Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kenton (USC00404771), Tennessee, United States, with 114 years of record.
Key Facts for Kenton
Kenton (USC00404771) is a weather station in Tennessee, United States at 36.19 latitude and -89.01 longitude, 93 m (305 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1902 to 2015, 114 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kenton still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kenton set a daily record precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 15 July 2014.
About the Station
Location: Tennessee, United States, 36.19 latitude, -89.01 longitude.
Elevation: 93 m (305 ft).
Period of record: 1902 to 2015, 114 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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 Kenton. 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 Kenton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kenton still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 62.
Standing records at Kenton by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1903
51
1904
27
1905
29
1906
29
1907
43
1908
21
1909
37
1910
34
1911
62
1912
26
1913
20
1914
54
1915
34
1916
41
1917
46
1918
50
1919
16
1920
24
1921
25
1922
18
1923
18
1924
49
1925
43
1926
20
1927
36
1928
32
1929
19
1930
23
1931
19
1932
26
1933
28
1934
9
1935
2
1940
22
1941
23
1942
36
1943
37
1944
24
1945
21
1946
25
1947
26
1948
24
1949
17
1950
25
1951
38
1952
45
1953
33
1954
12
1962
13
1963
32
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Kenton between 8 January 1942 and 30 June 1952. Each dot is a new record.
When Kenton set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1942-01-08
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1947-06-08
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1952-06-30
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 153.2 mm (6.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kenton. The most was 153.2 mm (6.0 in) on 15 December 1902.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kenton
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
8 January 1920
Feb
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
27 February 1910
Mar
152.9 mm (6.0 in)
22 March 1952
Apr
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
4 April 2008
May
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2 May 2009
Jun
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
4 June 1928
Jul
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
5 July 1946
Aug
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
26 August 1914
Sep
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
28 September 1927
Oct
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
6 October 1910
Nov
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
17 November 1906
Dec
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
15 December 1902
Period of Record Coverage
1903 to 1963
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
50 years of record at Kenton, 1903 to 1963. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1912, 1917, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1929 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Kenton, 1904 to 1951. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.4 C (59.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1924, at 13.7 C (56.7 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 16.6 C (61.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kenton as warming stripes, 1904 to 1951
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1904
14.5 C
-0.89 C
1905
14.4 C
-0.96 C
1906
15.4 C
+0.02 C
1907
15.8 C
+0.39 C
1908
16.4 C
+0.98 C
1909
16.0 C
+0.63 C
1910
15.0 C
-0.37 C
1911
16.5 C
+1.14 C
1913
15.3 C
-0.10 C
1914
15.2 C
-0.19 C
1915
14.9 C
-0.46 C
1916
15.1 C
-0.30 C
1918
15.3 C
-0.07 C
1919
15.6 C
+0.24 C
1921
16.6 C
+1.22 C
1924
13.7 C
-1.64 C
1926
14.9 C
-0.53 C
1942
15.5 C
+0.07 C
1943
15.1 C
-0.32 C
1944
15.4 C
+0.04 C
1945
15.1 C
-0.32 C
1946
16.2 C
+0.83 C
1947
15.2 C
-0.23 C
1948
15.3 C
-0.06 C
1949
16.1 C
+0.74 C
1950
15.2 C
-0.23 C
1951
15.7 C
+0.27 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
1902 to 2015
Yearly extremes at Kenton: 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)
1952
37.8 C (100.0 F)
50
Coldest night (TNn)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1942
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
50
Wettest day (Rx1day)
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1902
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
294.0 mm (11.6 in)
1906
121.5 mm (4.8 in)
64
Longest dry spell (CDD)
78 days
1953
20 days
64
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kenton, 1902 to 2015. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kenton by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1902
n/a
1903
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1906
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1907
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1908
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1910
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1911
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1913
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1915
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1916
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1917
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1918
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1919
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1920
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1923
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1924
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1925
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1926
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1927
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1930
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1931
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1932
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1933
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1934
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1935
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1940
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1941
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1943
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1944
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1952
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1953
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
38.3 C (100.9 F)
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
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kenton, 1902 to 2015. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.0 C (5.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kenton by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1902
n/a
1903
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1904
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1905
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1906
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1907
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1908
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1909
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1910
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1911
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1912
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1913
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1914
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1915
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1916
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1917
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1918
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1919
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1920
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1921
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1922
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1923
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1924
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1925
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1926
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1927
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1928
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1929
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1930
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1931
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1932
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1933
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1934
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1935
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1940
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1941
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1942
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1943
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1944
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1945
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1946
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1947
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1948
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1949
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1950
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1951
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1952
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1953
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1954
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1962
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1963
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
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
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kenton, 1902 to 2015. The record is 153.2 mm (6.0 in) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.6 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kenton by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1902
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1903
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1904
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1905
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1906
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1907
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1908
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1909
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1910
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1911
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1912
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1913
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1914
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1915
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1916
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1917
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1918
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1919
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1920
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1921
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1922
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1923
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1924
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1925
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1927
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1928
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1929
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1931
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1932
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1933
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1934
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1935
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1940
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1942
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1943
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1945
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1946
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1947
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1948
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1949
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1952
152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1953
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1962
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1963
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2003
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2004
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2005
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2006
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2007
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2008
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2009
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2010
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2011
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2012
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2013
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2014
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2015
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kenton, 1902 to 2015. The record is 294.0 mm (11.6 in) in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 121.5 mm (4.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kenton by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1902
208.1 mm (8.2 in)
1903
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1904
156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1905
119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1906
294.0 mm (11.6 in)
1907
183.1 mm (7.2 in)
1908
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1909
120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1910
209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1911
122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1912
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1913
170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1914
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1915
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1916
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1917
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1918
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1919
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1920
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1921
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1922
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1923
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1924
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1925
107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1926
158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1927
157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1928
152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1929
137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1930
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1931
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1932
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1933
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1934
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1935
157.9 mm (6.2 in)
1940
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1941
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1942
92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1943
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1944
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1945
190.7 mm (7.5 in)
1946
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1947
126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1948
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1949
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1950
174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1951
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1952
183.2 mm (7.2 in)
1953
158.1 mm (6.2 in)
1954
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1962
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1963
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2003
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2004
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
2005
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
2006
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2007
125.9 mm (5.0 in)
2008
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
2009
220.7 mm (8.7 in)
2010
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2011
144.6 mm (5.7 in)
2012
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2013
150.3 mm (5.9 in)
2014
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
2015
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kenton, 1902 to 2015. The record is 78 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kenton by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1902
32 days
1903
24 days
1904
27 days
1905
17 days
1906
14 days
1907
17 days
1908
42 days
1909
20 days
1910
20 days
1911
18 days
1912
20 days
1913
19 days
1914
26 days
1915
19 days
1916
19 days
1917
33 days
1918
19 days
1919
18 days
1920
26 days
1921
26 days
1922
27 days
1923
22 days
1924
46 days
1925
26 days
1926
12 days
1927
23 days
1928
20 days
1929
23 days
1930
23 days
1931
19 days
1932
22 days
1933
24 days
1934
20 days
1935
16 days
1940
25 days
1941
24 days
1942
17 days
1943
23 days
1944
28 days
1945
15 days
1946
23 days
1947
20 days
1948
18 days
1949
20 days
1950
20 days
1951
15 days
1952
25 days
1953
78 days
1954
20 days
1962
17 days
1963
48 days
2003
6 days
2004
18 days
2005
37 days
2006
11 days
2007
29 days
2008
20 days
2009
17 days
2010
33 days
2011
16 days
2012
26 days
2013
13 days
2014
20 days
2015
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
27 years with a frost
Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kenton falls on 12 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 193 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Kenton
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1904 to 1951)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
12 April
n/a
12 April
n/a
-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
20 October
n/a
20 October
n/a
+1.7 days per decade
Growing days
193 days
n/a
193 days
n/a
+2.2 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
50 years, 1903 to 2014
A day with at least 79.6 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 170.7 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Kenton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
10 years
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
25 years
139.5 mm (5.5 in)
50 years
155.0 mm (6.1 in)
100 years
170.7 mm (6.7 in)
Longer than the 50 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, 50 years of values from 1903 to 2014.
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: 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1920; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 2009; 136.7 mm (5.4 in) in 1904.
Download the Data
Data for Kenton standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kenton 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.