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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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Kentucky

Average Temperature Rankings, April 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1961 1-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-5.5°F (-3.1°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1907
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1896
Mar–Apr 1961 2-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1960
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1912, 1956, 1978
Feb–Apr 1961 3-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1958
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Jan–Apr 1961 4-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1978
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1934, 1993
Dec 1960–Apr 1961 5-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1978
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1920
Nov 1960–Apr 1961 6-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1978
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1964, 1982
Oct 1960–Apr 1961 7-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1978
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
Sep 1960–Apr 1961 8-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1977
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1964
Aug 1960–Apr 1961 9-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1977
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1915, 1984
Jul 1960–Apr 1961 10-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1977
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1962, 2001
Jun 1960–Apr 1961 11-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1977
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1926, 1966
May 1960–Apr 1961 12-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1977
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1963, 2015
Nov 1959–Apr 1961 18-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1978
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1959, 1969
May 1959–Apr 1961 24-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1978
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1960, 1982
May 1958–Apr 1961 36-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1979
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1919
May 1957–Apr 1961 48-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1980
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2019
	Ties: 1962, 1963
May 1956–Apr 1961 60-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1981
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
	Ties: 1918, 1967, 1973, 1997

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/