How extreme does Henderson's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Henderson has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Evansville Museum station 14 km away. Updated through April 2025 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Henderson has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

108°F Jun 30, 2012

That is about 22°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Henderson (typical high near 87°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 108°F Jun 30, 2012

2 107°F Jun 29, 2012

3 103°F Jun 28, 2012

❄️ Coldest night

-17°F Jan 20, 1985

About 44°F colder than a normal January night in Henderson (typical low near 27°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -17°F Jan 20, 1985

2 -15°F Dec 22, 1989

3 -12°F Dec 23, 1989

🌧️ Most rain in one day

5.74 in Jul 2, 1980

More rain in a single day than Henderson usually gets in the whole month of July (typical July total about 4.5 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.74 in Jul 2, 1980

2 5.47 in Apr 29, 1996

3 5.34 in Sep 23, 2006

⛄ Most snow in one day

19.0 in Dec 22, 2004

The three most extreme on record

1 19.0 in Dec 22, 2004

2 9.0 in Apr 6, 1971

3 9.0 in Mar 10, 1975

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Henderson's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 108°F is about 22°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Henderson's warmest days reach the high 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 108°F and as low as −17°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 19 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Evansville Museum (NOAA GHCN station USC00122731), about 14 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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