Franklin Weather Records (USC00153036)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Franklin (USC00153036), Kentucky, United States, with 122 years of record.

Key Facts for Franklin

Franklin (USC00153036) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 36.69 latitude and -86.51 longitude, 207 m (680 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 2013, 122 years of record.
1,464 records set at Franklin still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 5 May 2013.

About the Station

Location: Kentucky, United States, 36.69 latitude, -86.51 longitude.
Elevation: 207 m (680 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 2013, 122 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Franklin. 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 Franklin, 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)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.9 C (111.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.3 C (109.9 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Franklin still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 80.

Standing records at Franklin by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1896	13
1897	16
1901	60
1902	41
1903	47
1904	17
1905	36
1906	22
1907	63
1908	31
1909	51
1910	51
1911	60
1912	39
1913	43
1914	53
1915	35
1916	44
1917	37
1918	9
1919	35
1920	61
1921	25
1922	31
1923	8
1924	54
1925	62
1926	3
1927	58
1928	24
1929	33
1930	80
1931	49
1932	50
1933	40
1934	37
1935	29
1936	17

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Franklin between 21 June 1935 and 23 June 1969. Each dot is a new record.

When Franklin set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1935-06-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1969-06-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 160.3 mm (6.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 160.3 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Franklin. The most was 160.3 mm (6.3 in) on 23 June 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Franklin
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	7 January 1913
Feb	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	11 February 1984
Mar	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	26 March 1913
Apr	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	11 April 1994
May	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	19 May 1983
Jun	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	23 June 1969
Jul	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	5 July 1896
Aug	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	17 August 1949
Sep	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	14 September 1979
Oct	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2 October 1962
Nov	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	8 November 1986
Dec	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	16 December 1948

Period of Record Coverage

1896 to 1936

38 years of record at Franklin, 1896 to 1936. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1897, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1917, 1918, 1923 and others.

Days with data per year at Franklin
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1896	64	17%	No
1897	150	41%	No
1901	359	98%	Yes
1902	356	98%	Yes
1903	355	97%	Yes
1904	237	65%	No
1905	298	82%	No
1906	297	81%	No
1907	362	99%	Yes
1908	364	99%	Yes
1909	365	100%	Yes
1910	364	100%	Yes
1911	364	100%	Yes
1912	366	100%	Yes
1913	364	100%	Yes
1914	365	100%	Yes
1915	365	100%	Yes
1916	363	99%	Yes
1917	241	66%	No
1918	89	24%	No
1919	362	99%	Yes
1920	362	99%	Yes
1921	365	100%	Yes
1922	359	98%	Yes
1923	89	24%	No
1924	359	98%	Yes
1925	331	91%	Yes
1926	44	12%	No
1927	276	76%	No
1928	322	88%	No
1929	271	74%	No
1930	362	99%	Yes
1931	356	98%	Yes
1932	355	97%	Yes
1933	364	100%	Yes
1934	364	100%	Yes
1935	357	98%	Yes
1936	87	24%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Franklin
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 2013	Franklin, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2013	Franklin, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	118 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2013	Franklin, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2012	Franklin, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Franklin, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2012	Franklin, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2011	Franklin, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2011	Franklin, US	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2011	Franklin, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2011	Franklin, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2011	Franklin, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2011	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2011	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2011	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	0 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2011	Franklin, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	tie	32 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2011	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2010	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2010	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 2010	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	114 years	61 of 100 (Major)

Climate Trend

23 complete years, 1902 to 1935

One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Franklin, 1902 to 1935. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.2 C (59.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 13.8 C (56.9 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 17.0 C (62.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Franklin as warming stripes, 1902 to 1935
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1902	14.9 C	-0.27 C
1903	14.0 C	-1.21 C
1907	14.7 C	-0.46 C
1908	15.5 C	+0.31 C
1909	15.1 C	-0.11 C
1910	14.3 C	-0.93 C
1911	15.7 C	+0.48 C
1912	13.8 C	-1.39 C
1913	15.8 C	+0.60 C
1914	15.2 C	-0.04 C
1915	14.8 C	-0.42 C
1916	14.4 C	-0.80 C
1919	15.7 C	+0.52 C
1920	14.2 C	-1.05 C
1921	17.0 C	+1.83 C
1922	16.0 C	+0.77 C
1924	13.8 C	-1.36 C
1930	15.9 C	+0.71 C
1931	16.4 C	+1.16 C
1932	14.7 C	-0.54 C
1933	16.5 C	+1.26 C
1934	16.0 C	+0.75 C
1935	15.4 C	+0.19 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

1892 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Franklin: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1930	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1912	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	39
Wettest day (Rx1day)	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	1969	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	113
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	229.2 mm (9.0 in)	1997	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	112
Longest dry spell (CDD)	51 days	1924	21 days	113

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Franklin, 1892 to 2013. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Franklin by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1897	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1900	n/a
1901	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1902	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1903	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1904	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1905	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1908	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1910	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1911	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1914	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1915	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1916	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1917	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1918	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1919	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1920	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1921	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1924	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1925	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1926	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1927	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1928	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1930	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1931	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1933	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1935	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1936	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
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

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Franklin, 1892 to 2013. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Franklin by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1897	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1900	n/a
1901	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1902	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1903	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1904	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1905	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1906	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1907	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1908	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1909	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1910	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1911	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1912	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1913	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1914	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1915	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1916	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1917	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1918	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1919	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1920	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1921	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1922	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1923	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1924	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1925	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1926	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1927	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1928	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1929	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1930	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1931	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1932	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1933	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1934	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1935	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1936	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
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

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Franklin, 1892 to 2013. The record is 160.3 mm (6.3 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.1 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Franklin by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1893	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1894	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1895	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1896	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1897	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1900	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1901	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1902	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1903	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1904	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1907	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1908	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1909	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1910	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1911	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1912	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1913	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1914	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1915	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1916	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1917	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1918	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1919	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1920	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1921	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1922	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1923	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1924	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1925	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1926	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1929	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1930	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1931	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1932	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1933	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1934	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1935	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1936	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1940	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1941	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1946	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1948	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1949	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1950	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1951	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1952	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1955	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1957	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1958	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1959	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1961	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1962	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1963	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1964	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1966	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1967	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1968	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1969	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1970	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1971	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1972	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1973	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1975	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1976	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1977	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1978	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1979	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1980	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1981	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1982	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1983	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1984	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1985	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1986	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1987	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1988	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1989	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1990	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1991	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1993	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1994	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1995	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1996	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1997	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1998	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1999	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2000	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2001	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2002	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2003	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2004	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2005	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2006	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2007	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2008	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2009	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
2010	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2011	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2012	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2013	78.2 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Franklin, 1892 to 2013. The record is 229.2 mm (9.0 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.4 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Franklin by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1893	175.7 mm (6.9 in)
1894	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1895	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1896	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1897	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1900	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1901	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1902	132.2 mm (5.2 in)
1903	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1904	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1905	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1906	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1907	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1908	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1909	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1910	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1911	166.3 mm (6.5 in)
1912	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1913	214.9 mm (8.5 in)
1914	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1915	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1916	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1917	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1918	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1919	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1920	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1921	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1922	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1923	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1924	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1925	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1926	n/a
1927	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1928	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1929	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1930	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1931	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1932	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1933	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1934	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1935	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1936	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1940	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1947	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1948	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1949	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1950	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1951	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1952	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1953	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1954	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1955	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1956	185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1957	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1958	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1959	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1960	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1961	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1962	204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1963	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1964	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1965	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1966	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1968	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1969	227.3 mm (8.9 in)
1970	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1971	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1973	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1974	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1975	218.4 mm (8.6 in)
1976	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1977	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1978	149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1979	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1980	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1981	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1982	172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1983	228.1 mm (9.0 in)
1984	196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1985	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1986	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1987	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1988	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1989	166.8 mm (6.6 in)
1990	170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1991	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1992	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1993	137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1994	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1995	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1996	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1997	229.2 mm (9.0 in)
1998	152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1999	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2000	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2001	107.3 mm (4.2 in)
2002	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2003	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2004	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
2005	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2006	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2007	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2008	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
2009	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
2010	211.4 mm (8.3 in)
2011	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
2012	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2013	144.1 mm (5.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Franklin, 1892 to 2013. The record is 51 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Franklin by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892	10 days
1893	25 days
1894	37 days
1895	25 days
1896	23 days
1897	13 days
1900	12 days
1901	30 days
1902	33 days
1903	24 days
1904	21 days
1905	27 days
1906	23 days
1907	18 days
1908	22 days
1909	19 days
1910	17 days
1911	22 days
1912	26 days
1913	23 days
1914	24 days
1915	12 days
1916	13 days
1917	14 days
1918	10 days
1919	21 days
1920	29 days
1921	23 days
1922	20 days
1923	10 days
1924	51 days
1925	28 days
1926	1 day
1927	29 days
1928	31 days
1929	19 days
1930	30 days
1931	33 days
1932	20 days
1933	14 days
1934	17 days
1935	17 days
1936	9 days
1940	14 days
1941	13 days
1946	22 days
1947	18 days
1948	20 days
1949	26 days
1950	19 days
1951	26 days
1952	30 days
1953	40 days
1954	25 days
1955	24 days
1956	42 days
1957	25 days
1958	22 days
1959	33 days
1960	21 days
1961	22 days
1962	19 days
1963	28 days
1964	26 days
1965	20 days
1966	19 days
1967	14 days
1968	22 days
1969	20 days
1970	21 days
1971	13 days
1972	22 days
1973	26 days
1974	15 days
1975	13 days
1976	14 days
1977	22 days
1978	22 days
1979	16 days
1980	23 days
1981	21 days
1982	17 days
1983	19 days
1984	17 days
1985	20 days
1986	22 days
1987	20 days
1988	30 days
1989	35 days
1990	24 days
1991	13 days
1992	20 days
1993	22 days
1994	23 days
1995	25 days
1996	20 days
1997	24 days
1998	42 days
1999	41 days
2000	41 days
2001	17 days
2002	20 days
2003	15 days
2004	24 days
2005	19 days
2006	18 days
2007	11 days
2008	24 days
2009	16 days
2010	18 days
2011	15 days
2012	22 days
2013	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

23 years with a frost

Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Franklin falls on 10 April and the median first autumn frost on 24 October, which leaves a median of 198 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Franklin
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1902 to 1935)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	10 April	n/a	10 April	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	24 October	n/a	24 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	198 days	n/a	198 days	n/a	n/a

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

86 years, 1893 to 2012

A day with at least 75.1 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 170.8 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Franklin: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
5 years	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
10 years	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
25 years	137.8 mm (5.4 in)
50 years	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
100 years	170.8 mm (6.7 in)	Longer than the 86 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, 86 years of values from 1893 to 2012.

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: 160.3 mm (6.3 in) in 1969; 148.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1935; 147.6 mm (5.8 in) in 1979.

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Data for Franklin standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Franklin 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.

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