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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 1982

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1982 1-Month	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-4.9°F (-2.7°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1977
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1950
	Ties: 1961
Dec 1981–Jan 1982 2-Month	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-4.0°F (-2.3°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1918
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1932
Nov 1981–Jan 1982 3-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1932
Oct 1981–Jan 1982 4-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1977
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1932
	Ties: 1899
Sep 1981–Jan 1982 5-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1932
Aug 1981–Jan 1982 6-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1932
	Ties: 1902, 1978
Jul 1981–Jan 1982 7-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1932
	Ties: 2001
Jun 1981–Jan 1982 8-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1932
	Ties: 1905, 1936, 1959, 1964
May 1981–Jan 1982 9-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1932
	Ties: 1904
Apr 1981–Jan 1982 10-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1932
	Ties: 1911, 1961, 1964, 1994, 2001
Mar 1981–Jan 1982 11-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1925, 1948, 1997
Feb 1981–Jan 1982 12-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
	Ties: 1990, 1997
Aug 1980–Jan 1982 18-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1962, 1963, 2015
Feb 1980–Jan 1982 24-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1923
	Ties: 1968, 1981
Feb 1979–Jan 1982 36-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1979
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2019
	Ties: 1969, 1977, 1978
Feb 1978–Jan 1982 48-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1980
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2020
	Ties: 1964
Feb 1977–Jan 1982 60-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1981
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1963, 1971, 1979

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/