Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kent (USC00454169), Washington, United States, with 112 years of record.
Key Facts for Kent
Kent (USC00454169) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 47.42 latitude and -122.24 longitude, 9 m (29 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 2023, 112 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 tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 12.8 C (55.0 F) on 5 January 2023.
About the Station
Location: Washington, United States, 47.42 latitude, -122.24 longitude.
Elevation: 9 m (29 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 2023, 112 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
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kent still stand. 1919 holds the most, with 41.
Standing records at Kent by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1912
10
1913
15
1914
22
1915
2
1916
35
1917
27
1918
24
1919
41
1920
15
1921
16
1922
20
1923
25
1924
25
1925
16
1926
22
1927
13
1928
9
1929
20
1930
16
1931
10
1932
19
1933
14
1934
14
1935
28
1936
19
1937
13
1938
13
1939
14
1940
18
1941
24
1942
15
1943
9
1944
14
1945
7
1947
3
1948
2
1949
3
1950
21
1951
11
1952
14
1953
4
1954
12
1955
26
1956
19
1957
9
1958
15
1959
13
1960
14
1961
12
1962
14
1963
17
1964
5
1965
16
1966
9
1967
12
1968
16
1969
14
1970
10
1971
9
1972
25
1973
9
1974
8
1975
9
1976
4
1977
8
1978
7
1979
4
1980
9
1981
14
1982
9
1983
8
1984
8
1985
23
1986
15
1987
10
1988
2
1989
12
1990
8
1991
12
1992
11
1993
9
1994
10
1995
10
1996
16
1997
8
1998
4
1999
9
2000
5
2001
3
2002
13
2003
5
2004
15
2005
20
2006
4
2007
6
2008
15
2009
12
2010
12
2011
8
2012
8
2013
14
2014
17
2015
19
2016
19
2017
14
2018
21
2019
11
2020
9
2021
12
2022
17
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Kent between 22 December 1949 and 28 June 2021. Each dot is a new record.
When Kent set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1949-12-22
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1949-12-27
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1950-01-18
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1996-07-14
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)
2009-07-29
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
2013-08-14
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.9 C (75.0 F)
2021-06-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
2021-06-28
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 152.4 mm (6.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kent. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 27 December 1949.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kent
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
24 January 1982
Feb
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
8 February 1996
Mar
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
5 March 1972
Apr
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
4 April 1991
May
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
15 May 2011
Jun
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
12 June 2000
Jul
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2 July 1916
Aug
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
18 August 1975
Sep
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
28 September 2013
Oct
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
20 October 2003
Nov
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
6 November 2006
Dec
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
27 December 1949
Period of Record Coverage
1912 to 2023
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
111 years of record at Kent, 1912 to 2023. 35 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1912, 1917, 1918, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1943, 1945 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 81 complete years at Kent, 1913 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.1 C (52.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1916, at 9.1 C (48.4 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 13.2 C (55.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kent as warming stripes, 1913 to 2022
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1913
10.0 C
-1.15 C
1914
10.9 C
-0.26 C
1915
11.0 C
-0.14 C
1916
9.1 C
-2.05 C
1919
9.6 C
-1.55 C
1920
10.2 C
-0.96 C
1921
10.5 C
-0.60 C
1922
9.4 C
-1.79 C
1925
11.1 C
-0.05 C
1926
11.8 C
+0.69 C
1927
10.7 C
-0.45 C
1928
10.9 C
-0.25 C
1929
9.7 C
-1.40 C
1930
10.1 C
-1.06 C
1931
11.1 C
-0.06 C
1932
10.8 C
-0.34 C
1933
10.4 C
-0.75 C
1934
12.0 C
+0.87 C
1935
10.5 C
-0.66 C
1936
10.7 C
-0.49 C
1937
10.6 C
-0.59 C
1938
10.8 C
-0.31 C
1939
11.2 C
+0.08 C
1940
12.2 C
+1.04 C
1941
12.2 C
+1.10 C
1944
10.7 C
-0.49 C
1951
11.1 C
-0.08 C
1952
10.9 C
-0.21 C
1953
11.3 C
+0.16 C
1954
10.5 C
-0.65 C
1955
9.6 C
-1.52 C
1956
10.4 C
-0.75 C
1957
10.7 C
-0.45 C
1958
12.1 C
+0.98 C
1959
10.3 C
-0.84 C
1960
10.1 C
-1.00 C
1961
10.9 C
-0.29 C
1962
10.5 C
-0.63 C
1963
10.7 C
-0.43 C
1964
10.2 C
-0.90 C
1965
11.2 C
+0.04 C
1966
11.1 C
-0.04 C
1967
11.5 C
+0.37 C
1968
11.0 C
-0.16 C
1969
10.7 C
-0.40 C
1970
10.7 C
-0.45 C
1971
10.5 C
-0.61 C
1972
10.4 C
-0.78 C
1973
10.7 C
-0.42 C
1975
10.7 C
-0.46 C
1982
10.6 C
-0.51 C
1984
10.9 C
-0.21 C
1986
11.5 C
+0.34 C
1987
11.5 C
+0.36 C
1991
11.7 C
+0.54 C
1994
11.9 C
+0.75 C
1996
11.5 C
+0.40 C
1997
12.1 C
+0.99 C
1998
12.3 C
+1.18 C
1999
11.5 C
+0.33 C
2000
11.4 C
+0.28 C
2001
11.3 C
+0.15 C
2002
11.4 C
+0.30 C
2003
12.3 C
+1.11 C
2004
12.6 C
+1.47 C
2005
12.1 C
+0.92 C
2006
12.0 C
+0.84 C
2007
11.8 C
+0.61 C
2008
11.2 C
+0.03 C
2010
11.9 C
+0.78 C
2011
10.9 C
-0.27 C
2012
11.6 C
+0.50 C
2013
11.7 C
+0.51 C
2014
12.7 C
+1.56 C
2015
13.2 C
+2.10 C
2016
12.8 C
+1.61 C
2017
12.0 C
+0.82 C
2019
12.0 C
+0.81 C
2020
12.3 C
+1.19 C
2021
12.2 C
+1.03 C
2022
12.0 C
+0.89 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1913 to 2022. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 81 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
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1913 to 2022
81
Rise
Mean daily maximum
-0.01 C (-0.06 to 0.04) per decade
-0.01 F (-0.10 to 0.08) per decade
1913 to 2022
81
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.3 to 0.4) per decade
0.6 F (0.5 to 0.7) per decade
1913 to 2022
81
Rise
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
1912 to 2023
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)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2021
33.9 C (93.0 F)
111
Coldest night (TNn)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1950
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
112
Wettest day (Rx1day)
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1949
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
112
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
393.7 mm (15.5 in)
1949
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
112
Longest dry spell (CDD)
73 days
1930
30 days
112
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kent, 1912 to 2023. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kent by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1912
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1913
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1914
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1915
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1916
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1917
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1918
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1919
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1920
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1921
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1922
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1923
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1924
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1925
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1926
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1927
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1928
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1929
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1930
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1931
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1932
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1933
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1934
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1935
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1936
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1937
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1938
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1939
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1940
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1944
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1946
n/a
1947
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1948
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1949
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1950
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1951
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1954
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1955
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1958
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1981
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1984
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1985
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1986
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1987
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1988
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1989
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1990
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1991
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1993
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1994
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1996
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1997
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1998
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1999
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2000
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2001
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2002
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2003
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2005
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2006
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2007
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2009
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2010
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2011
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2012
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2013
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2014
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2015
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2016
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2017
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2018
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2019
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2020
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2021
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2022
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2023
15.0 C (59.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kent, 1912 to 2023. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kent by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1912
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1913
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1914
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1915
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1916
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1917
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1918
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1919
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1920
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1921
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1922
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1923
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1924
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1925
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1926
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1927
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1928
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1929
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1930
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1931
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1932
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1933
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1934
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1935
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1936
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1937
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1938
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1939
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1940
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1941
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1942
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1943
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1944
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1945
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1946
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1947
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1948
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1949
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1950
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1951
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1952
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1953
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1954
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1955
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1956
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1957
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1958
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1959
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1960
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1961
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1962
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1963
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1964
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1965
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1966
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1967
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1968
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1969
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1970
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1971
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1972
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1973
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1974
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1975
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1977
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1978
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1979
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1980
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1981
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1982
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1983
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1984
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1985
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1986
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1987
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1988
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1989
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1990
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1991
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1992
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1993
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1994
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1995
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1996
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1997
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1998
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1999
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2000
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2001
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2002
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2003
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2004
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2005
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2006
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2007
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2008
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2009
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2010
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2011
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2012
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2013
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2014
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2015
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2016
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2017
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2018
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2019
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2020
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2021
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2022
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2023
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kent, 1912 to 2023. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.2 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kent by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1912
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1913
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1914
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1915
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1916
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1918
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1919
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1920
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1921
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1923
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1924
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1926
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1927
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1928
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1929
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1930
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1931
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1932
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1933
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1934
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1935
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1936
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1939
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1940
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1941
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1943
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1944
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1948
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1949
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1950
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1953
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1954
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1955
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1958
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1959
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1962
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1963
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1964
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1965
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1966
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1967
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1970
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1973
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1974
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1976
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1977
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1978
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1980
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1981
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1982
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1983
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1984
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1985
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1986
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1987
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1988
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1989
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1990
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1991
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1992
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1994
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1995
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1996
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1997
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1998
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1999
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2000
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2001
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2002
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2004
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2005
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2006
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2007
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2008
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2009
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2010
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2011
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2012
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2013
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2014
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2015
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2016
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2017
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2018
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2019
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2020
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2021
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2022
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2023
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kent, 1912 to 2023. The record is 393.7 mm (15.5 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.7 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kent by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1912
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1913
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1914
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1915
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1916
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1917
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1918
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1919
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1920
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1922
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1923
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1924
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1925
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1926
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1927
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1928
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1929
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1930
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1931
106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1932
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1933
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1934
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1935
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1936
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1937
120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1938
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1939
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1940
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1941
116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1942
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1943
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1944
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1945
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1946
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1947
56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1948
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1949
393.7 mm (15.5 in)
1950
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1952
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953
84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1954
91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1955
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1956
92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1957
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1958
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1959
132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1960
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1961
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1962
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1963
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1964
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1965
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1966
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1967
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1968
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1969
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1970
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1971
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1972
114.7 mm (4.5 in)
1973
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1974
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1975
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1976
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1977
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1978
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1979
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1980
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1981
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1982
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1983
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1984
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1985
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1986
133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1987
80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1988
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1989
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1990
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1991
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1992
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1993
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1994
94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1995
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1996
157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1997
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1998
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1999
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
2000
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2001
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
2002
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2003
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
2004
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2005
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2006
162.4 mm (6.4 in)
2007
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2008
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2009
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2010
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
2011
85.7 mm (3.4 in)
2012
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2013
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2014
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2015
131.2 mm (5.2 in)
2016
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
2017
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
2018
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
2019
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2020
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2021
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2022
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
2023
10.5 mm (0.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kent, 1912 to 2023. The record is 73 days in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kent by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912
21 days
1913
34 days
1914
71 days
1915
45 days
1916
37 days
1917
22 days
1918
28 days
1919
34 days
1920
36 days
1921
12 days
1922
34 days
1923
10 days
1924
28 days
1925
70 days
1926
58 days
1927
46 days
1928
31 days
1929
60 days
1930
73 days
1931
60 days
1932
26 days
1933
27 days
1934
49 days
1935
23 days
1936
42 days
1937
25 days
1938
33 days
1939
25 days
1940
9 days
1941
24 days
1942
41 days
1943
29 days
1944
49 days
1945
12 days
1946
5 days
1947
12 days
1948
6 days
1949
18 days
1950
6 days
1951
52 days
1952
41 days
1953
15 days
1954
14 days
1955
23 days
1956
26 days
1957
26 days
1958
61 days
1959
33 days
1960
55 days
1961
56 days
1962
19 days
1963
15 days
1964
13 days
1965
25 days
1966
41 days
1967
71 days
1968
25 days
1969
24 days
1970
31 days
1971
42 days
1972
32 days
1973
29 days
1974
52 days
1975
33 days
1976
18 days
1977
40 days
1978
32 days
1979
31 days
1980
17 days
1981
47 days
1982
39 days
1983
19 days
1984
58 days
1985
31 days
1986
42 days
1987
29 days
1988
44 days
1989
15 days
1990
30 days
1991
45 days
1992
31 days
1993
41 days
1994
33 days
1995
24 days
1996
31 days
1997
39 days
1998
30 days
1999
17 days
2000
45 days
2001
32 days
2002
26 days
2003
36 days
2004
30 days
2005
25 days
2006
62 days
2007
23 days
2008
25 days
2009
30 days
2010
35 days
2011
18 days
2012
26 days
2013
12 days
2014
15 days
2015
12 days
2016
11 days
2017
20 days
2018
24 days
2019
13 days
2020
12 days
2021
22 days
2022
21 days
2023
2 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
81 years with a frost
Across 81 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kent falls on 22 April and the median first autumn frost on 23 October, which leaves a median of 182 days between them.
In 1984 to 2022 the median growing season was 223 days. That is 61 days more than in 1913 to 1954.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +8.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Kent
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1913 to 1954)
Recent period (1984 to 2022)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
22 April
1 May
23 March
39 days earlier
-4.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
23 October
10 October
8 November
29 days later
+3.8 days per decade
Growing days
182 days
162 days
223 days
61 days more
+8.4 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
73 years, 1913 to 2018
A day with at least 44.7 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 89.8 mm (3.5 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
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
10 years
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
25 years
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
50 years
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
100 years
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
Longer than the 73 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, 73 years of values from 1913 to 2018.
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: 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1982; 82.3 mm (3.2 in) in 2006; 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 2003.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.