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Mt Vernon Weather Records (USC00155648)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mt Vernon (USC00155648), Kentucky, United States, with 61 years of record.

Key Facts for Mt Vernon

  • Mt Vernon (USC00155648) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.35 latitude and -84.34 longitude, 354 m (1,160 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1956 to 2016, 61 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Mt Vernon still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Mt Vernon set a daily record high maximum temperature of 24.4 C (75.9 F) on 18 November 2016.

About the Station

  • Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.35 latitude, -84.34 longitude.
  • Elevation: 354 m (1,160 ft).
  • Period of record: 1956 to 2016, 61 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Mt Vernon, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mt Vernon. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mt Vernon. 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 Mt Vernon, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan24.4 C (75.9 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)n/an/a
Feb26.1 C (79.0 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)n/an/a
Mar30.0 C (86.0 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)n/an/a
Apr32.8 C (91.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)n/an/a
May32.8 C (91.0 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)n/an/a
Jun38.3 C (100.9 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)n/an/a
Jul38.9 C (102.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)n/an/a
Aug38.9 C (102.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)n/an/a
Sep36.1 C (97.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)n/an/a
Oct32.8 C (91.0 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)n/an/a
Nov27.8 C (82.0 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)n/an/a
Dec25.6 C (78.1 F)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Mt Vernon by the year they were set 1,464 records at Mt Vernon still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 49. 02040601956: 351957: 231958: 171959: 341960: 181961: 91962: 161963: 491964: 311965: 261966: 211967: 371968: 161969: 151970: 371971: 231972: 151973: 151974: 221975: 261976: 291977: 271978: 171979: 181980: 441981: 211982: 291983: 341984: 341985: 261986: 301987: 221988: 381989: 301990: 221991: 321992: 201993: 181994: 151995: 111996: 351997: 221998: 271999: 182000: 232001: 182002: 202003: 172004: 142005: 102006: 222007: 382008: 162009: 202010: 352011: 192012: 232013: 202014: 292015: 222016: 14195619631970197719841991199820052012
1,464 records at Mt Vernon still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 49.
Standing records at Mt Vernon by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195635
195723
195817
195934
196018
19619
196216
196349
196431
196526
196621
196737
196816
196915
197037
197123
197215
197315
197422
197526
197629
197727
197817
197918
198044
198121
198229
198334
198434
198526
198630
198722
198838
198930
199022
199132
199220
199318
199415
199511
199635
199722
199827
199918
200023
200118
200220
200317
200414
200510
200622
200738
200816
200920
201035
201119
201223
201320
201429
201522
201614

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records
When Mt Vernon set new all-time records 6 all-time records were set at Mt Vernon between 19 January 1994 and 23 January 2016. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depthRecord high minimum temperature19 January 1994: Record low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)7 January 1996: Record daily snowfall 26.7 cm (10.5 in)8 January 1996: Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)27 June 1998: Record high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)19 June 2014: Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)23 January 2016: Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)19952000200520102015
6 all-time records were set at Mt Vernon between 19 January 1994 and 23 January 2016. Each dot is a new record.
When Mt Vernon set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1994-01-19Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1996-01-07Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 26.7 cm (10.5 in)
1996-01-08Record snow depthRecord snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1998-06-27Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)
2014-06-19Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
2016-01-23Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 131.6 mm (5.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mt Vernon The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mt Vernon. The most was 131.6 mm (5.2 in) on 10 January 1974. 050100150 Jan: 131.6 mm (5.2 in), 10 January 1974 Jan Feb: 89.4 mm (3.5 in), 6 February 2004 Feb Mar: 92.5 mm (3.6 in), 12 March 1975 Mar Apr: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 28 April 1970 Apr May: 92.2 mm (3.6 in), 3 May 2010 May Jun: 84.3 mm (3.3 in), 23 June 1960 Jun Jul: 85.1 mm (3.4 in), 15 July 1996 Jul Aug: 77.2 mm (3.0 in), 4 August 1975 Aug Sep: 89.7 mm (3.5 in), 17 September 2004 Sep Oct: 86.4 mm (3.4 in), 17 October 1989 Oct Nov: 74.4 mm (2.9 in), 20 November 1988 Nov Dec: 118.4 mm (4.7 in), 8 December 1978 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mt Vernon. The most was 131.6 mm (5.2 in) on 10 January 1974.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mt Vernon
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan131.6 mm (5.2 in)10 January 1974
Feb89.4 mm (3.5 in)6 February 2004
Mar92.5 mm (3.6 in)12 March 1975
Apr76.2 mm (3.0 in)28 April 1970
May92.2 mm (3.6 in)3 May 2010
Jun84.3 mm (3.3 in)23 June 1960
Jul85.1 mm (3.4 in)15 July 1996
Aug77.2 mm (3.0 in)4 August 1975
Sep89.7 mm (3.5 in)17 September 2004
Oct86.4 mm (3.4 in)17 October 1989
Nov74.4 mm (2.9 in)20 November 1988
Dec118.4 mm (4.7 in)8 December 1978

Period of Record Coverage

1956 to 2016
Days with data per year at Mt Vernon 61 years of record at Mt Vernon, 1956 to 2016. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1999, 2016. 1956: 304 of 366 days1957: 363 of 365 days1958: 357 of 365 days1959: 362 of 365 days1960: 203 of 366 days1961: 92 of 365 days1962: 111 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 363 of 366 days1965: 363 of 365 days1966: 363 of 365 days1967: 361 of 365 days1968: 363 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 363 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 319 of 365 days2000: 365 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 363 of 365 days2004: 363 of 366 days2005: 357 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 362 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 361 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 364 of 366 days2013: 363 of 365 days2014: 364 of 365 days2015: 362 of 365 days2016: 328 of 366 days196019701980199020002010
61 years of record at Mt Vernon, 1956 to 2016. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1999, 2016.
Days with data per year at Mt Vernon
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195630483%No
195736399%Yes
195835798%Yes
195936299%Yes
196020355%No
19619225%No
196211130%No
1963364100%Yes
196436399%Yes
196536399%Yes
196636399%Yes
196736199%Yes
196836399%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
197136399%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977364100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979364100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982364100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987364100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989364100%Yes
199036399%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995364100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
199931987%No
2000365100%Yes
2001364100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
200336399%Yes
200436399%Yes
200535798%Yes
2006365100%Yes
200736299%Yes
2008366100%Yes
200936199%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
201236499%Yes
201336399%Yes
2014364100%Yes
201536299%Yes
201632890%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Mt Vernon
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 November 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2016Mt Vernon, USmonthly high max (Tie)27.8 C (82.0 F)tie29 years6 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2016Mt Vernon, USmonthly high max (Tie)27.8 C (82.0 F)tie28 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)53 years22 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie24 years3 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)35 years25 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily low max (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie3 years1 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)53 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily high max (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie49 years5 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)42 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily high min (Tie)12.2 C (54.0 F)tie40 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)1.2 cm (0.5 in)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2016Mt Vernon, USdaily low max-5.6 C (21.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

55 complete years, 1957 to 2015
Annual mean temperature at Mt Vernon as warming stripes, 1957 to 2015 One stripe for each of 55 complete years at Mt Vernon, 1957 to 2015. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.0 C (55.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 11.7 C (53.0 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 14.4 C (58.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F). 1957: 13.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1958: 11.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1959: 13.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1963: 12.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1964: 13.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1965: 13.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1966: 12.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1967: 13.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1968: 12.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1969: 12.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 13.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1971: 13.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1972: 13.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1973: 14.4 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1974: 14.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1975: 14.1 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1976: 12.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1977: 13.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1978: 12.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1979: 13.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1980: 13.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1981: 12.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1982: 12.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1983: 12.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1984: 12.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1985: 12.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1986: 13.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1987: 12.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1988: 12.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1989: 11.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1990: 13.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1991: 13.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1992: 12.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1993: 12.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1994: 12.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1995: 12.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1996: 12.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1997: 12.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1998: 14.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2000: 12.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2001: 13.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2002: 13.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2003: 12.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2004: 13.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2005: 13.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2006: 13.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2007: 13.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2008: 12.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2009: 12.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2010: 12.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2011: 13.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2012: 13.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2013: 12.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2014: 11.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2015: 12.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean195719651970197519801985199019952000200520102015
One stripe for each of 55 complete years at Mt Vernon, 1957 to 2015. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.0 C (55.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 11.7 C (53.0 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 14.4 C (58.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Mt Vernon as warming stripes, 1957 to 2015
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195713.6 C+0.59 C
195811.9 C-1.10 C
195913.7 C+0.72 C
196312.7 C-0.32 C
196413.8 C+0.82 C
196513.8 C+0.81 C
196612.7 C-0.24 C
196713.0 C+0.03 C
196812.9 C-0.08 C
196912.4 C-0.54 C
197013.8 C+0.78 C
197113.9 C+0.89 C
197213.4 C+0.37 C
197314.4 C+1.45 C
197414.1 C+1.07 C
197514.1 C+1.16 C
197612.8 C-0.21 C
197713.4 C+0.39 C
197812.7 C-0.25 C
197913.0 C-0.02 C
198013.6 C+0.63 C
198112.3 C-0.68 C
198212.9 C-0.13 C
198312.4 C-0.61 C
198412.5 C-0.44 C
198512.4 C-0.62 C
198613.1 C+0.14 C
198712.9 C-0.08 C
198812.1 C-0.88 C
198911.9 C-1.08 C
199013.9 C+0.87 C
199113.8 C+0.84 C
199212.5 C-0.52 C
199312.5 C-0.52 C
199412.7 C-0.33 C
199512.5 C-0.48 C
199612.0 C-0.96 C
199712.0 C-0.96 C
199814.2 C+1.18 C
200012.7 C-0.25 C
200113.3 C+0.29 C
200213.4 C+0.38 C
200312.5 C-0.50 C
200413.1 C+0.07 C
200513.2 C+0.25 C
200613.2 C+0.24 C
200713.9 C+0.90 C
200812.4 C-0.58 C
200912.2 C-0.75 C
201012.4 C-0.56 C
201113.1 C+0.11 C
201213.8 C+0.80 C
201312.1 C-0.85 C
201411.7 C-1.33 C
201512.8 C-0.17 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1957 to 2015 is -0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.0) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.2 F (-0.4 to 0.0) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 55 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Mt Vernon
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.0) per decade-0.2 F (-0.4 to 0.0) per decade1957 to 201555Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.3 C (-0.4 to -0.2) per decade-0.6 F (-0.8 to -0.3) per decade1957 to 201555Fall
Mean daily minimum0.09 C (-0.03 to 0.21) per decade0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade1957 to 201555Not 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

1956 to 2016
Yearly extremes at Mt Vernon: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)38.9 C (102.0 F)198034.4 C (93.9 F)61
Coldest night (TNn)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)1994-19.4 C (-2.9 F)61
Wettest day (Rx1day)131.6 mm (5.2 in)197463.5 mm (2.5 in)61
Wettest five days (Rx5day)206.8 mm (8.1 in)1978103.9 mm (4.1 in)61
Longest dry spell (CDD)35 days195915 days61

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Mt Vernon by year The hottest day of the year at Mt Vernon, 1956 to 2016. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F). 27.53032.53537.540196019701980199020002010Record: 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1980
The hottest day of the year at Mt Vernon, 1956 to 2016. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Mt Vernon by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
195634.4 C (93.9 F)
195735.0 C (95.0 F)
195832.8 C (91.0 F)
195934.4 C (93.9 F)
196033.3 C (91.9 F)
196129.4 C (84.9 F)
196230.6 C (87.1 F)
196333.9 C (93.0 F)
196436.1 C (97.0 F)
196535.0 C (95.0 F)
196636.1 C (97.0 F)
196732.8 C (91.0 F)
196835.0 C (95.0 F)
196933.9 C (93.0 F)
197035.0 C (95.0 F)
197133.9 C (93.0 F)
197232.8 C (91.0 F)
197335.0 C (95.0 F)
197433.3 C (91.9 F)
197535.6 C (96.1 F)
197633.3 C (91.9 F)
197734.4 C (93.9 F)
197834.4 C (93.9 F)
197933.3 C (91.9 F)
198038.9 C (102.0 F)
198133.3 C (91.9 F)
198232.8 C (91.0 F)
198338.9 C (102.0 F)
198434.4 C (93.9 F)
198533.9 C (93.0 F)
198635.0 C (95.0 F)
198735.0 C (95.0 F)
198838.3 C (100.9 F)
198933.3 C (91.9 F)
199035.6 C (96.1 F)
199134.4 C (93.9 F)
199231.7 C (89.1 F)
199334.4 C (93.9 F)
199433.9 C (93.0 F)
199534.4 C (93.9 F)
199632.8 C (91.0 F)
199734.4 C (93.9 F)
199835.6 C (96.1 F)
199936.7 C (98.1 F)
200032.8 C (91.0 F)
200132.8 C (91.0 F)
200235.0 C (95.0 F)
200332.8 C (91.0 F)
200431.7 C (89.1 F)
200535.0 C (95.0 F)
200633.9 C (93.0 F)
200738.3 C (100.9 F)
200833.3 C (91.9 F)
200931.7 C (89.1 F)
201035.6 C (96.1 F)
201136.1 C (97.0 F)
201238.3 C (100.9 F)
201332.8 C (91.0 F)
201432.8 C (91.0 F)
201535.6 C (96.1 F)
201632.8 C (91.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Mt Vernon by year The coldest night of the year at Mt Vernon, 1956 to 2016. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F). -40-30-20-100196019701980199020002010Record: -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1994
The coldest night of the year at Mt Vernon, 1956 to 2016. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Mt Vernon by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1956-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1957-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1958-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1960-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1961-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1962-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1963-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1964-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1965-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1966-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1967-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1968-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1969-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1970-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1971-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1972-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1973-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1974-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1975-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1976-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1977-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1978-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1979-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1980-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1981-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1982-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1983-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1984-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1985-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1987-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1988-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1989-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1990-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1991-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1992-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1993-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1994-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1995-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1996-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1997-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1998-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1999-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2000-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2001-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2002-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2003-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2004-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2005-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2006-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2007-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2008-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2009-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2010-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2011-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2012-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2013-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2014-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2015-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2016-15.6 C (3.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mt Vernon by year The wettest day of the year at Mt Vernon, 1956 to 2016. The record is 131.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in). 255075100125150196019701980199020002010Record: 131.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1974
The wettest day of the year at Mt Vernon, 1956 to 2016. The record is 131.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mt Vernon by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195668.8 mm (2.7 in)
195761.5 mm (2.4 in)
195861.2 mm (2.4 in)
195936.8 mm (1.4 in)
196084.3 mm (3.3 in)
196145.2 mm (1.8 in)
196243.2 mm (1.7 in)
196351.6 mm (2.0 in)
196467.3 mm (2.6 in)
196537.1 mm (1.5 in)
196652.6 mm (2.1 in)
196773.4 mm (2.9 in)
196857.4 mm (2.3 in)
196963.5 mm (2.5 in)
197076.2 mm (3.0 in)
197170.6 mm (2.8 in)
197276.2 mm (3.0 in)
197363.8 mm (2.5 in)
1974131.6 mm (5.2 in)
197592.5 mm (3.6 in)
197661.0 mm (2.4 in)
197774.4 mm (2.9 in)
1978118.4 mm (4.7 in)
197970.9 mm (2.8 in)
198052.1 mm (2.1 in)
198177.5 mm (3.1 in)
198281.0 mm (3.2 in)
198357.9 mm (2.3 in)
198470.6 mm (2.8 in)
198555.6 mm (2.2 in)
198663.0 mm (2.5 in)
198752.3 mm (2.1 in)
198874.4 mm (2.9 in)
198986.4 mm (3.4 in)
199065.3 mm (2.6 in)
199179.0 mm (3.1 in)
199269.1 mm (2.7 in)
199361.0 mm (2.4 in)
199458.4 mm (2.3 in)
199570.9 mm (2.8 in)
199685.1 mm (3.4 in)
199756.6 mm (2.2 in)
199879.5 mm (3.1 in)
199953.3 mm (2.1 in)
200054.6 mm (2.1 in)
200170.9 mm (2.8 in)
200249.3 mm (1.9 in)
200364.5 mm (2.5 in)
200489.7 mm (3.5 in)
200559.7 mm (2.4 in)
200670.1 mm (2.8 in)
200756.6 mm (2.2 in)
200859.4 mm (2.3 in)
200972.1 mm (2.8 in)
201092.2 mm (3.6 in)
201145.0 mm (1.8 in)
201251.3 mm (2.0 in)
201351.8 mm (2.0 in)
201461.7 mm (2.4 in)
201557.7 mm (2.3 in)
201653.8 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mt Vernon by year The wettest five days of the year at Mt Vernon, 1956 to 2016. The record is 206.8 mm (8.1 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.9 mm (4.1 in). 50100150200250196019701980199020002010Record: 206.8 mm (8.1 in) in 1978
The wettest five days of the year at Mt Vernon, 1956 to 2016. The record is 206.8 mm (8.1 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.9 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mt Vernon by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1956122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1957164.9 mm (6.5 in)
195878.0 mm (3.1 in)
195973.2 mm (2.9 in)
1960132.3 mm (5.2 in)
196171.9 mm (2.8 in)
196263.0 mm (2.5 in)
196382.6 mm (3.3 in)
1964118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1965103.9 mm (4.1 in)
196697.2 mm (3.8 in)
1967107.2 mm (4.2 in)
196897.4 mm (3.8 in)
1969113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1970134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1971100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1972128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1973109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1974192.1 mm (7.6 in)
1975170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1976103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1977128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1978206.8 mm (8.1 in)
1979103.8 mm (4.1 in)
198079.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1982100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1983133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1984164.1 mm (6.5 in)
198583.6 mm (3.3 in)
1986134.6 mm (5.3 in)
198795.5 mm (3.8 in)
1988102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1989123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1990127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1991155.5 mm (6.1 in)
199279.7 mm (3.1 in)
199392.0 mm (3.6 in)
1994118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1995103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1996132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1997144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1998109.7 mm (4.3 in)
199974.7 mm (2.9 in)
200095.0 mm (3.7 in)
2001123.3 mm (4.9 in)
2002100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2003107.1 mm (4.2 in)
2004134.7 mm (5.3 in)
200594.5 mm (3.7 in)
2006103.7 mm (4.1 in)
200787.0 mm (3.4 in)
200875.9 mm (3.0 in)
200995.0 mm (3.7 in)
2010128.8 mm (5.1 in)
201190.4 mm (3.6 in)
201276.9 mm (3.0 in)
2013101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2014106.1 mm (4.2 in)
2015121.2 mm (4.8 in)
201695.5 mm (3.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mt Vernon by year The longest dry spell of the year at Mt Vernon, 1956 to 2016. The record is 35 days in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days. 010203040196019701980199020002010Record: 35 days in 1959
The longest dry spell of the year at Mt Vernon, 1956 to 2016. The record is 35 days in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mt Vernon by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195615 days
195717 days
195818 days
195935 days
196011 days
19617 days
196212 days
196331 days
196420 days
196516 days
196614 days
196714 days
196820 days
196912 days
197017 days
197120 days
197213 days
197317 days
197415 days
197515 days
197614 days
197715 days
197814 days
197912 days
198015 days
198115 days
198212 days
198315 days
198413 days
198512 days
198619 days
198714 days
198814 days
198911 days
199018 days
199122 days
199219 days
199319 days
199413 days
199512 days
199614 days
199713 days
199820 days
199919 days
200014 days
200116 days
200222 days
200317 days
200414 days
200525 days
200611 days
200717 days
200820 days
200916 days
201019 days
201115 days
201223 days
201313 days
201413 days
201520 days
201621 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

55 years with a frost

Across 55 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Mt Vernon falls on 24 April and the median first autumn frost on 17 October, which leaves a median of 176 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Mt Vernon
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1985 to 2015)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost24 Apriln/a21 Apriln/a-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost17 Octobern/a19 Octobern/a+1.7 days per decade
Growing days176 daysn/a177 daysn/a+2.7 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

56 years, 1957 to 2015

A day with at least 64.1 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 120.5 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mt Vernon: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years64.1 mm (2.5 in)
5 years78.5 mm (3.1 in)
10 years88.4 mm (3.5 in)
25 years101.1 mm (4.0 in)
50 years110.8 mm (4.4 in)
100 years120.5 mm (4.7 in)Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1957 to 2015.

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: 131.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1974; 118.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1978; 92.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1975.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).