Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vanceburg (USC00158259), Kentucky, United States, with 86 years of record.
Key Facts for Vanceburg
Vanceburg (USC00158259) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 38.58 latitude and -83.33 longitude, 159 m (522 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 1981, 86 years of record.
1,464 records set at Vanceburg still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Vanceburg set a daily record high minimum temperature of 23.3 C (73.9 F) on 15 June 1981.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 38.58 latitude, -83.33 longitude.
Elevation: 159 m (522 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 1981, 86 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 Vanceburg. 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 Vanceburg, 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)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Vanceburg still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 68.
Standing records at Vanceburg by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1896
53
1897
51
1898
55
1899
63
1900
46
1901
15
1952
27
1953
44
1954
48
1955
26
1956
38
1957
30
1958
24
1959
38
1960
44
1961
40
1962
39
1963
47
1964
59
1965
41
1966
50
1967
68
1968
43
1969
39
1970
45
1971
34
1972
28
1973
32
1974
43
1975
32
1976
46
1977
65
1978
20
1979
26
1980
41
1981
24
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Vanceburg between 23 July 1965 and 20 January 1978. Each dot is a new record.
When Vanceburg set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1965-07-23
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1966-02-01
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1966-02-02
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
1978-01-18
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
1978-01-19
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
1978-01-20
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 68.6 cm (27.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 109.2 mm (4.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vanceburg. The most was 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 23 July 1965.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Vanceburg
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
3 January 1924
Feb
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
22 February 1897
Mar
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
5 March 1964
Apr
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
16 April 1939
May
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
27 May 1922
Jun
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
13 June 1960
Jul
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
23 July 1965
Aug
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
11 August 1899
Sep
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
27 September 1976
Oct
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
7 October 1955
Nov
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
22 November 1900
Dec
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
23 December 1921
Period of Record Coverage
1896 to 1981
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
36 years of record at Vanceburg, 1896 to 1981. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1901, 1952, 1978, 1981.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Vanceburg, 1897 to 1979. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.4 C (54.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 10.4 C (50.7 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 13.7 C (56.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Vanceburg as warming stripes, 1897 to 1979
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1897
12.0 C
-0.31 C
1898
12.1 C
-0.28 C
1899
11.7 C
-0.69 C
1900
12.6 C
+0.25 C
1953
13.7 C
+1.37 C
1954
13.2 C
+0.83 C
1955
13.2 C
+0.80 C
1956
13.3 C
+0.92 C
1957
13.4 C
+1.06 C
1958
11.4 C
-0.97 C
1959
13.4 C
+1.04 C
1960
11.9 C
-0.44 C
1961
12.6 C
+0.27 C
1962
12.4 C
+0.04 C
1963
12.0 C
-0.39 C
1964
12.9 C
+0.58 C
1965
12.8 C
+0.46 C
1966
11.1 C
-1.21 C
1967
11.4 C
-0.91 C
1968
10.4 C
-1.96 C
1969
11.2 C
-1.20 C
1970
12.9 C
+0.57 C
1973
13.3 C
+0.92 C
1974
12.7 C
+0.32 C
1975
12.7 C
+0.31 C
1976
11.3 C
-1.08 C
1977
12.5 C
+0.12 C
1979
12.0 C
-0.36 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
1896 to 1981
Yearly extremes at Vanceburg: 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)
1954
35.6 C (96.1 F)
36
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1899
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1965
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1974
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
69
Longest dry spell (CDD)
44 days
1963
18 days
69
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Vanceburg, 1896 to 1981. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Vanceburg by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1896
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1897
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1898
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1900
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1901
38.9 C (102.0 F)
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
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
33.9 C (93.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Vanceburg, 1896 to 1981. The record is -31.7 C (-25.1 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Vanceburg by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1896
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1897
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1898
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1899
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1900
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1901
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
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
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1953
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1954
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1955
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1956
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1958
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1959
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1960
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1961
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1962
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1963
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1964
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1965
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1966
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1967
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1968
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1969
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1970
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1971
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1972
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1973
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1974
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1975
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1976
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1977
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1978
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1979
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1980
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Vanceburg, 1896 to 1981. The record is 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.7 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vanceburg by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1897
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1898
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1899
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1900
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1901
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1920
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1921
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1922
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1923
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1924
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1925
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1926
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1927
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1928
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1929
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1930
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1931
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1932
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1936
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1937
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1938
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1939
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1940
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1941
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1942
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1943
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1944
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1946
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1947
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1949
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1952
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1954
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1955
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1956
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1958
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1960
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1961
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1962
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1963
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1964
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1965
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1966
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1967
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1968
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1970
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1971
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1972
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1974
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1975
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1976
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1977
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1978
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1979
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1980
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1981
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Vanceburg, 1896 to 1981. The record is 159.2 mm (6.3 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.2 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vanceburg by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1897
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1898
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1899
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1900
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1901
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1919
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1920
137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1921
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1922
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1923
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1924
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1925
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1926
68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1927
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1928
63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1929
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1930
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1931
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1932
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1933
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1934
85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1935
115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1936
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1937
138.3 mm (5.4 in)
1938
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1939
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1940
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1941
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1942
84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1943
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1944
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1945
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1946
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1947
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1948
154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1949
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1950
141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1951
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1952
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1953
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1955
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1956
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1957
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1958
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1959
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1960
155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1961
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1962
130.7 mm (5.1 in)
1963
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1964
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1965
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1966
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1967
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1968
123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1969
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1970
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1971
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1972
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1973
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1974
159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1975
150.7 mm (5.9 in)
1976
151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1977
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1978
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1979
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1980
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1981
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Vanceburg, 1896 to 1981. The record is 44 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vanceburg by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896
25 days
1897
31 days
1898
26 days
1899
27 days
1900
38 days
1901
23 days
1919
17 days
1920
27 days
1921
16 days
1922
24 days
1923
19 days
1924
27 days
1925
19 days
1926
20 days
1927
26 days
1928
26 days
1929
20 days
1930
13 days
1931
14 days
1932
11 days
1933
12 days
1934
16 days
1935
16 days
1936
26 days
1937
14 days
1938
19 days
1939
15 days
1940
14 days
1941
23 days
1942
23 days
1943
36 days
1944
25 days
1945
16 days
1946
17 days
1947
25 days
1948
15 days
1949
14 days
1950
16 days
1951
15 days
1952
30 days
1953
30 days
1954
19 days
1955
19 days
1956
16 days
1957
16 days
1958
17 days
1959
18 days
1960
12 days
1961
19 days
1962
14 days
1963
44 days
1964
22 days
1965
19 days
1966
18 days
1967
17 days
1968
18 days
1969
20 days
1970
17 days
1971
13 days
1972
12 days
1973
13 days
1974
14 days
1975
12 days
1976
15 days
1977
29 days
1978
19 days
1979
13 days
1980
14 days
1981
10 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
28 years with a frost
Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Vanceburg falls on 27 April and the median first autumn frost on 16 October, which leaves a median of 171 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Vanceburg
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1897 to 1979)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
27 April
n/a
27 April
n/a
+1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
16 October
n/a
16 October
n/a
-1.9 days per decade
Growing days
171 days
n/a
171 days
n/a
-3.4 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
63 years, 1897 to 1980
A day with at least 59.6 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 117.1 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Vanceburg: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
5 years
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
10 years
86.2 mm (3.4 in)
25 years
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
50 years
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
100 years
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1897 to 1980.
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: 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1965; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1898; 106.2 mm (4.2 in) in 1976.
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Data for Vanceburg standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Vanceburg 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.