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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Kentucky

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1985

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1985 1-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1960
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Feb–Mar 1985 2-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1960
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1951
Jan–Mar 1985 3-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-3.3°F (-1.8°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1978
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1924
Dec 1984–Mar 1985 4-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1924
Nov 1984–Mar 1985 5-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 2011
Oct 1984–Mar 1985 6-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932
Sep 1984–Mar 1985 7-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932
	Ties: 1914, 1956, 1962
Aug 1984–Mar 1985 8-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2017
	Ties: 1931, 1961, 2003
Jul 1984–Mar 1985 9-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1977
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1932
	Ties: 1924, 1962, 1967
Jun 1984–Mar 1985 10-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1910, 1930, 1973
May 1984–Mar 1985 11-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1924, 1965
Apr 1984–Mar 1985 12-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2017
	Ties: 1981
Oct 1983–Mar 1985 18-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1978
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2017
	Ties: 1902, 2014
Apr 1983–Mar 1985 24-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1978
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2017
	Ties: 1941, 1952
Apr 1982–Mar 1985 36-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1979
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1912, 1966, 1972, 1984, 1995, 2015
Apr 1981–Mar 1985 48-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1980
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2019, 2020
Apr 1980–Mar 1985 60-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1981
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020
	Ties: 1908, 1918, 1961, 1973, 1977

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/