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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 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1973 1-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1907
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1896
	Ties: 1916
Mar–Apr 1973 2-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1960
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1905, 1922, 1974
Feb–Apr 1973 3-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1958
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Jan–Apr 1973 4-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1978
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1937
Dec 1972–Apr 1973 5-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1978
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1967, 1989, 1997
Nov 1972–Apr 1973 6-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1978
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1933, 1945, 1952
Oct 1972–Apr 1973 7-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1978
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1928, 1947
Sep 1972–Apr 1973 8-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1928, 1933, 1952, 1953
Aug 1972–Apr 1973 9-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1985, 1989
Jul 1972–Apr 1973 10-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1916, 1920, 1943, 2009, 2018
Jun 1972–Apr 1973 11-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1908, 1956, 1997
May 1972–Apr 1973 12-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1924, 1966, 1971
Nov 1971–Apr 1973 18-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1978
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1925, 1928, 1930, 1956, 1975
May 1971–Apr 1973 24-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1978
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1937, 1940, 1972, 1975, 1986, 1993
May 1970–Apr 1973 36-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1979
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018
	Ties: 1917, 1931, 1941, 1953, 1975, 1994
May 1969–Apr 1973 48-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1980
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2019
	Ties: 1906, 1907, 1960, 1967, 1984
May 1968–Apr 1973 60-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1981
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2020
	Ties: 1918, 1961, 1967, 1997

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/