Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kent (USC00354411), Oregon, United States, with 83 years of record.
Key Facts for Kent
Kent (USC00354411) is a weather station in Oregon, United States at 45.20 latitude and -120.70 longitude, 826 m (2,710 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1922 to 2004, 83 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kent still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kent set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 29 October 2004.
About the Station
Location: Oregon, United States, 45.20 latitude, -120.70 longitude.
Elevation: 826 m (2,710 ft).
Period of record: 1922 to 2004, 83 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 Kent. 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 Kent, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.2 C (108.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kent still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 42.
Standing records at Kent by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1923
15
1924
9
1925
7
1926
24
1927
31
1928
19
1929
28
1930
26
1931
19
1932
16
1933
24
1934
30
1935
17
1936
30
1937
13
1938
15
1939
22
1940
13
1941
12
1942
11
1943
14
1944
8
1945
7
1946
12
1947
16
1948
19
1949
21
1950
20
1951
9
1952
14
1953
10
1954
14
1955
34
1956
12
1957
14
1958
13
1959
14
1960
31
1961
21
1962
16
1963
23
1964
21
1965
21
1966
12
1967
20
1968
23
1969
13
1970
18
1971
17
1972
42
1973
21
1974
24
1975
26
1976
12
1977
22
1978
11
1979
12
1980
15
1981
11
1982
6
1983
22
1984
11
1985
33
1986
15
1987
21
1988
15
1989
15
1990
22
1991
18
1992
22
1993
24
1994
23
1995
12
1996
23
1997
5
1998
23
1999
12
2000
12
2001
13
2002
25
2003
22
2004
6
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Kent between 23 July 1959 and 7 January 2004. Each dot is a new record.
When Kent set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1959-07-23
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.9 C (75.0 F)
1964-12-18
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1966-12-25
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 27.9 cm (11.0 in)
1986-02-12
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1989-02-04
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1998-08-05
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)
2003-12-30
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
2004-01-07
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 58.4 cm (23.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 56.6 mm (2.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kent. The most was 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 1 May 1931.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kent
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
15 January 1956
Feb
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
12 February 1986
Mar
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
31 March 1931
Apr
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
21 April 1988
May
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1 May 1931
Jun
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
7 June 1936
Jul
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
6 July 1923
Aug
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
6 August 2003
Sep
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
15 September 1996
Oct
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
29 October 2004
Nov
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
19 November 1996
Dec
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
23 December 1964
Period of Record Coverage
1922 to 2004
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
83 years of record at Kent, 1922 to 2004. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1922, 1924, 1925, 1976, 1984, 1985, 2004.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 64 complete years at Kent, 1923 to 2003. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.2 C (48.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1948, at 7.7 C (45.9 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 11.2 C (52.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kent as warming stripes, 1923 to 2003
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1923
9.6 C
+0.32 C
1926
10.0 C
+0.76 C
1927
8.4 C
-0.83 C
1928
8.9 C
-0.32 C
1929
8.6 C
-0.68 C
1930
8.6 C
-0.63 C
1931
9.5 C
+0.27 C
1932
9.0 C
-0.19 C
1933
9.3 C
+0.09 C
1934
11.2 C
+1.93 C
1935
9.0 C
-0.28 C
1936
9.5 C
+0.22 C
1937
8.8 C
-0.46 C
1938
8.9 C
-0.32 C
1939
9.9 C
+0.64 C
1940
9.9 C
+0.70 C
1941
9.7 C
+0.51 C
1942
8.8 C
-0.40 C
1943
8.2 C
-1.03 C
1944
8.6 C
-0.62 C
1945
9.2 C
-0.05 C
1946
9.2 C
0.00 C
1947
9.8 C
+0.56 C
1948
7.7 C
-1.49 C
1949
8.4 C
-0.83 C
1952
9.2 C
-0.05 C
1953
9.8 C
+0.59 C
1954
8.4 C
-0.87 C
1955
7.8 C
-1.42 C
1956
8.9 C
-0.36 C
1957
8.5 C
-0.72 C
1958
10.6 C
+1.36 C
1959
8.9 C
-0.33 C
1961
9.8 C
+0.54 C
1962
9.1 C
-0.15 C
1964
8.1 C
-1.12 C
1966
9.4 C
+0.19 C
1967
10.1 C
+0.90 C
1968
9.2 C
-0.05 C
1969
8.4 C
-0.83 C
1970
8.7 C
-0.53 C
1971
8.8 C
-0.39 C
1972
8.6 C
-0.66 C
1975
8.0 C
-1.24 C
1979
8.6 C
-0.61 C
1980
8.3 C
-0.97 C
1986
9.7 C
+0.50 C
1987
10.1 C
+0.86 C
1988
9.7 C
+0.48 C
1989
9.2 C
-0.04 C
1990
10.1 C
+0.86 C
1991
9.8 C
+0.60 C
1992
10.8 C
+1.60 C
1993
8.1 C
-1.18 C
1994
10.1 C
+0.88 C
1995
9.4 C
+0.15 C
1996
9.1 C
-0.11 C
1997
9.8 C
+0.58 C
1998
10.4 C
+1.20 C
1999
10.0 C
+0.78 C
2000
9.1 C
-0.10 C
2001
9.8 C
+0.61 C
2002
9.6 C
+0.39 C
2003
10.3 C
+1.07 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1923 to 2003 is 0.07 C (0.00 to 0.15) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.13 F (-0.01 to 0.27) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 64 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kent
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.07 C (0.00 to 0.15) per decade
0.13 F (-0.01 to 0.27) per decade
1923 to 2003
64
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1923 to 2003
64
Rise
Mean daily minimum
-0.01 C (-0.09 to 0.06) per decade
-0.02 F (-0.16 to 0.12) per decade
1923 to 2003
64
Not clearly different from zero
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
1922 to 2004
Yearly extremes at Kent: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
83
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1950
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
83
Wettest day (Rx1day)
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1931
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
83
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1964
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
82
Longest dry spell (CDD)
105 days
1949
50 days
83
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kent, 1922 to 2004. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kent by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1922
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1923
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1924
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1925
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1926
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1927
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1928
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1929
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1930
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1931
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1932
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1933
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1934
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1935
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1936
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1937
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1938
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1939
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1942
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1943
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1946
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1947
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1954
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1962
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1973
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1979
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1997
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1999
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2001
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2002
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2003
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004
37.2 C (99.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kent, 1922 to 2004. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kent by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1922
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1923
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1924
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1925
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1926
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1927
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1928
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1929
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1930
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1931
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1932
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1933
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1934
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1935
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1936
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1937
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1938
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1939
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1940
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1941
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1942
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1943
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1944
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1945
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1946
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1947
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1948
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1949
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1950
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1951
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1952
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1953
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1954
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1955
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1956
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1957
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1958
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1959
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1960
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1961
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1962
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1964
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1965
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1966
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1967
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1968
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1969
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1970
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1971
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1972
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1973
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1974
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1975
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1976
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1977
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1978
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1979
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1980
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1981
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1982
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1983
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1984
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1985
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1986
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1987
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1988
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1989
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1990
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1991
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1992
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1993
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1994
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1995
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1996
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1997
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1998
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1999
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2000
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2001
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2002
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2003
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2004
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kent, 1922 to 2004. The record is 56.6 mm (2.2 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.3 mm (0.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kent by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1922
4.6 mm (0.18 in)
1923
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1924
8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1925
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1926
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1927
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1928
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1929
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1930
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1931
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1932
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1933
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1934
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1936
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1937
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1938
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1939
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1940
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1941
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1942
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1943
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1944
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1945
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1947
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1948
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1950
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1951
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1952
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1953
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1955
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1956
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1957
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1958
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1960
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1961
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1963
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1964
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1965
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1966
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1967
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1968
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1969
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1970
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1971
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1972
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1973
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1974
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1975
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1976
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1977
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1978
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1979
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1980
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1981
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1982
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1983
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1984
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1985
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1986
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1987
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1988
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1989
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1990
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1991
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1992
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1993
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1994
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1995
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1996
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1997
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1998
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1999
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
2000
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
2001
11.7 mm (0.5 in)
2002
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
2003
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2004
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kent, 1922 to 2004. The record is 118.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.4 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kent by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1922
n/a
1923
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1924
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1925
20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1926
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1928
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1929
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1930
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1931
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1932
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1933
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1934
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1936
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937
42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1938
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1939
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1940
28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1941
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1942
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1943
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1945
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1946
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1947
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1948
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1949
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1951
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1952
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1953
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1954
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1955
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1956
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1957
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1958
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1959
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1960
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1961
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1962
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1963
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1964
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1965
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1967
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1968
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1969
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1970
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1971
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1972
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1973
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1974
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1975
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1976
29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1977
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1978
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1979
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1980
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1981
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1982
41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1984
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1985
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1986
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1987
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1988
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1989
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1990
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1991
27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1992
33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1993
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1994
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1995
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1996
69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1997
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1998
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1999
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2000
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2001
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2002
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2003
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
2004
37.5 mm (1.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kent, 1922 to 2004. The record is 105 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 50 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kent by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1922
1 day
1923
39 days
1924
47 days
1925
53 days
1926
57 days
1927
46 days
1928
70 days
1929
99 days
1930
75 days
1931
72 days
1932
61 days
1933
39 days
1934
50 days
1935
48 days
1936
84 days
1937
27 days
1938
40 days
1939
51 days
1940
44 days
1941
29 days
1942
76 days
1943
46 days
1944
73 days
1945
89 days
1946
48 days
1947
40 days
1948
30 days
1949
105 days
1950
63 days
1951
80 days
1952
70 days
1953
52 days
1954
39 days
1955
49 days
1956
42 days
1957
44 days
1958
63 days
1959
72 days
1960
48 days
1961
54 days
1962
33 days
1963
32 days
1964
42 days
1965
54 days
1966
57 days
1967
75 days
1968
46 days
1969
82 days
1970
61 days
1971
43 days
1972
51 days
1973
59 days
1974
100 days
1975
33 days
1976
39 days
1977
82 days
1978
64 days
1979
41 days
1980
59 days
1981
67 days
1982
14 days
1983
32 days
1984
68 days
1985
47 days
1986
66 days
1987
43 days
1988
100 days
1989
30 days
1990
42 days
1991
79 days
1992
32 days
1993
51 days
1994
23 days
1995
55 days
1996
57 days
1997
24 days
1998
34 days
1999
37 days
2000
55 days
2001
22 days
2002
70 days
2003
43 days
2004
36 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
64 years with a frost
Across 64 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kent falls on 23 May and the median first autumn frost on 11 October, which leaves a median of 142 days between them.
In 1962 to 2003 the median growing season was 142 days. The two periods have the same number of growing days.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Kent
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1923 to 1956)
Recent period (1962 to 2003)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
23 May
23 May
25 May
2 days later
+0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
11 October
12 October
10 October
2 days earlier
-0.6 days per decade
Growing days
142 days
142 days
142 days
no change
-1.4 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
77 years, 1923 to 2003
A day with at least 20.8 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 57.2 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Kent: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
5 years
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
10 years
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
25 years
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
50 years
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
100 years
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1923 to 2003.
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: 56.6 mm (2.2 in) in 1931; 52.8 mm (2.1 in) in 1996; 40.9 mm (1.6 in) in 1956.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Kent, at 1938. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1938 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Kent, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1938
-0.3
-0.5
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Data for Kent 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.