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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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City: Lexington Louisville Paducah

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Lexington, Kentucky

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1997

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1997 1-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1960
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1986, 1987
Feb–Mar 1997 2-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1960
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2012
	Ties: 1998
Jan–Mar 1997 3-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2012
Dec 1996–Mar 1997 4-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2012
	Ties: 1991
Nov 1996–Mar 1997 5-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1986, 2008
Oct 1996–Mar 1997 6-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
Sep 1996–Mar 1997 7-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1937, 1952, 2004
Aug 1996–Mar 1997 8-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1987
Jul 1996–Mar 1997 9-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1928, 1931, 1988
Jun 1996–Mar 1997 10-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1973
May 1996–Mar 1997 11-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1931, 2003
Apr 1996–Mar 1997 12-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1917
Oct 1995–Mar 1997 18-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1919
Apr 1995–Mar 1997 24-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1978
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1929, 1965
Apr 1994–Mar 1997 36-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1979
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2018
	Ties: 1941, 1953
Apr 1993–Mar 1997 48-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1980
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1921, 1931
Apr 1992–Mar 1997 60-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1981
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1918, 1919, 1930, 1960

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/