998
42 days
1999
41 days
2000
41 days
2001
17 days
2002
20 days
2003
15 days
2004
24 days
2005
19 days
2006
18 days
2007
11 days
2008
24 days
2009
16 days
2010
18 days
2011
15 days
2012
22 days
2013
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
23 years with a frost
Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Franklin falls on 10 April and the median first autumn frost on 24 October, which leaves a median of 198 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Franklin
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1902 to 1935)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 April
n/a
10 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
24 October
n/a
24 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
198 days
n/a
198 days
n/a
n/a
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
86 years, 1893 to 2012
A day with at least 75.1 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 170.8 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Franklin: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
75.1 mm (3.0 in)
5 years
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
10 years
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
25 years
137.8 mm (5.4 in)
50 years
154.2 mm (6.1 in)
100 years
170.8 mm (6.7 in)
Longer than the 86 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, 86 years of values from 1893 to 2012.
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: 160.3 mm (6.3 in) in 1969; 148.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1935; 147.6 mm (5.8 in) in 1979.
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Data for Franklin standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Franklin 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.