Paradise Steam Plt Weather Records (USC00156155)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paradise Steam Plt (USC00156155), Kentucky, United States, with 52 years of record.

Key Facts for Paradise Steam Plt

Paradise Steam Plt (USC00156155) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.26 latitude and -86.98 longitude, 123 m (402 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1960 to 2011, 52 years of record.
1,464 records set at Paradise Steam Plt still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Paradise Steam Plt set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 4 April 2008.

About the Station

Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.26 latitude, -86.98 longitude.
Elevation: 123 m (402 ft).
Period of record: 1960 to 2011, 52 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Paradise Steam Plt. 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 Paradise Steam Plt, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Paradise Steam Plt still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 406.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Paradise Steam Plt between 27 September 2002 and 27 September 2002. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 201.9 mm (7.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paradise Steam Plt. The most was 201.9 mm (7.9 in) on 27 September 2002.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Paradise Steam Plt
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	23 January 1999
Feb	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	14 February 1989
Mar	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	2 March 1997
Apr	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	2 April 1979
May	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	15 May 1986
Jun	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	23 June 1969
Jul	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	6 July 1967
Aug	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	27 August 2000
Sep	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	27 September 2002
Oct	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	23 October 2007
Nov	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	19 November 1988
Dec	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	26 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1960 to 1964

5 years of record at Paradise Steam Plt, 1960 to 1964. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1960, 1964.

Latest Records

Latest records at Paradise Steam Plt
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 2008	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2008	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2008	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	31 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2007	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 2007	Paradise Steam Plt, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 2007	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2007	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2007	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	9 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 2006	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2006	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2006	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2006	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2006	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2005	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2005	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 2003	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	10 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2003	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2003	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2003	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2003	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1960 to 2011

Yearly extremes at Paradise Steam Plt: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1962	37.2 C (99.0 F)	5
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	1963	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	5
Wettest day (Rx1day)	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	2002	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	52
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	1989	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	52
Longest dry spell (CDD)	39 days	2007	18 days	52

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Paradise Steam Plt, 1960 to 2011. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Paradise Steam Plt by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1960	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1963	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Paradise Steam Plt, 1960 to 2011. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Paradise Steam Plt by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1960	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1961	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1962	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1963	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1964	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Paradise Steam Plt, 1960 to 2011. The record is 201.9 mm (7.9 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.1 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paradise Steam Plt by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1960	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1961	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1962	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1963	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1964	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1965	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1967	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1968	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1969	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1970	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1971	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1972	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1973	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1974	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1975	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1976	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1977	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1979	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1980	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1981	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1982	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1983	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1984	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1985	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1986	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1987	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1988	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1989	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1990	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1991	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1992	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1993	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1994	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1995	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1996	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1997	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1998	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1999	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2000	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
2001	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2002	201.9 mm (7.9 in)
2003	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2004	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2005	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2006	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2007	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2008	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2009	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2010	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2011	24.9 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Paradise Steam Plt, 1960 to 2011. The record is 274.3 mm (10.8 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.4 mm (4.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paradise Steam Plt by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1960	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1961	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1962	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1963	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1964	197.4 mm (7.8 in)
1965	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1967	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1968	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1969	225.1 mm (8.9 in)
1970	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1971	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1972	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1973	222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1974	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1975	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1976	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1977	129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1978	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1979	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1980	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1981	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1982	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1983	175.4 mm (6.9 in)
1984	164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1985	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1986	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1987	144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1988	167.5 mm (6.6 in)
1989	274.3 mm (10.8 in)
1990	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1991	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1992	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1993	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1994	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1995	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1996	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1997	216.3 mm (8.5 in)
1998	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1999	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2000	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
2001	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
2002	207.5 mm (8.2 in)
2003	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
2004	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
2005	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2006	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
2007	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
2008	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2009	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2010	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2011	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Paradise Steam Plt, 1960 to 2011. The record is 39 days in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paradise Steam Plt by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1960	9 days
1961	17 days
1962	18 days
1963	27 days
1964	25 days
1965	19 days
1966	17 days
1967	18 days
1968	16 days
1969	23 days
1970	16 days
1971	12 days
1972	13 days
1973	26 days
1974	15 days
1975	16 days
1976	25 days
1977	21 days
1978	16 days
1979	16 days
1980	15 days
1981	13 days
1982	14 days
1983	22 days
1984	19 days
1985	18 days
1986	17 days
1987	14 days
1988	23 days
1989	17 days
1990	18 days
1991	27 days
1992	29 days
1993	18 days
1994	14 days
1995	29 days
1996	19 days
1997	19 days
1998	34 days
1999	31 days
2000	18 days
2001	16 days
2002	21 days
2003	12 days
2004	18 days
2005	25 days
2006	16 days
2007	39 days
2008	39 days
2009	20 days
2010	31 days
2011	6 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

41 years, 1961 to 2007

A day with at least 84.9 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 250.1 mm (9.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Paradise Steam Plt: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
5 years	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
10 years	145.1 mm (5.7 in)
25 years	182.8 mm (7.2 in)
50 years	214.8 mm (8.5 in)	Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years	250.1 mm (9.8 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 1961 to 2007.

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: 201.9 mm (7.9 in) in 2002; 174.5 mm (6.9 in) in 1979; 172.7 mm (6.8 in) in 2000.

Download the Data

Data for Paradise Steam Plt standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Paradise Steam Plt 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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1960	92	25%	No
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	362	99%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	243	66%	No