How extreme does Bowling Green's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green Wwtp station 3 km away. Updated through June 2026 — 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 Bowling Green has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

104°F Jun 26, 1988

That is about 23°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Bowling Green (typical high near 81°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 104°F Jun 26, 1988

2 103°F Jun 28, 2012

3 101°F Jul 8, 1988

❄️ Coldest night

-20°F Jan 21, 1984

About 39°F colder than a normal January night in Bowling Green (typical low near 19°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -20°F Jan 21, 1984

2 -19°F Jan 17, 1977

3 -19°F Dec 23, 1989

🌧️ Most rain in one day

4.49 in Jul 10, 1979

More rain in a single day than Bowling Green usually gets in the whole month of July (typical July total about 3.5 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.49 in Jul 10, 1979

2 4.25 in Jun 22, 2006

3 4.08 in Jul 26, 1989

⛄ Most snow in one day

10.0 in Mar 5, 1993

Close to a whole typical March's snow in one day (Bowling Green averages about 3 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 10.0 in Mar 5, 1993

2 8.0 in Dec 6, 1977

3 8.0 in Jan 3, 1996

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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Bowling Green's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 104°F is about 23°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, Bowling Green's warmest days reach the mid-80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 104°F and as low as −20°F. A single day has delivered over 4 inches of rain or close to 10 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 Bowling Green Wwtp (NOAA GHCN station USC00330862), about 3 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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