Climatology - Annual Records

Paducah, KY

Top 10 Warmest

Rank	Average Temperature (°F)	Year
1	60.9	2012
2	60.7	2023
3	60.6	1938
4 (tie)	60.3	2017
4 (tie)	60.3	2016
6 (tie)	59.9	1998
6 (tie)	59.9	1991
8	59.7	1939
9 (tie)	59.5	2021
9 (tie)	59.5	2007
9 (tie)	59.5	1990
9 (tie)	59.5	1954

Top 10 Coldest

Rank	Average Temperature (°F)	Year
1	55.5	1958
2	55.6	1960
3	55.7	1979
4	55.9	1966
5 (tie)	56.0	1997
5 (tie)	56.0	1996
5 (tie)	56.0	1978
5 (tie)	56.0	1968
5 (tie)	56.0	1963
5 (tie)	56.0	1961

Top 10 Wettest

Rank	Precipitation (inches)	Year
1	74.85	2011
2	70.58	1950
3	70.27	2019
4	67.11	2006
5	65.85	1957
6	65.51	1979
7	65.13	1984
8	64.85	1945
9	62.58	1983
10	62.47	1973

Top 10 Driest

Rank	Precipitation (inches)	Year
1	28.20	1963
2	30.05	2012
3	34.58	1943
4	35.40	1953
5	36.36	1987
6	36.67	2010
7	36.75	1980
8	37.25	1956
9	37.45	2005
10	38.12	1955

Top 10 Snowiest

Rank	July - June Total (inches)	Season	Rank	Calendar Year Total (inches)	Year
1	35.7	1977-1978	1	37.7	1960
2	33.5	1959-1960	2	35.7	1978
3	28.7	1984-1985	3	25.6	2015
4	28.6	2014-2015	4	24.5	1979
5	24.5	1978-1979	5	23.6	1985
6	23.9	2002-2003	6	22.6	1984
7	21.1	1969-1970	7	18.9	1993
8	19.3	1992-1993	8	17.9	2003
9	18.9	2010-2011	9	17.6	1969
10	18.5	2013-2014	10	16.9	2004

Period of Record: December 3, 1937 to January 1, 2024

Evansville, IN

Top 10 Warmest

Rank	Average Temperature (°F)	Year
1	60.6	1921
2	59.8	1931
3	59.7	2012
4	59.6	1938
5 (tie)	59.2	2023
5 (tie)	59.2	1933
7	59.1	1922
8	59.0	2017
9	59.0	2016
10	58.9	1939

Top 10 Coldest

Rank	Average Temperature (°F)	Year
1	53.7	1979
2	53.9	1958
3	54.0	1978
4	54.2	1996
5 (tie)	54.3	1997
5 (tie)	54.3	1966
5 (tie)	54.3	1963
8	54.4	1969
9 (tie)	54.5	1972
9 (tie)	54.5	1960

Top 10 Wettest

Rank	Precipitation (inches)	Year
1	70.03	2011
2	66.18	2006
3	64.00	1996
4	63.13	1950
5	61.95	1945
6	61.22	2020
7	60.61	2019
8	56.24	2018
9	53.88	2008
10	53.66	1957

Top 10 Driest

Rank	Precipitation (inches)	Year
1	25.55	1930
2	27.88	1963
3	27.94	1936
4	29.03	1901
5	29.63	1953
6	29.78	1902
7	30.89	1944
8	31.93	1924
9	32.09	1976
10	32.68	1991

Top 10 Snowiest

Rank	July - June Total (inches)	Season	Rank	Calendar Year Total (inches)	Year
1	37.9	1969-1970	1	36.4	1960
2	37.4	1977-1978	2	31.8	1978
3	30.0	1959-1960	3	28.7	1970
4	26.8	1976-1977	4	28.2	1993
5	26.4	1984-1985	5	27.8	1977
6	26.1	1950-1951	6	26.0	2004
7	24.4	1993-1994	7	25.4	1971
8	23.6	1978-1979	8	24.7	1984
9	22.6	2004-2005	9	24.1	1951
10	22.5	1970-1971	10	23.6	1979

Period of Record: January 1, 1897 to January 1, 2024

Cape Girardeau, MO

Top 10 Warmest

Rank	Average Temperature (°F)	Year
1	60.0	2012
2	59.7	2023
3 (tie)	59.4	1998
3 (tie)	59.4	1991
5	59.3	1990
6 (tie)	59.2	2016
6 (tie)	59.2	1987
8 (tie)	58.8	2017
8 (tie)	58.8	1986
8 (tie)	58.8	1973

Top 10 Coldest

Rank	Average Temperature (°F)	Year
1	55.1	1979
2 (tie)	55.2	2014
2 (tie)	55.2	1978
4	55.4	1976
5	55.6	1966
6 (tie)	56.0	2013
6 (tie)	56.0	2008
8 (tie)	56.1	2003
8 (tie)	56.1	1963
10 (tie)	56.3	2000
10 (tie)	56.3	1968
10 (tie)	56.3	1961

Top 10 Wettest

Rank	Precipitation (inches)	Year
1	74.39	2011
2	68.32	1973
3	65.36	2019
4	60.22	2008
5	58.27	1982
6	58.15	1979
7	57.97	2015*
8	57.56	2018
9	57.16	2002
10	54.81	1990

*Due to equipment malfunction, precipitation data is missing for December 27-28, 2015
An estimated 4 to 5 inches of rain fell in Cape Girardeau over this period. This essentially
means 2015 would have finished as the 3rd wettest year on record behind 2011 and 1973.

Top 10 Driest

Rank	Precipitation (inches)	Year
1	27.00	2012
2	29.91	1980
3	32.79	1976
4	34.78	2017
5	35.96	1963
6	36.96	1999
7	39.18	1992
8	39.40	2010
9	39.52	2005
10	39.58	2004

Period of Record: June 1, 1960 to January 1, 2024

Poplar Bluff, MO

Top 10 Warmest

Rank	Average Temperature (°F)	Year
1	61.9	2012
2	61.1	1954
3	61.0	1941
4	60.8	1922
5 (tie)	60.5	2023
5 (tie)	60.5	2016
5 (tie)	60.5	1946
8	60.4	1998
9	60.3	2017
10	60.2	1900

Top 10 Coldest

Rank	Average Temperature (°F)	Year
1	54.5	1917
2	56.2	1924
3	56.3	1967
4	56.4	1996
5 (tie)	56.6	1972
5 (tie)	56.6	1970
7 (tie)	56.7	2014
7 (tie)	56.7	1993
9	56.9	1969
10 (tie)	57.0	1997
10 (tie)	57.0	1958
10 (tie)	57.0	1940
10 (tie)	57.0	1929

Top 10 Wettest

Rank	Precipitation (inches)	Year
1	77.76	1927
2	71.09	1973
3	70.53	2011
4	69.22	2019
5	67.88	1957
6	66.55	2015
7	65.72	1945
8	62.92	2013
9	62.34	1929
10	62.12	2002

Top 10 Driest

Rank	Precipitation (inches)	Year
1	27.53	1953
2	28.52	1901
3	32.16	1956
4	33.31	2012
5	33.53	1924
6	34.00	1963
7	34.50	1955
8	34.61	1952
9	35.01	1971
10	35.48	1943

Period of Record: January 1, 1893 to January 1, 2024

Carbondale, IL

Top 10 Warmest

Rank	Average Temperature (°F)	Year
1	60.5	1921
2	60.1	1931
3	60.0	1938
4	59.9	1911
5	59.5	1946
6	59.3	2012
7 (tie)	58.9	2023
7 (tie)	58.9	1941
9	58.8	1933
10	58.8	1925

Top 10 Coldest

Rank	Average Temperature (°F)	Year
1	52.3	1979
2	53.2	1978
3	53.4	1976
4	53.8	1993
5 (tie)	54.1	1996
5 (tie)	54.1	1982
7	54.2	2014
8	54.4	1997
9 (tie)	54.5	1994
9 (tie)	54.5	1988

Top 10 Wettest

Rank	Precipitation (inches)	Year
1	74.50	1945
2	63.47	1950
3	62.59	2011
4	60.86	1990
5	60.60	1927
6	58.96	1993
7	58.43	1996
8	57.82	1957
9	56.75	1935
10	55.90	1979

Top 10 Driest

Rank	Precipitation (inches)	Year
1	21.58	1901
2	26.53	1963
3	30.15	1953
4	30.32	2010
5	30.76	1914
6	31.33	1955
7	31.70	2005
8	31.84	1944
9	32.07	1930
10	32.08	2012

Period of Record: November 1, 1898 to January 1, 2024