Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Marion (USC00155148), Kentucky, United States, with 43 years of record.
Key Facts for Marion
Marion (USC00155148) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.33 latitude and -88.07 longitude, 174 m (571 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1935, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at Marion still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Marion set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 30 March 1935.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.33 latitude, -88.07 longitude.
Elevation: 174 m (571 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1935, 43 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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 Marion. 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 Marion, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.2 C (108.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Marion still stand. 1894 holds the most, with 71.
Standing records at Marion by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
9
1894
71
1895
58
1896
63
1897
45
1898
36
1899
38
1900
25
1901
67
1902
40
1903
54
1904
26
1905
21
1906
33
1907
40
1908
31
1909
47
1910
37
1911
40
1912
33
1913
22
1915
33
1916
26
1917
30
1918
52
1919
14
1920
32
1921
29
1922
27
1923
27
1924
33
1925
55
1926
29
1927
38
1928
36
1929
23
1930
44
1931
37
1932
23
1933
7
1934
27
1935
6
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Marion. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 15 June 1900.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Marion
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
3 January 1907
Feb
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
23 February 1909
Mar
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
24 March 1904
Apr
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
21 April 1928
May
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
15 May 1923
Jun
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
15 June 1900
Jul
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
16 July 1910
Aug
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
17 August 1923
Sep
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
28 September 1927
Oct
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
5 October 1910
Nov
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
25 November 1895
Dec
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
15 December 1902
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1935
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
43 years of record at Marion, 1893 to 1935. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1907 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Marion, 1894 to 1931. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.6 C (58.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1901, at 13.2 C (55.7 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 16.3 C (61.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Marion as warming stripes, 1894 to 1931
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1894
15.0 C
+0.40 C
1895
13.7 C
-0.88 C
1896
15.2 C
+0.58 C
1899
13.9 C
-0.68 C
1901
13.2 C
-1.46 C
1905
13.9 C
-0.72 C
1906
14.3 C
-0.32 C
1908
14.9 C
+0.29 C
1909
14.6 C
-0.01 C
1910
13.8 C
-0.81 C
1911
15.2 C
+0.55 C
1919
14.8 C
+0.22 C
1920
14.0 C
-0.61 C
1921
16.3 C
+1.65 C
1922
15.3 C
+0.73 C
1923
14.7 C
+0.11 C
1924
13.7 C
-0.95 C
1925
15.1 C
+0.48 C
1926
14.4 C
-0.22 C
1927
14.9 C
+0.32 C
1928
14.2 C
-0.39 C
1930
15.0 C
+0.35 C
1931
16.0 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
1893 to 1935
Yearly extremes at Marion: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1901
37.2 C (99.0 F)
43
Coldest night (TNn)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1901
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
43
Wettest day (Rx1day)
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1900
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
240.1 mm (9.5 in)
1910
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
43
Longest dry spell (CDD)
43 days
1930
23 days
43
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Marion, 1893 to 1935. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Marion by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1894
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1895
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1896
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1897
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1898
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1899
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1900
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1901
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1902
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1903
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1904
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1905
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1906
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1907
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1908
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1909
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1910
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1913
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1914
6.7 C (44.1 F)
1915
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1916
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1918
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1919
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1920
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1921
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1922
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1923
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1924
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1925
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1927
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1928
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1930
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1931
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1932
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1933
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1934
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1935
27.8 C (82.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Marion, 1893 to 1935. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.9 C (-2.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Marion by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1894
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1895
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1896
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1897
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1898
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1899
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1900
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1901
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1902
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1903
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1904
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1905
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1906
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1907
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1908
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1909
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1910
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1911
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1912
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1913
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1914
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1915
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1916
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1917
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1918
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1919
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1920
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1921
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1922
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1923
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1924
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1925
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1926
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1927
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1928
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1929
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1930
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1931
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1932
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1933
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1934
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1935
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Marion, 1893 to 1935. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.4 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Marion by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1894
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1895
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1896
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1897
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1898
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1899
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1900
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1901
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1902
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1903
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1904
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1905
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1906
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1907
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1908
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1909
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1910
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1911
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1912
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1913
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1914
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1915
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1916
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1917
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1918
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1919
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1920
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1921
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1922
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1923
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1924
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1925
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1927
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1928
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1929
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1930
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1931
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1932
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1933
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1934
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1935
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Marion, 1893 to 1935. The record is 240.1 mm (9.5 in) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.6 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Marion by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1894
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1895
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1896
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1897
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1898
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1899
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1900
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1901
127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1902
159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1903
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1904
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1905
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1906
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1907
229.1 mm (9.0 in)
1908
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1909
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1910
240.1 mm (9.5 in)
1911
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1912
100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1913
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1914
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1915
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1916
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1917
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1918
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1919
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1920
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1921
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1922
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1923
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1924
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1925
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1926
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1927
174.6 mm (6.9 in)
1928
100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1929
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1930
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1931
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1932
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1933
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1934
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1935
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Marion, 1893 to 1935. The record is 43 days in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Marion by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
13 days
1894
22 days
1895
19 days
1896
30 days
1897
21 days
1898
16 days
1899
25 days
1900
19 days
1901
33 days
1902
41 days
1903
27 days
1904
26 days
1905
21 days
1906
25 days
1907
23 days
1908
33 days
1909
17 days
1910
29 days
1911
18 days
1912
21 days
1913
21 days
1914
18 days
1915
25 days
1916
19 days
1917
23 days
1918
22 days
1919
25 days
1920
27 days
1921
19 days
1922
22 days
1923
26 days
1924
24 days
1925
39 days
1926
22 days
1927
25 days
1928
32 days
1929
22 days
1930
43 days
1931
27 days
1932
22 days
1933
25 days
1934
24 days
1935
18 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 Marion falls on 9 April and the median first autumn frost on 25 October, which leaves a median of 196 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Marion
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1894 to 1931)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
9 April
n/a
9 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
25 October
n/a
25 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
196 days
n/a
196 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.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.