Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paducah (USC00156115), Kentucky, United States, with 78 years of record.
Key Facts for Paducah
Paducah (USC00156115) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.10 latitude and -88.62 longitude, 104 m (341 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1970, 78 years of record.
1,464 records set at Paducah still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Paducah tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 29 April 1970.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.10 latitude, -88.62 longitude.
Elevation: 104 m (341 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1970, 78 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 Paducah. 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 Paducah, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
44.4 C (111.9 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Paducah still stand. 1899 holds the most, with 54.
Standing records at Paducah by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
17
1894
34
1895
51
1896
51
1897
42
1898
34
1899
54
1900
33
1901
49
1902
41
1903
27
1904
15
1905
20
1906
30
1907
36
1908
32
1909
30
1912
6
1921
6
1922
20
1937
7
1938
23
1939
30
1940
40
1941
17
1942
23
1943
39
1944
25
1945
21
1946
21
1947
22
1948
21
1949
20
1950
30
1951
30
1952
48
1953
18
1954
31
1955
27
1956
14
1957
17
1958
15
1959
19
1960
35
1961
32
1962
28
1963
34
1964
21
1965
23
1966
23
1967
40
1968
23
1969
8
1970
11
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Paducah between 29 June 1928 and 4 March 1964. Each dot is a new record.
When Paducah set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1928-06-29
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1954-07-15
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
1964-03-04
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 203.2 mm (8.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 203.2 mm (8.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paducah. The most was 203.2 mm (8.0 in) on 4 March 1964.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Paducah
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
25 January 1949
Feb
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
23 February 1909
Mar
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
4 March 1964
Apr
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
9 April 1942
May
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
11 May 1943
Jun
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
29 June 1928
Jul
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
16 July 1958
Aug
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
12 August 1952
Sep
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
14 September 1962
Oct
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
12 October 1901
Nov
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
22 November 1934
Dec
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
14 December 1901
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1970
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
54 years of record at Paducah, 1893 to 1970. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1912, 1921, 1922, 1937, 1941, 1950, 1970.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 43 complete years at Paducah, 1893 to 1969. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.9 C (58.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 13.6 C (56.4 F), and the warmest was 1908, at 16.5 C (61.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Paducah as warming stripes, 1893 to 1969
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
14.9 C
-0.08 C
1894
15.6 C
+0.70 C
1895
14.6 C
-0.35 C
1896
16.0 C
+1.09 C
1897
15.8 C
+0.89 C
1898
15.8 C
+0.90 C
1899
15.2 C
+0.29 C
1900
16.4 C
+1.46 C
1901
15.3 C
+0.33 C
1902
15.6 C
+0.70 C
1903
15.1 C
+0.12 C
1904
14.6 C
-0.36 C
1905
14.9 C
0.00 C
1906
15.3 C
+0.41 C
1907
15.7 C
+0.72 C
1908
16.5 C
+1.57 C
1909
16.0 C
+1.04 C
1938
15.9 C
+0.95 C
1939
15.4 C
+0.45 C
1940
13.6 C
-1.36 C
1943
14.1 C
-0.79 C
1944
14.7 C
-0.22 C
1945
14.1 C
-0.80 C
1946
15.5 C
+0.59 C
1947
14.2 C
-0.77 C
1951
13.6 C
-1.34 C
1952
14.7 C
-0.20 C
1953
15.0 C
+0.10 C
1954
15.2 C
+0.28 C
1955
14.6 C
-0.31 C
1956
15.4 C
+0.46 C
1957
15.2 C
+0.27 C
1958
13.6 C
-1.35 C
1959
15.0 C
+0.02 C
1960
14.0 C
-0.91 C
1961
14.4 C
-0.50 C
1962
14.6 C
-0.30 C
1963
14.3 C
-0.61 C
1965
15.1 C
+0.17 C
1966
14.0 C
-0.92 C
1967
14.4 C
-0.57 C
1968
14.1 C
-0.88 C
1969
14.2 C
-0.72 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1893 to 1969. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 43 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Paducah
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.2 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.2) per decade
1893 to 1969
43
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.08 C (-0.16 to 0.00) per decade
-0.15 F (-0.28 to -0.01) per decade
1893 to 1969
43
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.2) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.6 to -0.3) per decade
1893 to 1969
43
Fall
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 1970
Yearly extremes at Paducah: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1901
38.3 C (100.9 F)
54
Coldest night (TNn)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1899
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
54
Wettest day (Rx1day)
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1964
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
265.9 mm (10.5 in)
1937
114.4 mm (4.5 in)
75
Longest dry spell (CDD)
58 days
1961
22 days
76
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Paducah, 1893 to 1970. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Paducah by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1894
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1895
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1896
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1897
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1898
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1899
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1900
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1901
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1902
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1903
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1904
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1905
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1906
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1907
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1908
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1909
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1922
38.9 C (102.0 F)
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
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1938
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1939
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1940
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1941
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1942
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1943
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1944
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1946
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1952
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1953
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Paducah, 1893 to 1970. The record is -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Paducah by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1894
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1895
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1896
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1897
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1898
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1899
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1900
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1901
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1902
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1903
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1904
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1905
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1906
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1907
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1908
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1909
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1922
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
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
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1938
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1939
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1940
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1941
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1942
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1943
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1944
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1945
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1946
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1947
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1948
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1949
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1950
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1951
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1952
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1953
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1954
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1955
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1956
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1957
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1958
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1959
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1960
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1961
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1962
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1963
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1964
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1965
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1966
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1967
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1968
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1969
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Paducah, 1893 to 1970. The record is 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.1 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paducah by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1894
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1895
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1896
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1897
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1898
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1899
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1900
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1901
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1902
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1903
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1904
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1905
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1907
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1908
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1909
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1910
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1911
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1913
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1914
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1915
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1916
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1918
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1919
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1920
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1921
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922
n/a
1923
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1924
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1925
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1926
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1927
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1928
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1929
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1930
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1931
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1933
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1934
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1935
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1936
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1937
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1938
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1939
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1940
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1941
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1943
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1944
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1945
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1946
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1947
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1949
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1950
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1951
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1952
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1953
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1955
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1956
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1958
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1959
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1960
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1961
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1962
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1963
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1964
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1965
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1966
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1967
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1968
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1969
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Paducah, 1893 to 1970. The record is 265.9 mm (10.5 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 114.4 mm (4.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paducah by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1894
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1895
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1896
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1897
126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1898
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1899
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1900
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1901
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1902
181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1903
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1904
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1905
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1906
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1907
183.1 mm (7.2 in)
1908
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1909
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1910
229.1 mm (9.0 in)
1911
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1912
112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1913
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1914
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1915
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1916
134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1918
n/a
1919
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1920
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1921
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1922
n/a
1923
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1924
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1925
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1926
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1927
167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1928
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1929
133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1930
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1931
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1932
131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1933
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1934
125.1 mm (4.9 in)
1935
184.6 mm (7.3 in)
1936
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1937
265.9 mm (10.5 in)
1938
123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1939
143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1940
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1941
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942
114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1943
167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1944
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1945
156.1 mm (6.1 in)
1946
112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1947
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1948
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1949
163.4 mm (6.4 in)
1950
167.2 mm (6.6 in)
1951
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1952
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1953
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1954
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1955
88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1956
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1957
151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1958
163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1959
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1960
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1961
131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1962
164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1963
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1964
235.5 mm (9.3 in)
1965
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1966
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1967
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1968
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1969
96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1970
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Paducah, 1893 to 1970. The record is 58 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paducah by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
14 days
1894
20 days
1895
19 days
1896
16 days
1897
11 days
1898
18 days
1899
16 days
1900
29 days
1901
24 days
1902
19 days
1903
26 days
1904
28 days
1905
18 days
1906
18 days
1907
23 days
1908
22 days
1909
18 days
1910
36 days
1911
19 days
1912
22 days
1913
21 days
1914
55 days
1915
25 days
1916
10 days
1918
1 day
1919
21 days
1920
26 days
1921
19 days
1922
n/a
1923
15 days
1924
38 days
1925
28 days
1926
22 days
1927
21 days
1928
31 days
1929
15 days
1930
29 days
1931
22 days
1932
15 days
1933
24 days
1934
36 days
1935
16 days
1936
34 days
1937
16 days
1938
30 days
1939
26 days
1940
24 days
1941
18 days
1942
15 days
1943
30 days
1944
30 days
1945
13 days
1946
28 days
1947
19 days
1948
22 days
1949
21 days
1950
19 days
1951
15 days
1952
29 days
1953
22 days
1954
24 days
1955
22 days
1956
24 days
1957
23 days
1958
26 days
1959
26 days
1960
17 days
1961
58 days
1962
23 days
1963
43 days
1964
50 days
1965
37 days
1966
28 days
1967
18 days
1968
36 days
1969
23 days
1970
10 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
43 years with a frost
Across 43 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Paducah falls on 2 April and the median first autumn frost on 29 October, which leaves a median of 208 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Paducah
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1906 to 1969)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
2 April
n/a
8 April
n/a
+1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
29 October
n/a
28 October
n/a
-1.4 days per decade
Growing days
208 days
n/a
204 days
n/a
-3.0 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
68 years, 1893 to 1969
A day with at least 73.9 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 192.6 mm (7.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Paducah: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
5 years
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
10 years
117.8 mm (4.6 in)
25 years
144.9 mm (5.7 in)
50 years
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
100 years
192.6 mm (7.6 in)
Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1893 to 1969.
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: 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1964; 156.7 mm (6.2 in) in 1928; 149.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1962.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Paducah, at 1938 and 1956. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1938 ran 0.7 C (1.3 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1956 ran 0.6 C (1.0 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Paducah, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1938
-0.7
-1.3
likely
5
1956
+0.6
+1.0
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Data for Paducah standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Paducah threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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.