Gest Lock 3 Weather Records (USC00153203)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gest Lock 3 (USC00153203), Kentucky, United States, with 80 years of record.

Key Facts for Gest Lock 3

Gest Lock 3 (USC00153203) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 38.42 latitude and -84.88 longitude, 149 m (490 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 2002, 80 years of record.
2 records set at Gest Lock 3 still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gest Lock 3 set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 26 March 2002.

About the Station

Location: Kentucky, United States, 38.42 latitude, -84.88 longitude.
Elevation: 149 m (490 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 2002, 80 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 Gest Lock 3. 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 Gest Lock 3, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

2 standing records

2 records at Gest Lock 3 still stand. 1974 holds the most, with 2.

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records

7 all-time records were set at Gest Lock 3 between 9 July 1955 and 2 March 1997. Each dot is a new record.

When Gest Lock 3 set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1955-07-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1961-05-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1964-03-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1965-09-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1978-01-18	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1978-01-20	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1997-03-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 189.2 mm (7.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 189.2 mm (7.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gest Lock 3. The most was 189.2 mm (7.4 in) on 2 March 1997.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Gest Lock 3
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	22 January 1937
Feb	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	19 February 2000
Mar	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	2 March 1997
Apr	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	25 April 1975
May	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	8 May 1961
Jun	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	16 June 1949
Jul	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	9 July 1991
Aug	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	9 August 1992
Sep	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	1 September 1965
Oct	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	18 October 1975
Nov	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	6 November 1948
Dec	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 December 2000

Period of Record Coverage

1974 to 1974

1 years of record at Gest Lock 3, 1974 to 1974. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974.

Latest Records

Latest records at Gest Lock 3
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 2002	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2002	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2001	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2001	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2001	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2000	Gest Lock 3, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2000	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2000	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2000	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2000	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2000	Gest Lock 3, US	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2000	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2000	Gest Lock 3, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 2000	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 2000	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1999	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1999	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1999	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 2002

Yearly extremes at Gest Lock 3: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	1974	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	1997	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	80
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	260.1 mm (10.2 in)	1997	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	80
Longest dry spell (CDD)	38 days	1997	19 days	80

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Gest Lock 3, 1923 to 2002. The record is -17.2 C (1.0 F) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.2 C (1.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Gest Lock 3 by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
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	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	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
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

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Gest Lock 3, 1923 to 2002. The record is 189.2 mm (7.4 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.1 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gest Lock 3 by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1924	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1926	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1927	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1928	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1929	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1931	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1933	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1934	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1935	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1936	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1937	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1938	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1940	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1941	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1943	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1945	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1946	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1947	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1949	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1950	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1951	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1952	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1954	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1955	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1956	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1957	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1960	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1961	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1962	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1963	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1964	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1965	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1966	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1967	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1969	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1971	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1972	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1973	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1974	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1975	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1976	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1978	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1979	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1980	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1983	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1984	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1985	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1987	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1988	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1989	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1990	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1991	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1992	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1993	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1994	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1995	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1996	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1997	189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1998	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1999	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2000	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
2001	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2002	71.6 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Gest Lock 3, 1923 to 2002. The record is 260.1 mm (10.2 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.1 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gest Lock 3 by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1925	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1926	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1927	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1928	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1929	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1930	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1932	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1933	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1934	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1935	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1936	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1937	241.9 mm (9.5 in)
1938	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1939	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1940	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1941	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1942	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1943	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1944	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1945	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1946	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1947	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1948	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1949	133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1950	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1951	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1952	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1953	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1954	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1955	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1956	170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1957	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1958	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1959	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1960	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1961	212.3 mm (8.4 in)
1962	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1963	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1964	217.5 mm (8.6 in)
1965	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1966	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1967	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1968	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1969	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1970	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1971	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1972	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1973	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1974	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1975	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1976	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1977	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1978	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1979	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1980	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1981	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1982	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1983	179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1984	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1985	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1986	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1987	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1988	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1989	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1990	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1991	198.7 mm (7.8 in)
1992	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1993	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1994	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1995	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1996	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1997	260.1 mm (10.2 in)
1998	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1999	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
2000	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
2001	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2002	91.2 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Gest Lock 3, 1923 to 2002. The record is 38 days in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gest Lock 3 by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	8 days
1924	26 days
1925	20 days
1926	12 days
1927	19 days
1928	26 days
1929	20 days
1930	23 days
1931	11 days
1932	18 days
1933	21 days
1934	19 days
1935	21 days
1936	26 days
1937	15 days
1938	27 days
1939	18 days
1940	14 days
1941	25 days
1942	17 days
1943	19 days
1944	24 days
1945	20 days
1946	22 days
1947	21 days
1948	24 days
1949	12 days
1950	16 days
1951	22 days
1952	29 days
1953	30 days
1954	13 days
1955	18 days
1956	16 days
1957	23 days
1958	18 days
1959	18 days
1960	19 days
1961	13 days
1962	22 days
1963	35 days
1964	26 days
1965	16 days
1966	23 days
1967	25 days
1968	18 days
1969	17 days
1970	18 days
1971	17 days
1972	16 days
1973	17 days
1974	13 days
1975	18 days
1976	26 days
1977	24 days
1978	15 days
1979	13 days
1980	14 days
1981	20 days
1982	14 days
1983	21 days
1984	25 days
1985	23 days
1986	17 days
1987	14 days
1988	32 days
1989	17 days
1990	13 days
1991	16 days
1992	19 days
1993	18 days
1994	14 days
1995	30 days
1996	11 days
1997	38 days
1998	19 days
1999	32 days
2000	14 days
2001	16 days
2002	32 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

77 years, 1924 to 2000

A day with at least 61.6 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 198.6 mm (7.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Gest Lock 3: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
10 years	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
25 years	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
50 years	163.7 mm (6.4 in)
100 years	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1924 to 2000.

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: 189.2 mm (7.4 in) in 1997; 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1965; 147.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1964.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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).