Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Providence (USC00156595), Kentucky, United States, with 47 years of record.
Key Facts for Providence
Providence (USC00156595) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.40 latitude and -87.76 longitude, 125 m (409 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1979 to 2025, 47 years of record.
1,464 records set at Providence still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Providence tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 9.4 C (48.9 F) on 9 December 2024.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.40 latitude, -87.76 longitude.
Elevation: 125 m (409 ft).
Period of record: 1979 to 2025, 47 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 Providence. 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 Providence, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Feb
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Providence still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 58.
Standing records at Providence by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1979
32
1980
50
1981
30
1982
44
1983
58
1984
25
1985
27
1986
36
1987
37
1988
41
1989
40
1990
39
1991
48
1992
20
1993
20
1994
18
1995
32
1996
32
1997
31
1998
30
1999
35
2000
38
2001
17
2002
33
2003
28
2004
25
2005
40
2006
44
2007
47
2008
26
2009
24
2010
25
2011
31
2012
56
2013
31
2014
34
2015
35
2016
15
2017
26
2018
41
2019
25
2020
17
2021
21
2022
20
2023
19
2024
21
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Providence between 29 June 2012 and 7 July 2016. Each dot is a new record.
When Providence set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2012-06-29
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
2013-12-07
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 15.2 cm (6.0 in)
2014-02-03
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 15.2 cm (6.0 in)
2015-02-17
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 27.9 cm (11.0 in)
2015-02-18
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
2015-03-05
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 31.5 cm (12.4 in)
2016-07-07
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 139.7 mm (5.5 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 139.7 mm (5.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Providence. The most was 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 7 July 2016.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Providence
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
24 January 2002
Feb
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
14 February 1989
Mar
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
2 March 1997
Apr
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
9 April 1979
May
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
15 May 1986
Jun
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
5 June 2014
Jul
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
7 July 2016
Aug
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2 August 2022
Sep
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
24 September 1984
Oct
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
6 October 2013
Nov
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1 November 2018
Dec
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
17 December 2001
Period of Record Coverage
1979 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
47 years of record at Providence, 1979 to 2025. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Providence, 1987 to 2020. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.4 C (57.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 12.8 C (55.1 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 15.7 C (60.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Providence as warming stripes, 1987 to 2020
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1987
15.5 C
+1.18 C
1988
14.4 C
+0.03 C
1989
13.4 C
-0.93 C
1990
14.5 C
+0.09 C
1991
15.5 C
+1.09 C
1992
15.0 C
+0.67 C
1993
14.6 C
+0.20 C
1994
15.1 C
+0.71 C
1995
15.0 C
+0.65 C
1996
13.2 C
-1.17 C
1997
13.4 C
-0.99 C
1998
15.6 C
+1.27 C
1999
14.9 C
+0.54 C
2000
13.9 C
-0.43 C
2001
14.2 C
-0.20 C
2003
13.4 C
-1.01 C
2006
13.4 C
-0.92 C
2008
13.8 C
-0.56 C
2010
14.5 C
+0.13 C
2011
14.8 C
+0.41 C
2012
15.7 C
+1.37 C
2013
13.3 C
-1.10 C
2014
12.8 C
-1.52 C
2015
14.1 C
-0.25 C
2017
15.1 C
+0.76 C
2018
14.2 C
-0.16 C
2019
14.4 C
+0.05 C
2020
14.4 C
+0.06 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
1979 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Providence: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2012
37.2 C (99.0 F)
47
Coldest night (TNn)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1982
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
47
Wettest day (Rx1day)
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2016
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
47
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
265.4 mm (10.4 in)
2016
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
46
Longest dry spell (CDD)
47 days
2004
19 days
47
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Providence, 1979 to 2025. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Providence by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1979
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1982
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1993
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1994
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2000
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2001
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2004
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2005
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2010
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2011
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2013
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2014
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2015
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2016
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2018
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2019
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2020
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2021
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2022
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2023
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2024
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2025
11.7 C (53.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Providence, 1979 to 2025. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Providence by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1979
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1980
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1982
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1983
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1984
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1985
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1986
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1988
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1989
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1990
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1991
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1992
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1993
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1994
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1995
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1996
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1997
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1998
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1999
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2000
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2001
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2002
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2003
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2004
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2005
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2006
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2007
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2008
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2009
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2010
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2011
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2012
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2013
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2014
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2015
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2016
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2017
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2018
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2019
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2020
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2021
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2022
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2023
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2024
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2025
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Providence, 1979 to 2025. The record is 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.6 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Providence by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1979
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1980
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1981
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1982
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1983
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1984
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1985
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1986
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1987
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1988
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1990
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1991
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1992
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1993
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1994
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1995
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1996
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1997
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1998
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1999
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2000
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
2001
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
2002
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2003
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2004
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2005
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2006
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2007
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2008
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
2009
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2010
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2011
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2012
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2013
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2014
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2015
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2016
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2017
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2018
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2019
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2020
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2021
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2022
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2023
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2024
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2025
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Providence, 1979 to 2025. The record is 265.4 mm (10.4 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 126.0 mm (5.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Providence by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1979
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1980
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1981
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1982
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1983
158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1984
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1985
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1986
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1987
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1988
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1989
227.1 mm (8.9 in)
1990
146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1991
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1992
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1993
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1994
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1995
189.7 mm (7.5 in)
1996
123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1997
250.5 mm (9.9 in)
1998
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1999
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
2000
147.0 mm (5.8 in)
2001
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
2002
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
2003
131.9 mm (5.2 in)
2004
94.1 mm (3.7 in)
2005
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
2006
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2007
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
2008
144.5 mm (5.7 in)
2009
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
2010
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
2011
187.8 mm (7.4 in)
2012
106.8 mm (4.2 in)
2013
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
2014
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
2015
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
2016
265.4 mm (10.4 in)
2017
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2018
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
2019
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2020
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
2021
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
2022
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2023
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
2024
154.5 mm (6.1 in)
2025
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Providence, 1979 to 2025. The record is 47 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Providence by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1979
15 days
1980
17 days
1981
20 days
1982
13 days
1983
33 days
1984
18 days
1985
19 days
1986
19 days
1987
20 days
1988
23 days
1989
13 days
1990
14 days
1991
16 days
1992
26 days
1993
22 days
1994
16 days
1995
23 days
1996
21 days
1997
19 days
1998
22 days
1999
25 days
2000
20 days
2001
16 days
2002
21 days
2003
17 days
2004
47 days
2005
23 days
2006
12 days
2007
22 days
2008
24 days
2009
21 days
2010
26 days
2011
21 days
2012
18 days
2013
13 days
2014
18 days
2015
18 days
2016
11 days
2017
15 days
2018
13 days
2019
26 days
2020
14 days
2021
15 days
2022
17 days
2023
22 days
2024
11 days
2025
1 day
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
28 years with a frost
Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Providence falls on 6 April and the median first autumn frost on 24 October, which leaves a median of 199 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Providence
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1987 to 2020)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
6 April
n/a
6 April
n/a
-1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 October
n/a
24 October
n/a
+3.4 days per decade
Growing days
199 days
n/a
199 days
n/a
+4.7 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
36 years, 1980 to 2021
A day with at least 71.0 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 170.5 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Providence: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
5 years
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
10 years
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
25 years
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
50 years
148.2 mm (5.8 in)
Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years
170.5 mm (6.7 in)
Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1980 to 2021.
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: 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 2001; 128.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1997; 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1989.
Download the Data
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Data for Providence 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.