Louisville Bowman Fld Weather Records (USW00013810)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Louisville Bowman Fld (USW00013810), Kentucky, United States, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Louisville Bowman Fld

Louisville Bowman Fld (USW00013810) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 38.23 latitude and -85.66 longitude, 165 m (540 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2026, 79 years of record.
1,464 records set at Louisville Bowman Fld still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Kentucky, United States, 38.23 latitude, -85.66 longitude.
Elevation: 165 m (540 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2026, 79 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

36 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Louisville Bowman Fld. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 36 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Louisville Bowman Fld, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-17.1 C (1.2 F)
Feb	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-13.2 C (8.2 F)
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-7.1 C (19.2 F)
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)
Nov	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Dec	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Louisville Bowman Fld still stand. 2012 holds the most, with 90.

Standing records at Louisville Bowman Fld by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
2000	36
2001	56
2002	63
2003	54
2004	52
2005	48
2006	54
2007	75
2008	61
2009	56
2010	58
2011	59
2012	90
2013	47
2014	83
2015	51
2016	42
2017	63
2018	80
2019	52
2020	42
2021	42
2022	47
2023	48
2024	49
2025	56

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 143.8 mm (5.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Louisville Bowman Fld. The most was 143.8 mm (5.7 in) on 5 October 2013.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Louisville Bowman Fld
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	13 January 2013
Feb	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	28 February 2021
Mar	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	3 March 2023
Apr	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	3 April 2015
May	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 May 2012
Jun	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	26 June 2013
Jul	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 July 2020
Aug	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	4 August 2009
Sep	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	22 September 2006
Oct	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	5 October 2013
Nov	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	5 November 1948
Dec	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 December 2013

Period of Record Coverage

2000 to 2025

26 years of record at Louisville Bowman Fld, 2000 to 2025. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2000.

Days with data per year at Louisville Bowman Fld
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2000	120	33%	No
2001	363	99%	Yes
2002	364	100%	Yes
2003	362	99%	Yes
2004	362	99%	Yes
2005	362	99%	Yes
2006	364	100%	Yes
2007	361	99%	Yes
2008	360	98%	Yes
2009	362	99%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	365	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	364	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	366	100%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	365	100%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	366	100%	Yes
2025	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

25 complete years, 2001 to 2025

One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Louisville Bowman Fld, 2001 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.5 C (58.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2003, at 13.3 C (55.9 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 15.8 C (60.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Louisville Bowman Fld as warming stripes, 2001 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
2001	14.3 C	-0.21 C
2002	14.7 C	+0.21 C
2003	13.3 C	-1.21 C
2004	14.1 C	-0.38 C
2005	14.6 C	+0.08 C
2006	14.6 C	+0.09 C
2007	15.1 C	+0.62 C
2008	13.8 C	-0.68 C
2009	13.7 C	-0.78 C
2010	14.4 C	-0.09 C
2011	14.9 C	+0.39 C
2012	15.8 C	+1.32 C
2013	13.5 C	-0.94 C
2014	13.3 C	-1.14 C
2015	14.4 C	-0.05 C
2016	15.3 C	+0.86 C
2017	15.2 C	+0.75 C
2018	14.9 C	+0.41 C
2019	14.7 C	+0.20 C
2020	14.8 C	+0.28 C
2021	14.8 C	+0.34 C
2022	14.2 C	-0.25 C
2023	14.6 C	+0.11 C
2024	15.1 C	+0.59 C
2025	14.1 C	-0.42 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

1948 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Louisville Bowman Fld: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2006	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	2022	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	2013	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	2013	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	42 days	2004	16 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Louisville Bowman Fld, 1948 to 2026. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Louisville Bowman Fld by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
2000	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2001	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2005	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2007	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2011	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2012	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2013	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2014	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2015	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2016	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2018	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2019	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2020	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2021	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2023	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2024	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2025	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2026	36.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Louisville Bowman Fld, 1948 to 2026. The record is -21.6 C (-6.9 F) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.3 C (6.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Louisville Bowman Fld by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
2000	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2001	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2002	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2003	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2004	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2005	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2006	-12.1 C (10.2 F)
2007	-14.3 C (6.3 F)
2008	-14.9 C (5.2 F)
2009	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
2010	-13.8 C (7.2 F)
2011	-14.3 C (6.3 F)
2012	-7.7 C (18.1 F)
2013	-12.7 C (9.1 F)
2014	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
2015	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
2016	-13.8 C (7.2 F)
2017	-13.8 C (7.2 F)
2018	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
2019	-16.0 C (3.2 F)
2020	-10.5 C (13.1 F)
2021	-13.8 C (7.2 F)
2022	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)
2023	-7.7 C (18.1 F)
2024	-16.6 C (2.1 F)
2025	-17.1 C (1.2 F)
2026	-16.7 C (1.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Louisville Bowman Fld, 1948 to 2026. The record is 143.8 mm (5.7 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.3 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Louisville Bowman Fld by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1949	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2000	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2001	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2002	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2003	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2004	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
2005	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2006	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
2007	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2008	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2009	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2010	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2011	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2012	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
2013	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
2014	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2015	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
2016	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2017	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2018	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2019	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2020	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2021	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2022	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2023	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2024	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2025	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2026	53.1 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Louisville Bowman Fld, 1948 to 2026. The record is 187.5 mm (7.4 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.8 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Louisville Bowman Fld by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1949	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1950	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1951	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2000	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2001	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2002	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
2003	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2004	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2005	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
2006	181.4 mm (7.1 in)
2007	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
2008	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
2009	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
2010	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2011	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
2012	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
2013	187.5 mm (7.4 in)
2014	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
2015	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
2016	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2017	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
2018	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
2019	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2020	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
2021	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2022	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2023	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2024	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
2025	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
2026	98.5 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Louisville Bowman Fld, 1948 to 2026. The record is 42 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Louisville Bowman Fld by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	20 days
1949	13 days
1950	12 days
1951	16 days
2000	14 days
2001	16 days
2002	16 days
2003	25 days
2004	42 days
2005	15 days
2006	15 days
2007	21 days
2008	19 days
2009	16 days
2010	24 days
2011	16 days
2012	13 days
2013	17 days
2014	12 days
2015	14 days
2016	19 days
2017	17 days
2018	12 days
2019	19 days
2020	15 days
2021	22 days
2022	29 days
2023	20 days
2024	20 days
2025	16 days
2026	20 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

25 years with a frost

Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Louisville Bowman Fld falls on 3 April and the median first autumn frost on 30 October, which leaves a median of 211 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -5.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Louisville Bowman Fld
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (2001 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	3 April	n/a	3 April	n/a	+6.5 days per decade
First autumn frost	30 October	n/a	30 October	n/a	+0.9 days per decade
Growing days	211 days	n/a	211 days	n/a	-5.5 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.

Download the Data

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).