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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 1971

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1971 1-Month	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1950
Dec 1970–Jan 1971 2-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1932
	Ties: 1927
Nov 1970–Jan 1971 3-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1932
	Ties: 1925, 1931, 1966
Oct 1970–Jan 1971 4-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1932
	Ties: 1917, 1987
Sep 1970–Jan 1971 5-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1932
	Ties: 1920, 2013
Aug 1970–Jan 1971 6-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1932
	Ties: 1921, 1983
Jul 1970–Jan 1971 7-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1932
	Ties: 1906, 1927, 1987
Jun 1970–Jan 1971 8-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1932
	Ties: 1915, 1921, 1944, 1952, 1983, 1988
May 1970–Jan 1971 9-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1932
	Ties: 1941, 1955, 1995
Apr 1970–Jan 1971 10-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1932
	Ties: 1965, 1995, 2021
Mar 1970–Jan 1971 11-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1912, 1916
Feb 1970–Jan 1971 12-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 2010
Aug 1969–Jan 1971 18-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1919, 1980
Feb 1969–Jan 1971 24-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1923
	Ties: 1979
Feb 1968–Jan 1971 36-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1979
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2019
	Ties: 1980
Feb 1967–Jan 1971 48-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1980
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1962
Feb 1966–Jan 1971 60-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1981
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1963, 1979, 1982

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/