Springfield 2W Weather Records (USC00157604)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Springfield 2W (USC00157604), Kentucky, United States, with 124 years of record.

Key Facts for Springfield 2W

Springfield 2W (USC00157604) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.71 latitude and -85.26 longitude, 226 m (740 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2016, 124 years of record.
1,464 records set at Springfield 2W still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Springfield 2W set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 28 December 2016.

About the Station

Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.71 latitude, -85.26 longitude.
Elevation: 226 m (740 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2016, 124 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 Springfield 2W. 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 Springfield 2W, 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)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Springfield 2W still stand. 1894 holds the most, with 499.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Springfield 2W between 14 February 1989 and 17 February 2015. Each dot is a new record.

When Springfield 2W set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1989-02-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1992-06-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 159.3 mm (6.3 in)
2015-02-17	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 159.3 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Springfield 2W. The most was 159.3 mm (6.3 in) on 19 June 1992.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Springfield 2W
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	14 January 1971
Feb	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	14 February 1989
Mar	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	2 March 1997
Apr	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	28 April 1970
May	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	2 May 2010
Jun	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	19 June 1992
Jul	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	27 July 2016
Aug	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	27 August 1944
Sep	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	23 September 2006
Oct	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	2 October 1977
Nov	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	6 November 1948
Dec	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	9 December 1978

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1896

4 years of record at Springfield 2W, 1893 to 1896. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1895, 1896.

Latest Records

Latest records at Springfield 2W
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2016	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2016	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2016	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2016	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2016	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2016	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2016	Springfield 2W, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 2016	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2015	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 2015	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2015	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2015	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2015	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 2015	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2015	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2015	Springfield 2W, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2014	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	3 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 2014	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 2016

Yearly extremes at Springfield 2W: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1894	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4
Coldest night (TNn)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1893	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	4
Wettest day (Rx1day)	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	1992	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	81
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	244.1 mm (9.6 in)	1989	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	81
Longest dry spell (CDD)	41 days	1961	20 days	81

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Springfield 2W, 1893 to 2016. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Springfield 2W by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1894	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1895	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1896	36.1 C (97.0 F)
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	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
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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
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Springfield 2W, 1893 to 2016. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.3 C (-4.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Springfield 2W by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1894	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1895	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1896	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
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	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
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
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Springfield 2W, 1893 to 2016. The record is 159.3 mm (6.3 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.3 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Springfield 2W by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1894	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1895	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1896	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1942	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1943	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1945	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1946	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1948	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1950	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1951	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1953	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1957	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1958	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1959	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1960	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1962	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1964	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1965	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1967	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1968	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1969	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1970	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1971	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1972	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1973	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1974	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1975	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1977	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1978	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1979	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1980	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1981	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1982	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1983	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1984	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1985	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1986	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1987	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1988	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1989	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1990	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1991	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1992	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1993	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1994	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1995	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1996	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1997	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1998	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1999	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2000	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2001	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2002	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2003	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2004	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2005	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2006	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2007	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2008	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2009	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2010	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
2011	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2012	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2013	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2014	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2015	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2016	109.2 mm (4.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Springfield 2W, 1893 to 2016. The record is 244.1 mm (9.6 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 117.6 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Springfield 2W by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1894	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1895	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1896	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1940	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1941	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1942	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1943	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1944	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1945	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1946	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1947	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1948	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1949	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1950	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1951	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1952	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1953	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1954	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1955	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1956	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1957	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1958	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1959	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1960	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1961	124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1962	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1963	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1964	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1965	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1966	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1967	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1968	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1969	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1970	179.7 mm (7.1 in)
1971	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1972	171.1 mm (6.7 in)
1973	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1974	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1975	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1976	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1977	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1978	166.2 mm (6.5 in)
1979	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1980	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1981	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1982	118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1983	176.7 mm (7.0 in)
1984	139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1985	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1986	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1987	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1988	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1989	244.1 mm (9.6 in)
1990	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1991	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1992	167.2 mm (6.6 in)
1993	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1994	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1995	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1996	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1997	240.1 mm (9.5 in)
1998	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1999	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
2000	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
2001	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2002	144.6 mm (5.7 in)
2003	154.6 mm (6.1 in)
2004	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
2005	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2006	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
2007	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
2008	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2009	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2010	182.1 mm (7.2 in)
2011	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
2012	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
2013	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2014	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2015	236.2 mm (9.3 in)
2016	186.9 mm (7.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Springfield 2W, 1893 to 2016. The record is 41 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Springfield 2W by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	15 days
1894	20 days
1895	19 days
1896	14 days
1940	20 days
1941	30 days
1942	25 days
1943	22 days
1944	24 days
1945	19 days
1946	17 days
1947	24 days
1948	18 days
1949	22 days
1950	16 days
1951	16 days
1952	29 days
1953	36 days
1954	22 days
1955	29 days
1956	24 days
1957	24 days
1958	18 days
1959	27 days
1960	29 days
1961	41 days
1962	18 days
1963	27 days
1964	26 days
1965	25 days
1966	26 days
1967	17 days
1968	36 days
1969	17 days
1970	12 days
1971	21 days
1972	21 days
1973	27 days
1974	14 days
1975	21 days
1976	26 days
1977	17 days
1978	12 days
1979	14 days
1980	24 days
1981	20 days
1982	20 days
1983	19 days
1984	17 days
1985	23 days
1986	19 days
1987	14 days
1988	30 days
1989	15 days
1990	13 days
1991	24 days
1992	19 days
1993	18 days
1994	14 days
1995	22 days
1996	12 days
1997	20 days
1998	23 days
1999	22 days
2000	16 days
2001	16 days
2002	17 days
2003	13 days
2004	24 days
2005	22 days
2006	14 days
2007	22 days
2008	19 days
2009	15 days
2010	21 days
2011	20 days
2012	21 days
2013	9 days
2014	30 days
2015	20 days
2016	19 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

71 years, 1894 to 2012

A day with at least 70.7 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 155.4 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Springfield 2W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
5 years	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
10 years	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
25 years	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
50 years	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
100 years	155.4 mm (6.1 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 1894 to 2012.

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: 159.3 mm (6.3 in) in 1992; 142.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1997; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 2006.

Download the Data

Data for Springfield 2W standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Springfield 2W 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 2026-10-13 (13 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
1893	276	76%	No
1894	351	96%	Yes
1895	316	87%	No
1896	240	66%	No