Hyden Weather Records (USC00154093)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hyden (USC00154093), Kentucky, United States, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Hyden

Hyden (USC00154093) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 37.15 latitude and -83.37 longitude, 296 m (970 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 2008, 69 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hyden still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hyden set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 30 January 2008.

About the Station

Location: Kentucky, United States, 37.15 latitude, -83.37 longitude.
Elevation: 296 m (970 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 2008, 69 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Hyden. 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 Hyden, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.2 C (99.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Hyden still stand. 1962 holds the most, with 80.

Standing records at Hyden by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1961	52
1962	80
1963	67
1964	68
1965	51
1966	79
1967	73
1968	54
1969	53
1970	55
1971	63
1972	50
1973	37
1974	42
1975	25
1976	77
1977	62
1978	25
1990	9
1991	66
1992	28
1993	45
1994	40
1995	40
1996	45
1997	33
1998	44
1999	54
2000	29
2001	1
2007	14
2008	3

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Hyden between 15 March 1993 and 8 January 1996. Each dot is a new record.

When Hyden set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1993-03-15	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1996-01-07	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1996-01-08	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 138.2 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hyden. The most was 138.2 mm (5.4 in) on 7 January 1946.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hyden
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	7 January 1946
Feb	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	13 February 1948
Mar	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	12 March 1963
Apr	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	16 April 1998
May	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	7 May 1971
Jun	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	28 June 1947
Jul	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	5 July 1972
Aug	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	18 August 1949
Sep	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	19 September 1991
Oct	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	2 October 1977
Nov	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 November 1973
Dec	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	3 December 1991

Period of Record Coverage

1953 to 2008

33 years of record at Hyden, 1953 to 2008. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953, 1961, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1997, 1998, 1999 and others.

Days with data per year at Hyden
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1953	1	0%	No
1961	225	62%	No
1962	353	97%	Yes
1963	355	97%	Yes
1964	363	99%	Yes
1965	360	99%	Yes
1966	360	99%	Yes
1967	351	96%	Yes
1968	356	97%	Yes
1969	350	96%	Yes
1970	348	95%	Yes
1971	350	96%	Yes
1972	352	96%	Yes
1973	344	94%	Yes
1974	326	89%	No
1975	333	91%	Yes
1976	345	94%	Yes
1977	338	93%	Yes
1978	168	46%	No
1990	60	16%	No
1991	330	90%	Yes
1992	361	99%	Yes
1993	354	97%	Yes
1994	363	99%	Yes
1995	362	99%	Yes
1996	356	97%	Yes
1997	233	64%	No
1998	273	75%	No
1999	305	84%	No
2000	228	62%	No
2001	26	7%	No
2007	79	22%	No
2008	23	6%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Hyden
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 2008	Hyden, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2008	Hyden, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2001	Hyden, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1 year	11 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2001	Hyden, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2001	Hyden, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 2001	Hyden, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2000	Hyden, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2000	Hyden, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2000	Hyden, US	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2000	Hyden, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	6 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2000	Hyden, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	2 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2000	Hyden, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2000	Hyden, US	daily rain (Tie)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	tie	25 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2000	Hyden, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2000	Hyden, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2000	Hyden, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2000	Hyden, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1999	Hyden, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1999	Hyden, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1999	Hyden, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1962 to 1996

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Hyden, 1962 to 1996. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.4 C (54.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 11.3 C (52.4 F), and the warmest was 1962, at 13.2 C (55.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Hyden as warming stripes, 1962 to 1996
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1962	13.2 C	+0.80 C
1963	11.8 C	-0.61 C
1964	12.9 C	+0.53 C
1965	13.0 C	+0.59 C
1966	12.0 C	-0.40 C
1967	12.3 C	-0.10 C
1968	11.9 C	-0.48 C
1969	11.9 C	-0.49 C
1970	12.6 C	+0.16 C
1971	12.6 C	+0.21 C
1972	12.3 C	-0.14 C
1973	13.0 C	+0.55 C
1974	12.9 C	+0.46 C
1975	12.8 C	+0.35 C
1976	11.3 C	-1.08 C
1977	12.1 C	-0.31 C
1992	12.6 C	+0.20 C
1993	12.7 C	+0.30 C
1994	12.4 C	+0.01 C
1995	12.4 C	-0.04 C
1996	11.9 C	-0.48 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

1940 to 2008

Yearly extremes at Hyden: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2007	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1994	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	1946	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	170.6 mm (6.7 in)	2001	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	53
Longest dry spell (CDD)	36 days	1953	18 days	53

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Hyden, 1940 to 2008. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Hyden by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1974	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1978	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1990	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1991	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1992	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1993	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1994	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1995	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1997	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1998	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1999	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2001	18.3 C (64.9 F)
2007	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008	20.6 C (69.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Hyden, 1940 to 2008. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Hyden by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	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	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1962	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1964	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1965	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1966	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1967	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1968	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1969	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1970	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1971	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1972	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1973	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1974	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1975	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1976	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1977	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1978	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1990	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1991	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1992	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1993	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1994	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1995	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1996	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1997	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1998	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1999	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2000	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2001	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2007	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2008	-16.1 C (3.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hyden, 1940 to 2008. The record is 138.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.1 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hyden by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1941	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1943	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1945	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1947	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1948	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1950	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1951	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1952	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1953	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1954	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1955	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1956	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1957	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1960	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1961	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1962	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1964	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1965	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1966	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1967	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1968	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1971	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1972	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1973	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1974	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1975	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1976	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1977	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1990	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1991	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1992	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1993	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1994	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1995	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1996	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1997	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1998	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1999	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2000	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2001	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2007	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2008	31.8 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hyden, 1940 to 2008. The record is 170.6 mm (6.7 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.2 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hyden by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1941	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1942	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1943	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1944	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1945	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1947	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1948	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1949	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1950	94.9 mm (3.7 in)
1951	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1952	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1953	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1954	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1955	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1956	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1957	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1958	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1959	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1960	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1961	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1962	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1963	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1964	162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1965	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1966	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1967	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1968	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1969	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1970	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1971	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1972	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1973	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1974	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1975	151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1976	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1977	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1978	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1991	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1992	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1994	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1995	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1996	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1997	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1998	146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1999	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
2000	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2001	170.6 mm (6.7 in)
2007	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2008	32.6 mm (1.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hyden, 1940 to 2008. The record is 36 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hyden by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940	20 days
1941	28 days
1942	23 days
1943	19 days
1944	15 days
1945	28 days
1946	16 days
1947	23 days
1948	16 days
1949	18 days
1950	20 days
1951	22 days
1952	29 days
1953	36 days
1954	25 days
1955	19 days
1956	20 days
1957	25 days
1958	13 days
1959	18 days
1960	15 days
1961	15 days
1962	16 days
1963	19 days
1964	18 days
1965	27 days
1966	16 days
1967	16 days
1968	17 days
1969	16 days
1970	18 days
1971	12 days
1972	26 days
1973	16 days
1974	16 days
1975	17 days
1976	12 days
1977	19 days
1978	10 days
1990	11 days
1991	24 days
1992	19 days
1993	17 days
1994	14 days
1995	14 days
1996	14 days
1997	12 days
1998	20 days
1999	18 days
2000	11 days
2001	8 days
2007	19 days
2008	6 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

21 years with a frost

Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Hyden falls on 29 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 175 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Hyden
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1962 to 1996)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	29 April	n/a	29 April	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	20 October	n/a	20 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	175 days	n/a	175 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

38 years, 1941 to 1996

A day with at least 58.4 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 138.8 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hyden: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years	138.8 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1941 to 1996.

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: 138.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1946; 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1963; 97.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1991.

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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).