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Mt Sterling Weather Records (USC00155640)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mt Sterling (USC00155640), Kentucky, United States, with 135 years of record.

Key Facts for Mt Sterling

  • Mt Sterling (USC00155640) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 38.06 latitude and -83.93 longitude, 293 m (960 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1892 to 2026, 135 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Mt Sterling still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Mt Sterling set a daily record low maximum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 19 June 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Kentucky, United States, 38.06 latitude, -83.93 longitude.
  • Elevation: 293 m (960 ft).
  • Period of record: 1892 to 2026, 135 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

8 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Mt Sterling, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mt Sterling. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 8 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mt Sterling. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 8 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Mt Sterling, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan26.7 C (80.1 F)-28.9 C (-20.0 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)
Feb26.7 C (80.1 F)-32.8 C (-27.0 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Mar31.7 C (89.1 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)
Apr33.3 C (91.9 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)
May36.7 C (98.1 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Jun40.0 C (104.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Jul43.3 C (109.9 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Aug40.6 C (105.1 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Sep40.0 C (104.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)n/an/a
Oct36.1 C (97.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)n/an/a
Nov28.3 C (82.9 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)n/an/a
Dec25.6 C (78.1 F)-28.9 C (-20.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Mt Sterling by the year they were set 1,464 records at Mt Sterling still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 38. 0102030401892: 11893: 161894: 171895: 231896: 171897: 111898: 141899: 181900: 111901: 111902: 121903: 91904: 41905: 61906: 171907: 181908: 91909: 111910: 61911: 211912: 71913: 111914: 261915: 61916: 221917: 301918: 221919: 171920: 121921: 111922: 41923: 151924: 91925: 211926: 111927: 191928: 181929: 291930: 381931: 151932: 111933: 171934: 201935: 121936: 381937: 111938: 61939: 41940: 51941: 101942: 181943: 101944: 71945: 121946: 91947: 91948: 51949: 141950: 141951: 161952: 181953: 111954: 151955: 121956: 51957: 51958: 61959: 21960: 81961: 61962: 131963: 111964: 141965: 61966: 71967: 151968: 21969: 31970: 151971: 101972: 131973: 81974: 91975: 51976: 131977: 141978: 21979: 61980: 121981: 81982: 161983: 31988: 101989: 131990: 111991: 81992: 31993: 81994: 21995: 91996: 91997: 131998: 71999: 32000: 92001: 62002: 52003: 12005: 22006: 82007: 32011: 152012: 92013: 102014: 262015: 202016: 62017: 92018: 162019: 182020: 92021: 92022: 152023: 62024: 112025: 72026: 121892190519181931194419571970198320002017
1,464 records at Mt Sterling still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at Mt Sterling by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18921
189316
189417
189523
189617
189711
189814
189918
190011
190111
190212
19039
19044
19056
190617
190718
19089
190911
19106
191121
19127
191311
191426
19156
191622
191730
191822
191917
192012
192111
19224
192315
19249
192521
192611
192719
192818
192929
193038
193115
193211
193317
193420
193512
193638
193711
19386
19394
19405
194110
194218
194310
19447
194512
19469
19479
19485
194914
195014
195116
195218
195311
195415
195512
19565
19575
19586
19592
19608
19616
196213
196311
196414
19656
19667
196715
19682
19693
197015
197110
197213
19738
19749
19755
197613
197714
19782
19796
198012
19818
198216
19833
198810
198913
199011
19918
19923
19938
19942
19959
19969
199713
19987
19993
20009
20016
20025
20031
20052
20068
20073
201115
20129
201310
201426
201520
20166
20179
201816
201918
20209
20219
202215
20236
202411
20257
202612

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records
When Mt Sterling set new all-time records 7 all-time records were set at Mt Sterling between 28 July 1930 and 20 February 2015. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord high minimum temperatureRecord low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature28 July 1930: Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)4 September 1933: Record daily precipitation 134.4 mm (5.3 in)29 June 1949: Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)17 January 1977: Record low maximum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)8 December 1978: Record daily precipitation 152.4 mm (6.0 in)16 July 1988: Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)20 February 2015: Record low minimum temperature -32.8 C (-27.0 F)193519501965198019952010
7 all-time records were set at Mt Sterling between 28 July 1930 and 20 February 2015. Each dot is a new record.
When Mt Sterling set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1930-07-28Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
1933-09-04Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1949-06-29Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
1977-01-17Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1978-12-08Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1988-07-16Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
2015-02-20Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -32.8 C (-27.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 152.4 mm (6.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mt Sterling The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mt Sterling. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 8 December 1978. 050100150200 Jan: 83.8 mm (3.3 in), 10 January 1974 Jan Feb: 128.3 mm (5.1 in), 24 February 1909 Feb Mar: 127.0 mm (5.0 in), 14 March 1940 Mar Apr: 83.8 mm (3.3 in), 4 April 2015 Apr May: 130.6 mm (5.1 in), 1 May 1909 May Jun: 95.3 mm (3.8 in), 29 June 1998 Jun Jul: 101.9 mm (4.0 in), 9 July 1991 Jul Aug: 95.8 mm (3.8 in), 14 August 1966 Aug Sep: 134.6 mm (5.3 in), 23 September 2006 Sep Oct: 94.0 mm (3.7 in), 8 October 2025 Oct Nov: 99.8 mm (3.9 in), 20 November 1988 Nov Dec: 152.4 mm (6.0 in), 8 December 1978 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mt Sterling. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 8 December 1978.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mt Sterling
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan83.8 mm (3.3 in)10 January 1974
Feb128.3 mm (5.1 in)24 February 1909
Mar127.0 mm (5.0 in)14 March 1940
Apr83.8 mm (3.3 in)4 April 2015
May130.6 mm (5.1 in)1 May 1909
Jun95.3 mm (3.8 in)29 June 1998
Jul101.9 mm (4.0 in)9 July 1991
Aug95.8 mm (3.8 in)14 August 1966
Sep134.6 mm (5.3 in)23 September 2006
Oct94.0 mm (3.7 in)8 October 2025
Nov99.8 mm (3.9 in)20 November 1988
Dec152.4 mm (6.0 in)8 December 1978

Period of Record Coverage

1892 to 2026
Days with data per year at Mt Sterling 127 years of record at Mt Sterling, 1892 to 2026. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1892, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1983, 1988, 1989 and others. 1892: 30 of 366 days1893: 357 of 365 days1894: 352 of 365 days1895: 363 of 365 days1896: 362 of 366 days1897: 363 of 365 days1898: 364 of 365 days1899: 364 of 365 days1900: 365 of 365 days1901: 345 of 365 days1902: 358 of 365 days1903: 359 of 365 days1904: 350 of 366 days1905: 357 of 365 days1906: 351 of 365 days1907: 358 of 365 days1908: 352 of 366 days1909: 363 of 365 days1910: 365 of 365 days1911: 363 of 365 days1912: 365 of 366 days1913: 364 of 365 days1914: 354 of 365 days1915: 354 of 365 days1916: 360 of 366 days1917: 360 of 365 days1918: 361 of 365 days1919: 334 of 365 days1920: 364 of 366 days1921: 362 of 365 days1922: 364 of 365 days1923: 361 of 365 days1924: 353 of 366 days1925: 353 of 365 days1926: 359 of 365 days1927: 362 of 365 days1928: 361 of 366 days1929: 363 of 365 days1930: 359 of 365 days1931: 348 of 365 days1932: 333 of 366 days1933: 352 of 365 days1934: 329 of 365 days1935: 353 of 365 days1936: 360 of 366 days1937: 296 of 365 days1938: 173 of 365 days1939: 85 of 365 days1940: 142 of 366 days1941: 354 of 365 days1942: 357 of 365 days1943: 359 of 365 days1944: 358 of 366 days1945: 360 of 365 days1946: 356 of 365 days1947: 361 of 365 days1948: 364 of 366 days1949: 361 of 365 days1950: 363 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 364 of 366 days1957: 333 of 365 days1958: 362 of 365 days1959: 362 of 365 days1960: 363 of 366 days1961: 362 of 365 days1962: 363 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 364 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 362 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 361 of 365 days1978: 361 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 361 of 365 days1983: 118 of 365 days1988: 297 of 366 days1989: 324 of 365 days1990: 329 of 365 days1991: 310 of 365 days1992: 291 of 366 days1993: 324 of 365 days1994: 311 of 365 days1995: 324 of 365 days1996: 171 of 366 days1997: 362 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 328 of 366 days2001: 351 of 365 days2002: 208 of 365 days2003: 92 of 365 days2005: 140 of 365 days2006: 331 of 365 days2007: 189 of 365 days2011: 352 of 365 days2012: 358 of 366 days2013: 363 of 365 days2014: 359 of 365 days2015: 363 of 365 days2016: 365 of 366 days2017: 360 of 365 days2018: 364 of 365 days2019: 360 of 365 days2020: 356 of 366 days2021: 341 of 365 days2022: 340 of 365 days2023: 361 of 365 days2024: 363 of 366 days2025: 364 of 365 days2026: 243 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
127 years of record at Mt Sterling, 1892 to 2026. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1892, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1983, 1988, 1989 and others.
Days with data per year at Mt Sterling
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1892308%No
189335798%Yes
189435296%Yes
189536399%Yes
189636299%Yes
189736399%Yes
1898364100%Yes
1899364100%Yes
1900365100%Yes
190134595%Yes
190235898%Yes
190335998%Yes
190435096%Yes
190535798%Yes
190635196%Yes
190735898%Yes
190835296%Yes
190936399%Yes
1910365100%Yes
191136399%Yes
1912365100%Yes
1913364100%Yes
191435497%Yes
191535497%Yes
191636098%Yes
191736099%Yes
191836199%Yes
191933492%Yes
192036499%Yes
192136299%Yes
1922364100%Yes
192336199%Yes
192435396%Yes
192535397%Yes
192635998%Yes
192736299%Yes
192836199%Yes
192936399%Yes
193035998%Yes
193134895%Yes
193233391%Yes
193335296%Yes
193432990%Yes
193535397%Yes
193636098%Yes
193729681%No
193817347%No
19398523%No
194014239%No
194135497%Yes
194235798%Yes
194335998%Yes
194435898%Yes
194536099%Yes
194635698%Yes
194736199%Yes
194836499%Yes
194936199%Yes
195036399%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952365100%Yes
1953364100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
195636499%Yes
195733391%Yes
195836299%Yes
195936299%Yes
196036399%Yes
196136299%Yes
196236399%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966364100%Yes
1967364100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
197536299%Yes
1976365100%Yes
197736199%Yes
197836199%Yes
1979364100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
198236199%Yes
198311832%No
198829781%No
198932489%No
199032990%Yes
199131085%No
199229180%No
199332489%No
199431185%No
199532489%No
199617147%No
199736299%Yes
1998364100%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200032890%No
200135196%Yes
200220857%No
20039225%No
200514038%No
200633191%Yes
200718952%No
201135296%Yes
201235898%Yes
201336399%Yes
201435998%Yes
201536399%Yes
2016365100%Yes
201736099%Yes
2018364100%Yes
201936099%Yes
202035697%Yes
202134193%Yes
202234093%Yes
202336199%Yes
202436399%Yes
2025364100%Yes
202624367%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Mt Sterling
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 June 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)116 years47 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)116 years45 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)127 years42 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)115 years41 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily high min (Tie)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie61 years7 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)88 years46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)59 years31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily low min (Tie)0.6 C (33.1 F)tie116 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)129 years40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)113 years43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)52 years25 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)119 years41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily high max26.1 C (79.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)53 years28 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily high min (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie52 years6 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)52 years25 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)52 years26 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily low max (Tie)-9.4 C (15.1 F)tie116 years10 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)111 years45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2026Mt Sterling, USdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)51 years26 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2025Mt Sterling, USdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)6 years16 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

99 complete years, 1893 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Mt Sterling as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025 One stripe for each of 99 complete years at Mt Sterling, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 10.6 C (51.0 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 14.9 C (58.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F). 1893: 11.7 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1894: 12.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1895: 11.4 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1896: 12.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1897: 12.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1898: 13.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1899: 12.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1900: 13.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1901: 11.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1902: 12.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1903: 12.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1904: 11.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1905: 12.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1906: 13.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1907: 12.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1908: 13.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1909: 12.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1910: 12.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1911: 13.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1912: 11.6 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1913: 13.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1914: 12.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1915: 12.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1916: 12.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1917: 10.6 C, -2.3 C from the station mean1918: 12.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1920: 12.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1921: 14.7 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1922: 14.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1923: 13.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1924: 12.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1925: 13.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1926: 12.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1927: 13.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1928: 12.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1929: 12.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1930: 12.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1933: 13.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1935: 12.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1936: 13.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1941: 13.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1942: 13.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1943: 13.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1944: 13.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1945: 13.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1946: 14.6 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1947: 13.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1949: 14.9 C, +2.1 C from the station mean1950: 12.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1951: 13.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1952: 13.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1953: 14.4 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1954: 14.2 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1955: 13.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1956: 13.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1958: 12.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1959: 13.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1960: 12.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1961: 12.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1962: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1963: 12.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1964: 13.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1965: 13.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1966: 12.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1967: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1968: 12.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1969: 12.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1970: 13.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1971: 13.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1972: 13.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1973: 13.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1974: 13.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1975: 13.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1976: 12.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1977: 13.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1978: 12.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1979: 12.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1980: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1981: 12.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1982: 13.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1997: 11.0 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1998: 13.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1999: 12.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2001: 12.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2006: 12.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2011: 12.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2012: 13.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2013: 11.6 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2014: 11.1 C, -1.7 C from the station mean2015: 12.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2016: 13.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2017: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2018: 12.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2019: 12.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2020: 12.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2021: 12.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2023: 13.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2024: 13.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2025: 12.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean18931900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 99 complete years at Mt Sterling, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 10.6 C (51.0 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 14.9 C (58.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Mt Sterling as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
189311.7 C-1.19 C
189412.6 C-0.24 C
189511.4 C-1.47 C
189612.6 C-0.31 C
189712.8 C-0.08 C
189813.3 C+0.41 C
189912.8 C-0.07 C
190013.4 C+0.53 C
190111.8 C-1.10 C
190212.6 C-0.31 C
190312.4 C-0.42 C
190411.9 C-0.98 C
190512.6 C-0.31 C
190613.2 C+0.32 C
190712.7 C-0.19 C
190813.4 C+0.57 C
190912.8 C-0.06 C
191012.1 C-0.72 C
191113.6 C+0.70 C
191211.6 C-1.30 C
191313.4 C+0.50 C
191412.6 C-0.29 C
191512.6 C-0.26 C
191612.3 C-0.56 C
191710.6 C-2.29 C
191812.5 C-0.33 C
192012.2 C-0.62 C
192114.7 C+1.79 C
192214.0 C+1.14 C
192313.0 C+0.15 C
192412.0 C-0.87 C
192513.2 C+0.37 C
192612.2 C-0.66 C
192713.2 C+0.30 C
192812.0 C-0.85 C
192912.0 C-0.91 C
193012.7 C-0.21 C
193313.4 C+0.54 C
193512.9 C+0.03 C
193613.2 C+0.36 C
194113.9 C+1.06 C
194213.5 C+0.61 C
194313.4 C+0.54 C
194413.9 C+1.00 C
194513.7 C+0.88 C
194614.6 C+1.72 C
194713.3 C+0.47 C
194914.9 C+2.06 C
195012.9 C+0.08 C
195113.4 C+0.57 C
195213.5 C+0.67 C
195314.4 C+1.51 C
195414.2 C+1.33 C
195513.6 C+0.71 C
195613.5 C+0.65 C
195812.1 C-0.73 C
195913.7 C+0.87 C
196012.4 C-0.51 C
196112.9 C+0.03 C
196212.8 C-0.04 C
196312.4 C-0.44 C
196413.7 C+0.87 C
196513.4 C+0.54 C
196612.4 C-0.44 C
196712.8 C-0.03 C
196812.8 C-0.07 C
196912.8 C-0.11 C
197013.4 C+0.52 C
197113.5 C+0.59 C
197213.0 C+0.12 C
197313.9 C+1.04 C
197413.4 C+0.54 C
197513.7 C+0.85 C
197612.5 C-0.41 C
197713.1 C+0.21 C
197812.1 C-0.72 C
197912.5 C-0.41 C
198012.8 C-0.04 C
198112.7 C-0.13 C
198213.3 C+0.40 C
199711.0 C-1.88 C
199813.1 C+0.26 C
199912.4 C-0.44 C
200112.6 C-0.24 C
200612.4 C-0.48 C
201112.3 C-0.53 C
201213.2 C+0.31 C
201311.6 C-1.27 C
201411.1 C-1.73 C
201512.1 C-0.72 C
201613.0 C+0.11 C
201712.8 C-0.04 C
201812.5 C-0.34 C
201912.8 C-0.08 C
202012.6 C-0.27 C
202112.4 C-0.45 C
202313.1 C+0.19 C
202413.6 C+0.74 C
202512.6 C-0.27 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1893 to 2025 is 0.00 C (-0.04 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.00 F (-0.07 to 0.07) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 99 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Mt Sterling
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.00 C (-0.04 to 0.04) per decade0.00 F (-0.07 to 0.07) per decade1893 to 202599Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.06 C (0.01 to 0.11) per decade0.11 F (0.02 to 0.20) per decade1893 to 202599Rise
Mean daily minimum-0.06 C (-0.10 to -0.01) per decade-0.10 F (-0.19 to -0.02) per decade1893 to 202599Fall

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 2026
Yearly extremes at Mt Sterling: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)43.3 C (109.9 F)198835.6 C (96.1 F)127
Coldest night (TNn)-32.8 C (-27.0 F)2015-18.9 C (-2.0 F)127
Wettest day (Rx1day)152.4 mm (6.0 in)197861.7 mm (2.4 in)127
Wettest five days (Rx5day)214.5 mm (8.4 in)1909100.9 mm (4.0 in)127
Longest dry spell (CDD)33 days200717 days127

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Mt Sterling by year The hottest day of the year at Mt Sterling, 1892 to 2026. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F). 10203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1988
The hottest day of the year at Mt Sterling, 1892 to 2026. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Mt Sterling by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189219.4 C (66.9 F)
189333.9 C (93.0 F)
189434.4 C (93.9 F)
189534.4 C (93.9 F)
189635.6 C (96.1 F)
189735.6 C (96.1 F)
189836.1 C (97.0 F)
189936.1 C (97.0 F)
190035.6 C (96.1 F)
190137.8 C (100.0 F)
190236.7 C (98.1 F)
190336.1 C (97.0 F)
190434.4 C (93.9 F)
190535.0 C (95.0 F)
190633.9 C (93.0 F)
190734.4 C (93.9 F)
190835.6 C (96.1 F)
190934.4 C (93.9 F)
191032.8 C (91.0 F)
191138.9 C (102.0 F)
191235.6 C (96.1 F)
191338.9 C (102.0 F)
191440.0 C (104.0 F)
191535.0 C (95.0 F)
191635.0 C (95.0 F)
191735.0 C (95.0 F)
191837.8 C (100.0 F)
191937.2 C (99.0 F)
192034.4 C (93.9 F)
192136.1 C (97.0 F)
192236.1 C (97.0 F)
192336.7 C (98.1 F)
192436.1 C (97.0 F)
192538.9 C (102.0 F)
192636.7 C (98.1 F)
192735.6 C (96.1 F)
192834.4 C (93.9 F)
192935.0 C (95.0 F)
193042.8 C (109.0 F)
193137.8 C (100.0 F)
193239.4 C (102.9 F)
193337.2 C (99.0 F)
193440.0 C (104.0 F)
193536.7 C (98.1 F)
193640.6 C (105.1 F)
193736.1 C (97.0 F)
193832.2 C (90.0 F)
193937.2 C (99.0 F)
194025.0 C (77.0 F)
194136.7 C (98.1 F)
194236.1 C (97.0 F)
194338.3 C (100.9 F)
194438.3 C (100.9 F)
194536.7 C (98.1 F)
194637.2 C (99.0 F)
194735.0 C (95.0 F)
194837.8 C (100.0 F)
194937.8 C (100.0 F)
195034.4 C (93.9 F)
195137.8 C (100.0 F)
195239.4 C (102.9 F)
195339.4 C (102.9 F)
195441.1 C (106.0 F)
195535.6 C (96.1 F)
195635.0 C (95.0 F)
195737.8 C (100.0 F)
195833.9 C (93.0 F)
195936.7 C (98.1 F)
196035.0 C (95.0 F)
196133.3 C (91.9 F)
196235.6 C (96.1 F)
196332.2 C (90.0 F)
196436.1 C (97.0 F)
196533.3 C (91.9 F)
196634.4 C (93.9 F)
196731.1 C (88.0 F)
196834.4 C (93.9 F)
196933.9 C (93.0 F)
197036.7 C (98.1 F)
197134.4 C (93.9 F)
197233.3 C (91.9 F)
197333.9 C (93.0 F)
197431.1 C (88.0 F)
197533.9 C (93.0 F)
197634.4 C (93.9 F)
197735.6 C (96.1 F)
197833.9 C (93.0 F)
197932.2 C (90.0 F)
198036.1 C (97.0 F)
198132.2 C (90.0 F)
198232.2 C (90.0 F)
198326.1 C (79.0 F)
198843.3 C (109.9 F)
198934.4 C (93.9 F)
199037.2 C (99.0 F)
199135.6 C (96.1 F)
199232.2 C (90.0 F)
199336.7 C (98.1 F)
199436.7 C (98.1 F)
199537.2 C (99.0 F)
199626.7 C (80.1 F)
199735.6 C (96.1 F)
199835.6 C (96.1 F)
199938.9 C (102.0 F)
200033.9 C (93.0 F)
200137.2 C (99.0 F)
200229.4 C (84.9 F)
200332.8 C (91.0 F)
200537.8 C (100.0 F)
200636.1 C (97.0 F)
200736.1 C (97.0 F)
201137.2 C (99.0 F)
201240.0 C (104.0 F)
201333.9 C (93.0 F)
201435.6 C (96.1 F)
201533.9 C (93.0 F)
201634.4 C (93.9 F)
201734.4 C (93.9 F)
201834.4 C (93.9 F)
201937.2 C (99.0 F)
202035.0 C (95.0 F)
202136.1 C (97.0 F)
202235.6 C (96.1 F)
202335.0 C (95.0 F)
202437.8 C (100.0 F)
202536.1 C (97.0 F)
202635.0 C (95.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Mt Sterling by year The coldest night of the year at Mt Sterling, 1892 to 2026. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.9 C (-2.0 F). -40-30-20-100101900192019401960198020002020Record: -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 2015
The coldest night of the year at Mt Sterling, 1892 to 2026. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.9 C (-2.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Mt Sterling by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1892-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1893-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1894-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1895-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1896-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1897-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1898-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1899-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1900-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1901-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1902-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1903-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1904-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1905-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1906-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1907-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1908-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1909-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1910-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1911-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1912-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1913-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1914-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1915-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1916-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1917-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1918-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1919-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1920-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1921-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1922-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1923-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1924-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1925-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1926-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1927-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1928-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1929-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1930-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1931-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1932-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1933-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1934-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1935-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1936-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1937-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1938-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1939-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1940-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1941-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1942-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1943-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1944-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1945-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1946-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1947-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1948-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1949-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1950-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1951-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1952-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1953-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1954-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1955-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1956-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1957-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1958-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1960-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1961-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1962-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1964-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1965-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1966-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1967-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1968-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1969-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1970-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1971-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1972-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1973-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1975-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1976-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1977-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1978-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1979-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1980-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1981-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1982-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1983-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1988-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1989-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1990-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1991-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1992-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1993-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1994-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1995-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1996-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1997-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1998-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1999-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2000-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2001-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2002-15.0 C (5.0 F)
20035.0 C (41.0 F)
2005-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2006-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2007-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2011-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2012-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2013-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2014-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2015-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2016-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2017-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2018-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2019-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2020-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2021-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2022-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2023-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2024-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2025-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2026-17.8 C (0.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mt Sterling by year The wettest day of the year at Mt Sterling, 1892 to 2026. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.7 mm (2.4 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1978
The wettest day of the year at Mt Sterling, 1892 to 2026. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.7 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mt Sterling by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189250.8 mm (2.0 in)
189344.5 mm (1.8 in)
189449.0 mm (1.9 in)
189547.0 mm (1.9 in)
189654.4 mm (2.1 in)
189755.9 mm (2.2 in)
189867.3 mm (2.6 in)
189967.1 mm (2.6 in)
190070.6 mm (2.8 in)
190149.5 mm (1.9 in)
190258.4 mm (2.3 in)
190373.7 mm (2.9 in)
190468.6 mm (2.7 in)
190558.2 mm (2.3 in)
1906101.6 mm (4.0 in)
190764.3 mm (2.5 in)
190859.7 mm (2.4 in)
1909130.6 mm (5.1 in)
191056.9 mm (2.2 in)
191174.9 mm (2.9 in)
191258.4 mm (2.3 in)
191365.8 mm (2.6 in)
191472.6 mm (2.9 in)
191576.2 mm (3.0 in)
191689.4 mm (3.5 in)
191753.3 mm (2.1 in)
191849.8 mm (2.0 in)
191976.2 mm (3.0 in)
192062.5 mm (2.5 in)
192161.7 mm (2.4 in)
192250.0 mm (2.0 in)
192356.4 mm (2.2 in)
192461.5 mm (2.4 in)
192547.0 mm (1.9 in)
192669.9 mm (2.8 in)
192746.2 mm (1.8 in)
192877.5 mm (3.1 in)
192950.8 mm (2.0 in)
193037.3 mm (1.5 in)
193150.8 mm (2.0 in)
193268.6 mm (2.7 in)
1933134.4 mm (5.3 in)
193464.8 mm (2.6 in)
193564.0 mm (2.5 in)
193677.5 mm (3.1 in)
193757.2 mm (2.3 in)
193843.2 mm (1.7 in)
193953.3 mm (2.1 in)
1940127.0 mm (5.0 in)
194141.4 mm (1.6 in)
194284.8 mm (3.3 in)
194352.6 mm (2.1 in)
194484.1 mm (3.3 in)
194561.7 mm (2.4 in)
194671.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947100.6 mm (4.0 in)
194880.3 mm (3.2 in)
194957.2 mm (2.3 in)
195069.3 mm (2.7 in)
195159.9 mm (2.4 in)
195288.4 mm (3.5 in)
195341.4 mm (1.6 in)
195455.9 mm (2.2 in)
195562.5 mm (2.5 in)
195664.3 mm (2.5 in)
195760.5 mm (2.4 in)
195863.0 mm (2.5 in)
195939.4 mm (1.6 in)
196073.7 mm (2.9 in)
196150.8 mm (2.0 in)
196261.0 mm (2.4 in)
196358.7 mm (2.3 in)
196478.2 mm (3.1 in)
196592.2 mm (3.6 in)
196695.8 mm (3.8 in)
196799.6 mm (3.9 in)
196851.8 mm (2.0 in)
196979.0 mm (3.1 in)
197056.1 mm (2.2 in)
197161.0 mm (2.4 in)
197270.4 mm (2.8 in)
197353.8 mm (2.1 in)
197483.8 mm (3.3 in)
197583.3 mm (3.3 in)
197675.7 mm (3.0 in)
197761.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978152.4 mm (6.0 in)
197994.7 mm (3.7 in)
198060.7 mm (2.4 in)
198144.7 mm (1.8 in)
198241.4 mm (1.6 in)
198352.3 mm (2.1 in)
198899.8 mm (3.9 in)
198973.9 mm (2.9 in)
199053.3 mm (2.1 in)
1991101.9 mm (4.0 in)
199244.7 mm (1.8 in)
199354.6 mm (2.1 in)
199482.6 mm (3.3 in)
199563.5 mm (2.5 in)
199651.3 mm (2.0 in)
199789.9 mm (3.5 in)
199895.3 mm (3.8 in)
199971.1 mm (2.8 in)
200064.3 mm (2.5 in)
200150.8 mm (2.0 in)
200288.9 mm (3.5 in)
200329.2 mm (1.1 in)
200532.5 mm (1.3 in)
2006134.6 mm (5.3 in)
200741.7 mm (1.6 in)
201172.4 mm (2.9 in)
201254.4 mm (2.1 in)
201351.3 mm (2.0 in)
201457.4 mm (2.3 in)
201583.8 mm (3.3 in)
201650.3 mm (2.0 in)
201754.9 mm (2.2 in)
2018119.6 mm (4.7 in)
201970.6 mm (2.8 in)
202088.9 mm (3.5 in)
202160.2 mm (2.4 in)
202238.9 mm (1.5 in)
202352.1 mm (2.1 in)
202462.2 mm (2.4 in)
202594.0 mm (3.7 in)
202645.7 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mt Sterling by year The wettest five days of the year at Mt Sterling, 1892 to 2026. The record is 214.5 mm (8.4 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.9 mm (4.0 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 214.5 mm (8.4 in) in 1909
The wettest five days of the year at Mt Sterling, 1892 to 2026. The record is 214.5 mm (8.4 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.9 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mt Sterling by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189260.2 mm (2.4 in)
189370.9 mm (2.8 in)
189474.7 mm (2.9 in)
1895114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1896100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1897113.9 mm (4.5 in)
189883.0 mm (3.3 in)
1899110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1900173.0 mm (6.8 in)
190181.0 mm (3.2 in)
1902127.7 mm (5.0 in)
190382.1 mm (3.2 in)
190495.8 mm (3.8 in)
1905103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1906123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1907133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1908126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1909214.5 mm (8.4 in)
1910160.5 mm (6.3 in)
191190.7 mm (3.6 in)
191290.0 mm (3.5 in)
1913115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1914121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1915108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1916131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1917101.6 mm (4.0 in)
191868.1 mm (2.7 in)
1919134.9 mm (5.3 in)
192097.7 mm (3.8 in)
1921116.4 mm (4.6 in)
192297.2 mm (3.8 in)
192396.3 mm (3.8 in)
1924156.5 mm (6.2 in)
192580.3 mm (3.2 in)
1926131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1927112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1928129.6 mm (5.1 in)
192974.9 mm (2.9 in)
193049.5 mm (1.9 in)
193179.6 mm (3.1 in)
193283.8 mm (3.3 in)
1933123.9 mm (4.9 in)
193483.0 mm (3.3 in)
1935108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1936135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1937125.2 mm (4.9 in)
193872.4 mm (2.9 in)
193983.8 mm (3.3 in)
194042.7 mm (1.7 in)
194154.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1943108.0 mm (4.3 in)
194492.5 mm (3.6 in)
194570.3 mm (2.8 in)
194685.4 mm (3.4 in)
1947118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1948163.1 mm (6.4 in)
194985.2 mm (3.4 in)
1950142.2 mm (5.6 in)
195195.1 mm (3.7 in)
1952104.7 mm (4.1 in)
195378.0 mm (3.1 in)
195458.9 mm (2.3 in)
195577.0 mm (3.0 in)
1956122.5 mm (4.8 in)
195792.4 mm (3.6 in)
195879.8 mm (3.1 in)
195968.6 mm (2.7 in)
196076.2 mm (3.0 in)
196189.8 mm (3.5 in)
1962101.6 mm (4.0 in)
196372.6 mm (2.9 in)
1964118.8 mm (4.7 in)
196592.7 mm (3.6 in)
1966174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1967109.0 mm (4.3 in)
196896.8 mm (3.8 in)
1969107.4 mm (4.2 in)
197099.4 mm (3.9 in)
197195.8 mm (3.8 in)
1972102.1 mm (4.0 in)
197393.4 mm (3.7 in)
1974125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1975107.0 mm (4.2 in)
197695.0 mm (3.7 in)
197783.6 mm (3.3 in)
1978173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1979158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1980106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1981109.2 mm (4.3 in)
198277.2 mm (3.0 in)
198358.9 mm (2.3 in)
1988157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1989185.0 mm (7.3 in)
199067.1 mm (2.6 in)
1991157.6 mm (6.2 in)
199282.2 mm (3.2 in)
199364.7 mm (2.5 in)
199495.6 mm (3.8 in)
1995146.3 mm (5.8 in)
199646.7 mm (1.8 in)
1997188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1998103.4 mm (4.1 in)
199971.4 mm (2.8 in)
200088.9 mm (3.5 in)
2001110.2 mm (4.3 in)
2002182.9 mm (7.2 in)
200379.5 mm (3.1 in)
200583.4 mm (3.3 in)
2006156.5 mm (6.2 in)
200764.8 mm (2.6 in)
2011116.1 mm (4.6 in)
201298.1 mm (3.9 in)
201385.9 mm (3.4 in)
2014108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2015154.2 mm (6.1 in)
201686.2 mm (3.4 in)
2017109.7 mm (4.3 in)
2018202.7 mm (8.0 in)
2019168.9 mm (6.6 in)
2020142.0 mm (5.6 in)
202183.8 mm (3.3 in)
202272.9 mm (2.9 in)
202377.5 mm (3.1 in)
2024138.4 mm (5.4 in)
2025168.9 mm (6.6 in)
2026100.3 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mt Sterling by year The longest dry spell of the year at Mt Sterling, 1892 to 2026. The record is 33 days in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days. 0102030401900192019401960198020002020Record: 33 days in 2007
The longest dry spell of the year at Mt Sterling, 1892 to 2026. The record is 33 days in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mt Sterling by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189211 days
189315 days
189423 days
189521 days
189618 days
189732 days
189813 days
189912 days
190026 days
190117 days
190217 days
190320 days
190421 days
190512 days
190616 days
190718 days
190825 days
190915 days
191017 days
191118 days
191218 days
191316 days
191421 days
191515 days
191614 days
191724 days
191821 days
191913 days
192026 days
192113 days
192220 days
192318 days
192430 days
192522 days
192616 days
192720 days
192819 days
192921 days
193019 days
193119 days
193213 days
193313 days
193417 days
193519 days
193631 days
193719 days
193823 days
193914 days
19408 days
194126 days
194215 days
194325 days
194418 days
194516 days
194621 days
194716 days
194820 days
194910 days
195015 days
195117 days
195229 days
195331 days
195414 days
195521 days
195617 days
195723 days
195821 days
195919 days
196020 days
196113 days
196218 days
196332 days
196422 days
196520 days
196618 days
196711 days
196817 days
196916 days
197011 days
197121 days
197214 days
197313 days
197413 days
197512 days
197624 days
197715 days
197811 days
197913 days
198015 days
198122 days
198211 days
198310 days
198825 days
198910 days
199013 days
199114 days
199219 days
199318 days
199422 days
199522 days
199611 days
199721 days
199820 days
199925 days
200012 days
200132 days
200219 days
200317 days
200527 days
200612 days
200733 days
201114 days
201214 days
201315 days
201417 days
201513 days
201617 days
201717 days
20189 days
201930 days
202014 days
202111 days
202227 days
202315 days
202417 days
202520 days
202611 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

99 years with a frost

Across 99 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Mt Sterling falls on 20 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 182 days between them.

In 1972 to 2025 the median growing season was 179 days. That is 2 days fewer than in 1893 to 1923.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Mt Sterling
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1893 to 1923)Recent period (1972 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost20 April17 April24 April7 days later+0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost20 October18 October20 October2 days later+0.2 days per decade
Growing days182 days181 days179 days2 days fewer-0.3 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

101 years, 1893 to 2025

A day with at least 63.2 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 140.1 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mt Sterling: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years63.2 mm (2.5 in)
5 years80.5 mm (3.2 in)
10 years93.1 mm (3.7 in)
25 years110.7 mm (4.4 in)
50 years124.9 mm (4.9 in)
100 years140.1 mm (5.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 101 years of values from 1893 to 2025.

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: 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1978; 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 2006; 130.6 mm (5.1 in) in 1909.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Mt Sterling, at 1927 and 1935. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1927 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1935 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Mt Sterling, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1927-0.3-0.6possible5
1935+0.6+1.1likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2006 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2006 to 2025, Mt Sterling had a mean temperature of 12.5 C (54.6 F) and 1,342.3 mm (52.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Baxter (United States, 144 km away), Middlesboro Fire Dept (United States, 162 km away) and Bradfordsville (United States, 124 km away).

Climate twins of Mt Sterling: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2006 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
BaxterUnited States144 km (89 mi)12.6 C (54.7 F)1,261.9 mm (49.7 in)0.66
Middlesboro Fire DeptUnited States162 km (101 mi)12.8 C (55.0 F)1,312.8 mm (51.7 in)0.70
BradfordsvilleUnited States124 km (77 mi)12.8 C (55.0 F)1,323.2 mm (52.1 in)0.75

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Mt Sterling standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Mt Sterling 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 . Last revised (2026-10-12).