Valley View Lock 9 Weather Records (USC00158246)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Valley View Lock 9 (USC00158246), Kentucky, United States, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Valley View Lock 9

Valley View Lock 9 (USC00158246) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.85 latitude and -84.45 longitude, 174 m (571 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1981, 59 years of record.
0 records set at Valley View Lock 9 still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Valley View Lock 9 set a daily record precipitation of 24.9 mm (1.0 in) on 17 February 1981.

About the Station

Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.85 latitude, -84.45 longitude.
Elevation: 174 m (571 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1981, 59 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 Valley View Lock 9. 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 Valley View Lock 9, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Valley View Lock 9 still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Valley View Lock 9 between 29 August 1959 and 29 August 1959. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 161.3 mm (6.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Valley View Lock 9. The most was 161.3 mm (6.4 in) on 29 August 1959.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Valley View Lock 9
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	1 January 1945
Feb	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 February 1945
Mar	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	5 March 1964
Apr	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	22 April 1972
May	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 May 1968
Jun	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 June 1960
Jul	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	31 July 1978
Aug	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	29 August 1959
Sep	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 September 1975
Oct	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	2 October 1977
Nov	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	16 November 1927
Dec	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	7 December 1924

Latest Records

Latest records at Valley View Lock 9
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1981	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1980	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1980	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	0 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1980	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1979	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1979	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1979	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1979	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1979	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1979	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1979	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1979	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1979	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1979	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1979	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1978	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1978	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1978	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1978	Valley View Lock 9, US	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1978	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1981

Yearly extremes at Valley View Lock 9: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	1959	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	1942	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	59
Longest dry spell (CDD)	30 days	1953	17 days	59

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Valley View Lock 9, 1923 to 1981. The record is 161.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.0 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Valley View Lock 9 by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1924	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1925	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1928	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1931	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1932	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1933	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1937	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1938	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1939	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1940	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1942	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1943	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1945	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1946	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1947	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1948	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1950	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1951	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1952	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1955	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1956	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1957	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1959	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1960	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1961	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1963	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1966	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1968	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1969	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1970	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1971	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1973	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1974	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1975	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1976	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1977	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1979	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1980	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1981	24.9 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Valley View Lock 9, 1923 to 1981. The record is 192.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.7 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Valley View Lock 9 by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1924	146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1925	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1926	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1927	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1928	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1929	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1930	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1931	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1932	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1933	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1934	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1935	118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1936	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1937	145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1938	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1939	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1940	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1941	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1942	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1943	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1944	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1945	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1946	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1947	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1948	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1949	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1950	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1951	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1952	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1953	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1954	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1955	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1956	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1957	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1958	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1959	164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1960	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1961	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1962	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1963	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1964	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1965	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1966	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1967	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1968	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1969	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1970	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1971	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1973	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1974	138.3 mm (5.4 in)
1975	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1976	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1977	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1978	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1979	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1980	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1981	64.2 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Valley View Lock 9, 1923 to 1981. The record is 30 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Valley View Lock 9 by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	8 days
1924	22 days
1925	16 days
1926	15 days
1927	20 days
1928	19 days
1929	19 days
1930	17 days
1931	19 days
1932	12 days
1933	15 days
1934	19 days
1935	16 days
1936	27 days
1937	15 days
1938	27 days
1939	14 days
1940	14 days
1941	15 days
1942	18 days
1943	22 days
1944	21 days
1945	14 days
1946	22 days
1947	15 days
1948	17 days
1949	11 days
1950	13 days
1951	16 days
1952	29 days
1953	30 days
1954	15 days
1955	29 days
1956	16 days
1957	23 days
1958	18 days
1959	27 days
1960	17 days
1961	12 days
1962	17 days
1963	19 days
1964	25 days
1965	21 days
1966	15 days
1967	14 days
1968	19 days
1969	19 days
1970	17 days
1971	20 days
1972	13 days
1973	18 days
1974	14 days
1975	17 days
1976	28 days
1977	22 days
1978	11 days
1979	12 days
1980	15 days
1981	13 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

51 years, 1924 to 1978

A day with at least 64.4 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 137.0 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Valley View Lock 9: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
10 years	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
25 years	111.9 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	124.3 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	Longer than the 51 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, 51 years of values from 1924 to 1978.

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: 161.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1959; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1932; 98.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1972.

Download the Data

Data for Valley View Lock 9 standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-14 (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).

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