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Paducah, KY

37.056°N, 88.774°W · station PAHthr · 1937–2026 · 90 years of record

The Almanac Ribbon

Every day of the year at Paducah: the record high and record low ever set (outer lines), the everyday normal range (shaded band), and the full record envelope behind it.
-20020406080100JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDechottestsince.com · coldestsince.com
Record high Record low Normal high–low band (1991–2020) hottest ever 108°F · coldest ever -15°F

Records by Month

MonthRecord highRecord low
Jan77°Jan 25, 1943-15°Jan 20, 1985
Feb78°Feb 13, 1962-14°Feb 2, 1951
Mar87°Mar 22, 2026-6°Mar 6, 2015
Apr90°Apr 21, 194621°Apr 8, 2007
May96°May 22, 194132°May 7, 1944
Jun108°Jun 29, 201244°Jun 1, 1993
Jul108°Jul 17, 194247°Jul 23, 1947
Aug106°Aug 4, 194744°Aug 29, 1986
Sep104°Sep 9, 193934°Sep 30, 1949
Oct96°Oct 2, 201922°Oct 24, 1981
Nov86°Nov 3, 1946-3°Nov 25, 1950
Dec77°Dec 31, 1951-10°Dec 22, 1989
All-time108°Jul 17, 1942-15°Jan 20, 1985

Longest-Standing Records

The daily records that have held the longest — set in the earliest years and never beaten since. Highs power Paducah on hottestsince.com; lows on coldestsince.com.

Oldest-standing record highs

DateRecordSetStanding
Feb 671°193888yrs
Feb 1277°193888yrs
Feb 1472°193888yrs
May 290°193888yrs
Sep 1098°193888yrs
Sep 1196°193888yrs
Sep 2795°193888yrs
Oct 595°193888yrs
Oct 1189°193888yrs
Oct 1587°193888yrs
Oct 1687°193888yrs
Oct 1788°193888yrs

Oldest-standing record lows

DateRecordSetStanding
Nov 2616°193888yrs
Jan 32°194086yrs
Jan 42°194086yrs
Jan 5-2°194086yrs
Jan 6-2°194086yrs
Jan 25-2°194086yrs
Jan 26-8°194086yrs
Jan 27-5°194086yrs
Jun 3055°194086yrs
Jul 1859°194086yrs
Sep 1142°194086yrs
Sep 1344°194086yrs

All-Time Extremes

Hottest ever

108°F
1942-07-17

Coldest ever

-15°F
1985-01-20

Longest heat streak

38 days
≥ 90°F · ended 1993-08-03

The Warming Trend

Paducah's annual mean temperature, each year a stripe — blue below the 1991–2020 average, red above.
1938: 60.7°F (+2.3 vs 1991–2020)1939: 60.0°F (+1.6 vs 1991–2020)1940: 56.6°F (-1.8 vs 1991–2020)1941: 57.8°F (-0.6 vs 1991–2020)1942: 60.7°F (+2.3 vs 1991–2020)1943: 57.6°F (-0.8 vs 1991–2020)1944: 58.5°F (+0.1 vs 1991–2020)1945: 57.5°F (-0.9 vs 1991–2020)1946: 60.4°F (+2.0 vs 1991–2020)1947: 57.8°F (-0.6 vs 1991–2020)1950: 56.6°F (-1.8 vs 1991–2020)1951: 57.0°F (-1.4 vs 1991–2020)1952: 58.7°F (+0.3 vs 1991–2020)1953: 59.3°F (+0.9 vs 1991–2020)1954: 59.6°F (+1.2 vs 1991–2020)1955: 58.3°F (-0.1 vs 1991–2020)1956: 58.5°F (+0.1 vs 1991–2020)1957: 57.8°F (-0.6 vs 1991–2020)1958: 55.6°F (-2.8 vs 1991–2020)1959: 57.4°F (-1.0 vs 1991–2020)1960: 55.6°F (-2.8 vs 1991–2020)1961: 56.1°F (-2.3 vs 1991–2020)1962: 56.6°F (-1.8 vs 1991–2020)1963: 56.2°F (-2.2 vs 1991–2020)1964: 57.9°F (-0.5 vs 1991–2020)1965: 58.1°F (-0.3 vs 1991–2020)1966: 56.0°F (-2.4 vs 1991–2020)1967: 56.6°F (-1.8 vs 1991–2020)1968: 56.1°F (-2.3 vs 1991–2020)1969: 56.4°F (-2.0 vs 1991–2020)1970: 56.9°F (-1.5 vs 1991–2020)1971: 57.7°F (-0.7 vs 1991–2020)1972: 57.0°F (-1.4 vs 1991–2020)1973: 58.8°F (+0.4 vs 1991–2020)1974: 57.8°F (-0.6 vs 1991–2020)1975: 57.9°F (-0.5 vs 1991–2020)1976: 56.4°F (-2.0 vs 1991–2020)1977: 58.1°F (-0.3 vs 1991–2020)1978: 56.1°F (-2.3 vs 1991–2020)1979: 55.9°F (-2.5 vs 1991–2020)1980: 57.9°F (-0.5 vs 1991–2020)1981: 57.5°F (-0.9 vs 1991–2020)1982: 57.4°F (-1.0 vs 1991–2020)1983: 57.3°F (-1.1 vs 1991–2020)1984: 57.5°F (-0.9 vs 1991–2020)1985: 56.4°F (-2.0 vs 1991–2020)1986: 58.7°F (+0.3 vs 1991–2020)1987: 59.2°F (+0.8 vs 1991–2020)1988: 57.3°F (-1.1 vs 1991–2020)1989: 56.7°F (-1.7 vs 1991–2020)1990: 59.5°F (+1.1 vs 1991–2020)1991: 60.0°F (+1.6 vs 1991–2020)1992: 58.3°F (-0.1 vs 1991–2020)1993: 57.8°F (-0.6 vs 1991–2020)1994: 57.9°F (-0.5 vs 1991–2020)1995: 57.9°F (-0.5 vs 1991–2020)1996: 56.0°F (-2.4 vs 1991–2020)1997: 56.0°F (-2.4 vs 1991–2020)1998: 60.0°F (+1.6 vs 1991–2020)1999: 58.9°F (+0.5 vs 1991–2020)2000: 57.3°F (-1.1 vs 1991–2020)2001: 58.2°F (-0.2 vs 1991–2020)2002: 58.6°F (+0.2 vs 1991–2020)2003: 56.9°F (-1.5 vs 1991–2020)2004: 58.0°F (-0.4 vs 1991–2020)2005: 58.7°F (+0.3 vs 1991–2020)2006: 58.8°F (+0.4 vs 1991–2020)2007: 59.7°F (+1.3 vs 1991–2020)2008: 57.2°F (-1.2 vs 1991–2020)2009: 57.7°F (-0.7 vs 1991–2020)2010: 58.3°F (-0.1 vs 1991–2020)2011: 58.7°F (+0.3 vs 1991–2020)2012: 61.0°F (+2.6 vs 1991–2020)2013: 56.9°F (-1.5 vs 1991–2020)2014: 57.0°F (-1.4 vs 1991–2020)2015: 58.9°F (+0.5 vs 1991–2020)2016: 60.3°F (+1.9 vs 1991–2020)2017: 60.4°F (+2.0 vs 1991–2020)2018: 59.1°F (+0.7 vs 1991–2020)2019: 59.2°F (+0.8 vs 1991–2020)2020: 59.4°F (+1.0 vs 1991–2020)2021: 59.7°F (+1.3 vs 1991–2020)2022: 58.8°F (+0.4 vs 1991–2020)2023: 60.8°F (+2.4 vs 1991–2020)2024: 61.7°F (+3.3 vs 1991–2020)2025: 59.5°F (+1.1 vs 1991–2020)19382025annual mean temperature · warmer ▲ redder

Days Above / Below the Mark

27 days ≥90°F in 2026 · normal 49 · record 93 in 1939
46 days ≤32°F in 2026 · normal 84 · record 117 in 1943

The Full Record

Every day of the year, record and normal high & low with the year each record was set. Type to filter, click a column to sort.
Show me the data — the full daily record
DateRec HighYrNorm HiNorm LoRec LowYr
Jan 169°196545°28°-2°1968
Jan 270°200045°28°2°2018
Jan 369°200445°29°2°1940
Jan 470°193945°29°2°1940
Jan 569°195545°29°-2°1940
Jan 668°200845°29°-2°1940
Jan 770°200845°28°-2°1970
Jan 870°202644°28°-3°1970
Jan 969°193944°28°1°1962
Jan 1070°194944°27°-8°1982
Jan 1169°202344°27°-11°1977
Jan 1271°201744°27°-2°1977
Jan 1368°199544°27°0°1977
Jan 1467°195244°27°1°1964
Jan 1568°195344°27°-1°1972
Jan 1674°195244°27°-12°1982
Jan 1768°194344°26°-14°1982
Jan 1869°197444°26°-14°1994
Jan 1969°195244°26°-13°1994
Jan 2069°195144°26°-15°1985
Jan 2171°201744°26°-10°1984
Jan 2267°199944°26°0°1984
Jan 2373°196744°26°-10°1963
Jan 2473°195044°26°-11°1963
Jan 2577°194345°26°-2°1940
Jan 2672°195045°27°-8°1940
Jan 2770°194745°27°-5°1940
Jan 2871°197546°27°-4°1963
Jan 2971°194746°27°-4°1985
Jan 3065°201646°27°-3°1966
Jan 3168°201646°27°-5°1965
Feb 170°197446°28°-11°1951
Feb 270°201646°28°-14°1951
Feb 373°202547°28°-8°1985
Feb 473°196247°28°-3°1996
Feb 576°200846°28°5°1996
Feb 671°193846°28°1°1978
Feb 772°201747°28°3°1982
Feb 870°200147°28°-1°1985
Feb 972°196547°28°-1°1979
Feb 1073°199947°28°-4°2011
Feb 1173°199947°28°2°2011
Feb 1277°193847°29°2°1988
Feb 1378°196248°29°0°1986
Feb 1472°193848°30°8°2021
Feb 1574°202349°30°2°1986
Feb 1671°196149°30°-2°2021
Feb 1770°198650°31°-5°1958
Feb 1871°194850°31°0°2015
Feb 1975°201850°31°-10°2015
Feb 2077°201851°32°3°2021
Feb 2174°202451°32°1°1963
Feb 2277°202352°32°-3°1963
Feb 2375°198252°32°13°1968
Feb 2474°201752°32°9°1967
Feb 2575°194452°33°4°1967
Feb 2676°202453°33°10°1967
Feb 2777°198153°33°11°2015
Feb 2876°202653°33°17°1993
Feb 2978°202354°33°13°1962
Mar 178°202254°33°14°1980
Mar 280°201254°33°6°1943
Mar 380°202655°33°8°1943
Mar 480°202455°34°4°2015
Mar 577°195156°34°-6°2015
Mar 675°195656°34°-2°1960
Mar 780°200056°35°10°1943
Mar 878°197456°35°10°1943
Mar 979°199057°36°14°1996
Mar 1079°200658°36°16°1998
Mar 1182°196758°37°12°1998
Mar 1285°196759°37°15°1948
Mar 1383°202559°38°15°1948
Mar 1482°201259°38°18°1960
Mar 1582°199559°38°19°2017
Mar 1683°194560°39°19°1941
Mar 1783°198260°39°19°1967
Mar 1881°199560°39°17°1965
Mar 1984°201761°40°20°1965
Mar 2085°202661°40°19°2013
Mar 2187°202662°40°20°2002
Mar 2281°198762°41°20°1968
Mar 2384°193962°41°15°1974
Mar 2483°200763°41°18°1955
Mar 2585°202663°41°12°1955
Mar 2683°202063°42°17°1955
Mar 2782°194564°42°20°1947
Mar 2883°200764°42°20°1947
Mar 2984°198664°42°20°1947
Mar 3084°198665°42°20°1964
Mar 3186°194665°43°22°1944
Apr 185°201266°43°26°1961
Apr 286°201266°44°24°1987
Apr 386°202367°44°26°1992
Apr 485°194067°44°29°2002
Apr 585°198867°44°27°1982
Apr 685°200168°45°24°1990
Apr 785°197868°45°21°2007
Apr 886°201168°45°25°2007
Apr 989°199569°46°25°1982
Apr 1087°200169°46°25°1960
Apr 1184°194170°46°26°1990
Apr 1288°194170°47°29°1957
Apr 1387°194170°48°25°1950
Apr 1488°197770°48°29°1943
Apr 1587°197771°48°27°1962
Apr 1687°197771°48°29°1951
Apr 1786°200271°48°29°2001
Apr 1888°197171°49°29°1953
Apr 1988°197171°49°27°1983
Apr 2090°194671°49°30°1943
Apr 2186°194672°49°31°1993
Apr 2288°198072°49°30°1986
Apr 2388°196572°50°33°1963
Apr 2488°198672°50°32°2013
Apr 2588°198972°50°38°1947
Apr 2689°198972°50°35°1988
Apr 2787°194372°51°36°1967
Apr 2889°198773°51°32°1992
Apr 2988°200773°51°33°2008
Apr 3090°195174°52°34°1963
May 188°195274°52°35°1961
May 290°193875°53°35°1960
May 388°195575°53°34°1954
May 492°195975°54°34°1976
May 591°195276°54°40°1957
May 691°201276°54°35°1968
May 790°194076°55°32°1944
May 890°194076°55°36°1944
May 988°194077°55°35°1966
May 1092°202277°56°38°1990
May 1192°202278°56°37°1989
May 1291°201878°56°37°1960
May 1392°201878°56°38°1960
May 1491°200178°57°39°1997
May 1591°200178°57°36°1997
May 1693°196279°57°41°1942
May 1793°194479°57°39°2002
May 1892°198779°58°39°2002
May 1994°198780°58°41°1976
May 2094°198780°58°41°1954
May 2196°194180°59°42°2002
May 2295°194181°59°38°1963
May 2392°202181°60°45°1961
May 2493°199681°60°45°2013
May 2596°195382°60°42°1961
May 2696°194482°61°34°1961
May 2795°201282°61°44°1994
May 2895°201283°62°46°1971
May 2994°194283°62°43°1964
May 3095°195383°62°44°1984
May 3194°195183°62°44°1993
Jun 196°194283°63°45°1972
Jun 296°194284°63°46°1956
Jun 398°201184°63°48°1946
Jun 496°194284°64°47°1954
Jun 595°194384°64°48°1988
Jun 696°196985°64°48°1998
Jun 795°196385°64°47°2000
Jun 897°195385°64°51°2023
Jun 998°195386°64°53°1960
Jun 1098°197786°65°47°1966
Jun 1198°195386°65°45°1988
Jun 1297°202287°66°49°1985
Jun 13100°194387°66°50°2019
Jun 1496°195287°66°51°1955
Jun 1599°195288°66°51°1961
Jun 16100°201688°67°51°1961
Jun 1797°200988°67°52°1941
Jun 1899°194488°67°49°1960
Jun 1999°195388°67°55°1985
Jun 2097°195288°67°52°1980
Jun 2199°198888°67°50°1992
Jun 22100°198888°67°45°1992
Jun 23103°198888°67°51°1972
Jun 24103°198888°67°49°1972
Jun 25102°198888°67°53°1974
Jun 26104°195488°68°56°1961
Jun 27102°195288°68°54°2004
Jun 28105°195288°68°54°1988
Jun 29108°201289°68°53°1950
Jun 30106°195289°68°55°1940
Jul 1105°201289°68°54°1948
Jul 2103°194189°68°50°1947
Jul 397°195489°68°57°1968
Jul 4101°201289°68°52°1968
Jul 5105°201289°69°53°1968
Jul 6107°201289°69°54°1972
Jul 7104°201289°69°55°1972
Jul 8102°198889°69°57°1961
Jul 9101°196690°69°51°1963
Jul 10101°196690°69°50°1963
Jul 11103°196690°69°56°1945
Jul 12105°196690°70°57°2013
Jul 13105°196690°70°55°1975
Jul 1498°193990°70°55°1990
Jul 15103°198090°70°56°1945
Jul 16108°194290°70°56°2014
Jul 17100°194390°69°58°1967
Jul 18101°201290°69°59°1940
Jul 19102°198090°69°56°1947
Jul 2099°198390°69°54°1971
Jul 2198°194590°69°55°1966
Jul 2299°198390°69°47°1947
Jul 23102°194590°69°47°1947
Jul 24104°194590°69°53°2000
Jul 25101°201290°69°54°1948
Jul 26102°195290°68°48°1962
Jul 27103°195290°68°51°2013
Jul 28106°195289°68°52°2004
Jul 29102°194189°68°54°1965
Jul 30102°194189°68°52°1971
Jul 31102°194189°68°52°1971
Aug 1102°194189°68°57°1992
Aug 2104°194789°68°55°1950
Aug 3106°194789°68°54°1986
Aug 4104°194789°67°52°2017
Aug 5104°194789°67°52°1957
Aug 6100°195189°67°53°1990
Aug 7100°200789°67°51°2004
Aug 8100°201289°67°54°2004
Aug 9102°194189°67°54°1976
Aug 10102°194189°67°54°1967
Aug 11104°201089°67°52°1967
Aug 12103°194188°67°53°2004
Aug 13101°195488°66°48°1964
Aug 14103°195488°66°46°2004
Aug 15105°200788°66°49°2004
Aug 16102°198888°66°48°2004
Aug 17104°198888°66°51°2004
Aug 18103°198888°66°55°2012
Aug 19100°196288°66°54°1943
Aug 20100°198789°66°50°1950
Aug 21101°198789°66°51°1950
Aug 22101°200789°66°50°1956
Aug 23101°200789°66°54°1997
Aug 24103°194389°66°52°2015
Aug 25104°194389°66°49°2025
Aug 26104°194388°66°48°2025
Aug 2799°200788°66°48°1967
Aug 2899°194888°65°44°1986
Aug 29101°202488°65°46°1986
Aug 30100°195388°65°46°1946
Aug 31102°194388°65°45°1987
Sep 1101°195387°64°46°1949
Sep 2101°195487°64°51°1949
Sep 3102°195487°64°48°1974
Sep 4104°195486°63°45°1997
Sep 5101°195486°62°48°2017
Sep 6100°194786°62°43°1988
Sep 7103°193986°62°42°1988
Sep 8104°193985°61°46°2024
Sep 9102°193985°61°44°2024
Sep 1098°193884°60°44°1993
Sep 1196°193884°60°42°1940
Sep 12100°193984°60°44°2015
Sep 13102°193984°60°44°1940
Sep 14102°193983°59°41°1964
Sep 1597°201983°59°44°1966
Sep 1698°193982°58°44°1999
Sep 1797°195382°58°42°2000
Sep 1897°195482°58°41°1973
Sep 19100°202281°57°41°1991
Sep 20101°202281°57°38°1991
Sep 2198°194081°56°38°1999
Sep 2298°194080°56°37°1995
Sep 2394°193980°55°35°1995
Sep 2494°193980°55°38°1950
Sep 2594°193980°54°37°2001
Sep 2694°193979°54°37°1991
Sep 2795°193879°54°38°1942
Sep 2898°195378°53°38°1942
Sep 2995°201978°53°34°1949
Sep 3095°201978°52°38°1963
Oct 196°201978°52°34°1958
Oct 293°201977°52°30°1974
Oct 390°200677°51°30°1987
Oct 491°201876°51°33°1999
Oct 595°193876°50°32°1980
Oct 692°200776°50°30°1991
Oct 792°193975°50°28°1987
Oct 891°193975°50°33°1988
Oct 992°193974°49°30°2000
Oct 1089°196374°49°30°1964
Oct 1189°193873°48°27°1987
Oct 1289°198972°48°28°1987
Oct 1388°201772°47°27°1988
Oct 1488°194072°47°30°1944
Oct 1587°193871°47°29°1991
Oct 1687°193871°46°30°1943
Oct 1788°193870°46°28°2022
Oct 1890°193870°46°26°2022
Oct 1989°201669°46°28°2022
Oct 2088°195369°45°29°1972
Oct 2188°195369°45°26°1952
Oct 2284°202068°45°23°1952
Oct 2389°193968°45°22°1981
Oct 2486°200068°44°28°1999
Oct 2585°202467°44°28°1982
Oct 2686°194067°44°28°1942
Oct 2788°194066°44°26°1997
Oct 2886°194066°44°24°1976
Oct 2985°201665°43°23°1952
Oct 3085°195064°43°24°1993
Oct 3183°198764°42°22°1993
Nov 185°201664°42°18°1951
Nov 286°194663°42°14°1951
Nov 382°198763°41°16°1991
Nov 480°194062°41°16°1991
Nov 578°194062°40°20°1993
Nov 681°199961°40°17°1993
Nov 785°194660°39°18°1991
Nov 884°194660°39°14°1991
Nov 980°194260°38°19°1991
Nov 1079°198959°38°20°1950
Nov 1178°198559°38°12°2019
Nov 1282°195559°37°10°1986
Nov 1377°202558°37°12°1986
Nov 1480°195558°37°18°1940
Nov 1578°195858°37°16°1940
Nov 1681°195857°36°12°1959
Nov 1780°201657°36°10°2014
Nov 1878°198556°36°15°2022
Nov 1980°194256°36°17°2022
Nov 2076°199056°36°17°2022
Nov 2172°200356°36°14°1964
Nov 2270°200356°36°11°1964
Nov 2372°199056°35°-2°1950
Nov 2473°199055°35°-3°1950
Nov 2574°196555°35°13°1977
Nov 2678°199054°35°16°1938
Nov 2773°194954°34°13°1955
Nov 2873°199853°34°14°1955
Nov 2972°194152°34°12°1958
Nov 3071°196252°33°11°1964
Dec 177°198251°33°17°1964
Dec 273°198251°33°15°1944
Dec 374°199850°32°12°1942
Dec 471°199850°32°11°1942
Dec 572°195150°32°10°2002
Dec 669°194650°32°5°1984
Dec 770°193949°32°7°1984
Dec 866°195249°32°7°1995
Dec 973°202149°32°2°1995
Dec 1070°201548°31°3°1962
Dec 1173°201548°31°-5°1962
Dec 1274°201548°31°-3°1962
Dec 1372°194848°30°4°2010
Dec 1470°197148°30°2°1989
Dec 1571°198448°30°-4°1989
Dec 1670°198448°30°6°1943
Dec 1772°201647°30°5°1963
Dec 1867°193947°30°3°1963
Dec 1968°194947°30°4°1945
Dec 2070°194947°29°-7°1989
Dec 2166°194147°29°-10°1989
Dec 2268°202546°29°-8°1989
Dec 2373°202546°29°-6°1983
Dec 2474°202146°29°-6°2004
Dec 2571°201646°29°-8°2004
Dec 2676°194246°29°10°2004
Dec 2774°200846°29°10°1950
Dec 2869°198446°29°3°1983
Dec 2971°198445°28°-3°1983
Dec 3077°195145°28°0°1983
Dec 3166°198445°28°-1°1976
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Data: NOAA/NWS Threaded Extremes (threadex) · normals 1991–2020 · part of Weather Trader