Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kayford (USC00464755), West Virginia, United States, with 37 years of record.
Key Facts for Kayford
Kayford (USC00464755) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 38.02 latitude and -81.45 longitude, 409 m (1,342 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 1952, 37 years of record.
0 records set at Kayford still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kayford set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 27 January 1952.
About the Station
Location: West Virginia, United States, 38.02 latitude, -81.45 longitude.
Elevation: 409 m (1,342 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 1952, 37 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kayford. 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 Kayford, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Kayford still stand.
Standing records at Kayford by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 116.8 mm (4.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kayford. The most was 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 27 July 1930.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kayford
Yearly extremes at Kayford: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1930
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
197.5 mm (7.8 in)
1929
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
37
Longest dry spell (CDD)
34 days
1948
16 days
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kayford, 1916 to 1952. The record is 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kayford by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1917
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1918
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1919
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1920
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1921
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1922
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1923
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1924
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1925
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1926
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1927
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1929
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1930
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1931
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1932
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1933
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1934
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1935
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1937
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1938
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1939
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1940
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1943
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1945
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1946
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1947
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1948
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1949
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kayford, 1916 to 1952. The record is 197.5 mm (7.8 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.8 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kayford by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1917
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1918
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1919
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1920
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1921
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1922
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1923
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1924
114.7 mm (4.5 in)
1925
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1926
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1927
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1928
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1929
197.5 mm (7.8 in)
1930
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1931
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1932
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1933
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1934
161.9 mm (6.4 in)
1935
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1936
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1937
123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1938
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1940
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1941
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1942
109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1943
79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1944
144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1945
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1946
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1947
75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1948
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1949
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1950
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1951
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1952
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kayford, 1916 to 1952. The record is 34 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kayford by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916
8 days
1917
14 days
1918
13 days
1919
13 days
1920
21 days
1921
11 days
1922
17 days
1923
27 days
1924
8 days
1925
12 days
1926
14 days
1927
13 days
1928
12 days
1929
12 days
1930
20 days
1931
12 days
1932
15 days
1933
14 days
1934
19 days
1935
18 days
1936
20 days
1937
16 days
1938
12 days
1939
19 days
1940
19 days
1941
17 days
1942
18 days
1943
20 days
1944
19 days
1945
21 days
1946
14 days
1947
15 days
1948
34 days
1949
16 days
1950
19 days
1951
28 days
1952
30 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.
Download the Data
Data for Kayford standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kayford 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.