Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Golden Pond 8 N (USC00153295), Kentucky, United States, with 48 years of record.
Key Facts for Golden Pond 8 N
Golden Pond 8 N (USC00153295) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 36.90 latitude and -88.01 longitude, 122 m (400 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 2000, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Golden Pond 8 N still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Golden Pond 8 N tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 18.3 C (64.9 F) on 20 April 2000.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 36.90 latitude, -88.01 longitude.
Elevation: 122 m (400 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 2000, 48 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 Golden Pond 8 N. 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 Golden Pond 8 N, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Golden Pond 8 N still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 75.
Standing records at Golden Pond 8 N by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1953
73
1954
48
1955
38
1956
30
1957
33
1958
29
1959
30
1960
37
1961
27
1962
34
1963
70
1964
38
1965
38
1966
33
1967
36
1968
18
1969
19
1970
29
1971
30
1972
21
1973
18
1974
34
1975
15
1976
28
1977
35
1978
20
1979
22
1980
24
1981
17
1982
22
1983
48
1984
34
1985
23
1986
34
1987
36
1988
35
1989
75
1990
21
1991
30
1992
15
1993
25
1994
15
1995
11
1996
26
1997
25
1998
29
1999
28
2000
8
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Golden Pond 8 N between 22 July 1983 and 25 July 1997. Each dot is a new record.
When Golden Pond 8 N set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1983-07-22
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1983-07-24
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)
1983-12-25
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)
1989-02-14
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1989-12-23
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1994-01-17
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 24.9 cm (9.8 in)
1997-07-15
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1997-07-25
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 142.2 mm (5.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Golden Pond 8 N. The most was 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 14 February 1989.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Golden Pond 8 N
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2 January 1966
Feb
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
14 February 1989
Mar
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
9 March 1964
Apr
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
26 April 1965
May
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
15 May 1967
Jun
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
28 June 1960
Jul
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
11 July 1967
Aug
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
14 August 1973
Sep
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
14 September 1979
Oct
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2 October 1964
Nov
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
19 November 1988
Dec
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
8 December 1978
Period of Record Coverage
1953 to 2000
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
48 years of record at Golden Pond 8 N, 1953 to 2000. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953, 1961, 1976, 1979, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 32 complete years at Golden Pond 8 N, 1954 to 1999. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.2 C (57.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1989, at 12.3 C (54.2 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 16.3 C (61.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Golden Pond 8 N as warming stripes, 1954 to 1999
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1954
15.4 C
+1.16 C
1956
14.8 C
+0.61 C
1957
14.8 C
+0.61 C
1958
13.2 C
-1.06 C
1959
14.3 C
+0.08 C
1960
13.4 C
-0.81 C
1962
13.9 C
-0.35 C
1963
13.1 C
-1.09 C
1964
13.9 C
-0.36 C
1965
14.1 C
-0.15 C
1966
13.6 C
-0.59 C
1967
13.9 C
-0.34 C
1968
13.8 C
-0.39 C
1971
14.6 C
+0.35 C
1972
14.3 C
+0.04 C
1973
15.1 C
+0.91 C
1974
14.4 C
+0.19 C
1975
14.5 C
+0.33 C
1978
13.3 C
-0.94 C
1980
14.2 C
-0.03 C
1983
13.8 C
-0.46 C
1985
13.9 C
-0.31 C
1986
14.1 C
-0.13 C
1987
13.6 C
-0.58 C
1988
14.4 C
+0.14 C
1989
12.3 C
-1.87 C
1990
15.2 C
+0.97 C
1991
15.0 C
+0.77 C
1994
13.9 C
-0.30 C
1995
13.9 C
-0.35 C
1998
16.3 C
+2.11 C
1999
16.0 C
+1.81 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1954 to 1999 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (-0.2 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 32 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Golden Pond 8 N
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.2 F (-0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1954 to 1999
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.04 C (-0.22 to 0.31) per decade
0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.6) per decade
1954 to 1999
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.4 F (-0.2 to 1.0) per decade
1954 to 1999
32
Not clearly different from zero
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
1953 to 2000
Yearly extremes at Golden Pond 8 N: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
48
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1963
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
48
Wettest day (Rx1day)
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1989
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
242.4 mm (9.5 in)
1989
125.1 mm (4.9 in)
48
Longest dry spell (CDD)
44 days
1963
20 days
48
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Golden Pond 8 N, 1953 to 2000. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Golden Pond 8 N by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1987
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1996
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000
29.4 C (84.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Golden Pond 8 N, 1953 to 2000. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Golden Pond 8 N by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1953
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1954
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1956
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1957
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1958
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1959
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1960
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1961
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1962
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1963
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1964
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1965
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1966
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1967
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1968
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1969
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1971
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1972
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1973
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1974
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1975
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1976
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1977
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1978
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1979
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1980
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1981
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1982
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1983
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1984
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1985
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1986
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1987
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1988
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1989
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1990
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1991
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1992
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1993
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1994
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1995
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1996
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1997
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1998
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1999
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2000
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Golden Pond 8 N, 1953 to 2000. The record is 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.9 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Golden Pond 8 N by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1954
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1955
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1956
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1957
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1958
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1961
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1962
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1963
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1964
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1965
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1966
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1967
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1968
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1969
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1970
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1971
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1972
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1973
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1974
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1975
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1976
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1977
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1978
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1979
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1980
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1981
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1982
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1983
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1984
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1985
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1986
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1987
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1988
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1989
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1990
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1991
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1992
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1993
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1994
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1995
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1996
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1997
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1998
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1999
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2000
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Golden Pond 8 N, 1953 to 2000. The record is 242.4 mm (9.5 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 125.1 mm (4.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Golden Pond 8 N by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1954
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1955
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1956
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1957
169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1958
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1959
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1960
210.3 mm (8.3 in)
1961
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1962
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1963
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1964
234.0 mm (9.2 in)
1965
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1966
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1967
121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1968
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1969
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1970
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1971
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1972
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1973
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1974
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1975
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1976
139.1 mm (5.5 in)
1977
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1978
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1979
155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1980
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1981
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1982
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1983
169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1984
194.4 mm (7.7 in)
1985
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1986
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1987
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1988
193.8 mm (7.6 in)
1989
242.4 mm (9.5 in)
1990
173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1991
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1992
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1993
183.5 mm (7.2 in)
1994
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1995
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1996
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1997
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1998
175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1999
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2000
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Golden Pond 8 N, 1953 to 2000. The record is 44 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Golden Pond 8 N by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953
41 days
1954
21 days
1955
16 days
1956
18 days
1957
14 days
1958
19 days
1959
16 days
1960
31 days
1961
20 days
1962
17 days
1963
44 days
1964
36 days
1965
31 days
1966
23 days
1967
20 days
1968
21 days
1969
20 days
1970
28 days
1971
12 days
1972
14 days
1973
16 days
1974
16 days
1975
12 days
1976
12 days
1977
30 days
1978
16 days
1979
13 days
1980
22 days
1981
17 days
1982
23 days
1983
26 days
1984
12 days
1985
19 days
1986
26 days
1987
17 days
1988
22 days
1989
21 days
1990
12 days
1991
28 days
1992
19 days
1993
17 days
1994
17 days
1995
25 days
1996
20 days
1997
13 days
1998
30 days
1999
30 days
2000
15 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
32 years with a frost
Across 32 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Golden Pond 8 N falls on 10 April and the median first autumn frost on 22 October, which leaves a median of 198 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Golden Pond 8 N
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1957 to 1999)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 April
n/a
10 April
n/a
-2.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
22 October
n/a
23 October
n/a
+2.9 days per decade
Growing days
198 days
n/a
200 days
n/a
+5.3 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
41 years, 1954 to 1999
A day with at least 75.6 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 166.3 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Golden Pond 8 N: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
75.6 mm (3.0 in)
5 years
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
10 years
112.7 mm (4.4 in)
25 years
133.2 mm (5.2 in)
50 years
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years
166.3 mm (6.5 in)
Longer than the 41 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, 41 years of values from 1954 to 1999.
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: 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1989; 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1960; 121.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1988.
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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.