Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pikeville (USC00156353), Kentucky, United States, with 79 years of record.
Key Facts for Pikeville
Pikeville (USC00156353) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.48 latitude and -82.52 longitude, 209 m (686 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1900 to 1978, 79 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pikeville still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pikeville set a daily record precipitation of 18.8 mm (0.7 in) on 16 November 1978.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.48 latitude, -82.52 longitude.
Elevation: 209 m (686 ft).
Period of record: 1900 to 1978, 79 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 Pikeville. 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 Pikeville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Pikeville still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 77.
Standing records at Pikeville by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1900
66
1901
30
1902
62
1903
17
1948
24
1949
45
1950
46
1951
47
1952
70
1953
54
1954
77
1955
53
1956
36
1957
46
1958
23
1959
41
1960
50
1961
37
1962
41
1963
55
1964
39
1965
38
1966
39
1967
50
1968
31
1969
31
1970
42
1971
37
1972
34
1973
31
1974
34
1975
19
1976
48
1977
43
1978
28
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pikeville. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 26 November 1900.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pikeville
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
28 January 1918
Feb
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
15 February 1903
Mar
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
12 March 1935
Apr
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
4 April 1977
May
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
6 May 1971
Jun
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
14 June 1971
Jul
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
5 July 1926
Aug
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
16 August 1926
Sep
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
20 September 1970
Oct
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
22 October 1929
Nov
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
26 November 1900
Dec
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
30 December 1969
Period of Record Coverage
1900 to 1978
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
35 years of record at Pikeville, 1900 to 1978. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1900, 1901, 1903, 1948, 1976, 1977, 1978.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Pikeville, 1902 to 1975. 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 1963, at 13.5 C (56.3 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 15.5 C (59.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Pikeville as warming stripes, 1902 to 1975
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1902
14.2 C
-0.41 C
1949
15.3 C
+0.75 C
1950
14.4 C
-0.23 C
1951
14.7 C
+0.08 C
1952
15.3 C
+0.75 C
1953
15.5 C
+0.89 C
1954
15.3 C
+0.66 C
1955
15.0 C
+0.38 C
1957
15.2 C
+0.64 C
1958
13.6 C
-1.01 C
1959
15.2 C
+0.57 C
1960
13.9 C
-0.72 C
1961
14.3 C
-0.27 C
1962
14.1 C
-0.50 C
1963
13.5 C
-1.08 C
1964
14.6 C
-0.04 C
1965
14.8 C
+0.16 C
1966
13.7 C
-0.90 C
1967
14.1 C
-0.54 C
1968
13.9 C
-0.73 C
1969
14.1 C
-0.49 C
1970
14.8 C
+0.21 C
1971
14.8 C
+0.25 C
1972
14.4 C
-0.19 C
1973
15.4 C
+0.81 C
1974
14.8 C
+0.22 C
1975
15.3 C
+0.74 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
1900 to 1978
Yearly extremes at Pikeville: 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)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
35
Coldest night (TNn)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
35
Wettest day (Rx1day)
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1900
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1919
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
75
Longest dry spell (CDD)
30 days
1925
16 days
75
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Pikeville, 1900 to 1978. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Pikeville by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1900
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1901
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1902
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1903
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
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
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1952
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
36.1 C (97.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Pikeville, 1900 to 1978. The record is -23.9 C (-11.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.7 C (1.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Pikeville by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1900
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1901
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1902
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1903
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
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
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1949
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1950
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1951
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1952
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1953
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1954
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1955
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1956
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1957
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1958
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1959
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1960
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1962
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1964
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1965
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1966
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1967
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1969
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1970
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1972
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1973
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1974
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1975
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1977
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1978
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Pikeville, 1900 to 1978. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.1 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pikeville by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1900
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1901
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1902
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1903
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1908
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1909
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1910
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1912
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1913
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1915
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1916
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1917
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1918
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1919
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1920
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1924
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1925
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1927
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1928
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1929
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1930
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1931
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1932
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1933
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1934
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1936
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1937
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1938
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1939
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1940
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1941
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1942
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1943
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1944
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1945
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1946
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1947
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1949
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1950
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1952
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1953
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1955
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1956
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1957
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1959
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1960
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1961
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1962
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1965
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1966
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1967
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1971
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1972
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1975
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1976
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1977
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Pikeville, 1900 to 1978. The record is 164.6 mm (6.5 in) in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.5 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pikeville by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1900
144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1901
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1902
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1903
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1908
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1909
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1910
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1911
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1912
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1913
63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1914
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1915
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1916
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1917
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1918
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1919
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1920
120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1921
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1922
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1923
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1924
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1925
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1926
145.7 mm (5.7 in)
1927
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1928
81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1929
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1930
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1931
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1932
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1933
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1934
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1935
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1936
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1937
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1938
94.9 mm (3.7 in)
1939
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1940
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1941
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1942
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1943
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1944
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1945
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1946
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1947
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1948
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1949
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1950
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1951
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1954
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1955
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1956
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1957
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1958
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1959
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1960
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1961
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1962
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1963
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1964
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1965
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1966
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1967
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1968
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1969
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1970
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1971
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1972
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1973
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1974
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1975
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1976
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1977
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1978
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Pikeville, 1900 to 1978. The record is 30 days in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pikeville by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1900
15 days
1901
24 days
1902
19 days
1903
9 days
1908
22 days
1909
17 days
1910
25 days
1911
29 days
1912
18 days
1913
16 days
1914
19 days
1915
16 days
1916
14 days
1917
19 days
1918
16 days
1919
13 days
1920
26 days
1921
13 days
1922
15 days
1923
21 days
1924
20 days
1925
30 days
1926
23 days
1927
14 days
1928
13 days
1929
18 days
1930
22 days
1931
23 days
1932
15 days
1933
20 days
1934
14 days
1935
18 days
1936
18 days
1937
10 days
1938
19 days
1939
15 days
1940
13 days
1941
17 days
1942
18 days
1943
20 days
1944
17 days
1945
15 days
1946
13 days
1947
15 days
1948
26 days
1949
16 days
1950
13 days
1951
13 days
1952
23 days
1953
22 days
1954
16 days
1955
12 days
1956
15 days
1957
19 days
1958
11 days
1959
19 days
1960
13 days
1961
12 days
1962
15 days
1963
29 days
1964
13 days
1965
27 days
1966
19 days
1967
12 days
1968
17 days
1969
24 days
1970
12 days
1971
17 days
1972
11 days
1973
15 days
1974
16 days
1975
18 days
1976
15 days
1977
16 days
1978
12 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
27 years with a frost
Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Pikeville falls on 15 April and the median first autumn frost on 28 October, which leaves a median of 197 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Pikeville
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1902 to 1975)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 April
n/a
15 April
n/a
+1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
28 October
n/a
28 October
n/a
-1.6 days per decade
Growing days
197 days
n/a
197 days
n/a
-2.6 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
71 years, 1900 to 1977
A day with at least 53.5 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 105.2 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Pikeville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
10 years
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
25 years
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
50 years
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
100 years
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1900 to 1977.
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: 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1900; 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1929; 86.6 mm (3.4 in) in 1942.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.