Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hardinsburg (USC00153604), Kentucky, United States, with 36 years of record.
Key Facts for Hardinsburg
Hardinsburg (USC00153604) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.78 latitude and -86.46 longitude, 218 m (715 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1974 to 2009, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hardinsburg still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hardinsburg set a daily record low maximum temperature of 21.7 C (71.1 F) on 5 September 2009.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.78 latitude, -86.46 longitude.
Elevation: 218 m (715 ft).
Period of record: 1974 to 2009, 36 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 Hardinsburg. 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 Hardinsburg, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Hardinsburg still stand. 2007 holds the most, with 75.
Standing records at Hardinsburg by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1974
40
1975
40
1976
68
1977
61
1978
48
1979
50
1980
63
1981
37
1982
56
1983
62
1984
33
1985
52
1986
59
1987
29
1988
57
1989
59
1990
39
1991
34
1992
30
1993
20
1994
24
1995
24
1996
57
1997
42
1998
21
1999
43
2000
34
2001
17
2003
20
2004
28
2005
39
2006
53
2007
75
2008
29
2009
21
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 147.3 mm (5.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hardinsburg. The most was 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 1 March 1997.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hardinsburg
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
19 January 1988
Feb
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
15 February 1990
Mar
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1 March 1997
Apr
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
4 April 2008
May
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
25 May 2006
Jun
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
9 June 1993
Jul
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
20 July 1982
Aug
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
5 August 1995
Sep
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2 September 2003
Oct
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
22 October 1983
Nov
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
20 November 1988
Dec
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
3 December 1978
Period of Record Coverage
1974 to 2009
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
35 years of record at Hardinsburg, 1974 to 2009. 23 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Hardinsburg, 1975 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.2 C (55.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 11.9 C (53.4 F), and the warmest was 2007, at 15.4 C (59.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Hardinsburg as warming stripes, 1975 to 2007
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1975
13.9 C
+0.69 C
1976
12.4 C
-0.81 C
1977
13.0 C
-0.19 C
1978
12.1 C
-1.04 C
1979
11.9 C
-1.27 C
1980
12.5 C
-0.71 C
1981
12.3 C
-0.88 C
1982
13.1 C
-0.06 C
1983
13.1 C
-0.05 C
1985
13.3 C
+0.12 C
1986
14.0 C
+0.81 C
1988
13.2 C
+0.05 C
1989
12.8 C
-0.43 C
1995
13.4 C
+0.25 C
2005
14.6 C
+1.39 C
2007
15.4 C
+2.17 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
1974 to 2009
Yearly extremes at Hardinsburg: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1999
35.0 C (95.0 F)
35
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1977
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
35
Wettest day (Rx1day)
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1997
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1989
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
35
Longest dry spell (CDD)
38 days
2004
16 days
35
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Hardinsburg, 1974 to 2009. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Hardinsburg by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1974
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1975
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1978
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1982
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1983
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1986
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1998
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1999
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2001
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2007
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009
33.3 C (91.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Hardinsburg, 1974 to 2009. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Hardinsburg by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1974
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1975
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1976
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1977
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1978
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1979
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1980
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1981
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1982
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1983
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1984
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1985
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1988
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1989
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1990
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1991
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1992
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1993
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1994
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1995
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1996
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1997
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1998
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1999
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2000
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2001
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2003
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2004
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2005
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2006
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2007
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2008
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2009
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Hardinsburg, 1974 to 2009. The record is 147.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.8 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hardinsburg by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1974
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1975
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1976
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1978
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1979
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1980
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1981
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1982
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1983
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1984
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1985
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1986
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1987
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1988
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1989
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1990
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1991
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1993
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1994
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1995
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1996
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1997
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1998
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1999
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2000
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2001
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2003
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2004
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2005
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2006
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2007
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2008
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2009
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Hardinsburg, 1974 to 2009. The record is 209.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 116.1 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hardinsburg by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1974
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1975
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1976
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1977
160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1978
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1979
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1980
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1981
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1982
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1983
208.2 mm (8.2 in)
1984
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1985
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1986
139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1987
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1988
150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1989
209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1990
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1991
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1992
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1993
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1994
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1995
191.1 mm (7.5 in)
1996
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1997
167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1998
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1999
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2000
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2001
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2003
165.6 mm (6.5 in)
2004
162.5 mm (6.4 in)
2005
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
2006
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
2007
152.8 mm (6.0 in)
2008
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
2009
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Hardinsburg, 1974 to 2009. The record is 38 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hardinsburg by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1974
15 days
1975
15 days
1976
25 days
1977
25 days
1978
15 days
1979
13 days
1980
19 days
1981
14 days
1982
15 days
1983
16 days
1984
11 days
1985
17 days
1986
17 days
1987
17 days
1988
20 days
1989
16 days
1990
12 days
1991
20 days
1992
19 days
1993
17 days
1994
11 days
1995
15 days
1996
12 days
1997
14 days
1998
18 days
1999
32 days
2000
17 days
2001
16 days
2003
13 days
2004
38 days
2005
26 days
2006
16 days
2007
17 days
2008
30 days
2009
16 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.
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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.