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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, January 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1970 1-Month	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-7.4°F (-4.1°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1977
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1950
Dec 1969–Jan 1970 2-Month	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-6.0°F (-3.4°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1918
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1932
Nov 1969–Jan 1970 3-Month	33.2°F (0.7°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-5.2°F (-2.9°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1932
Oct 1969–Jan 1970 4-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1932
Sep 1969–Jan 1970 5-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1932
Aug 1969–Jan 1970 6-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-3.3°F (-1.8°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1932
Jul 1969–Jan 1970 7-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1977
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1932
Jun 1969–Jan 1970 8-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1977
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1932
	Ties: 1963
May 1969–Jan 1970 9-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1977
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1932
Apr 1969–Jan 1970 10-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1977
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1932
	Ties: 1904
Mar 1969–Jan 1970 11-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1918
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
Feb 1969–Jan 1970 12-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1918
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
Aug 1968–Jan 1970 18-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1918
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2017
	Ties: 1964
Feb 1968–Jan 1970 24-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1918
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1923
	Ties: 1962
Feb 1967–Jan 1970 36-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1979
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2019
Feb 1966–Jan 1970 48-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1980
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1979
Feb 1965–Jan 1970 60-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1981
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020, 2021

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/