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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 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1987 1-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1907
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1896
	Ties: 1940, 1966
Mar–Apr 1987 2-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1960
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1930, 1936, 1968, 1992, 2001
Feb–Apr 1987 3-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1958
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
Jan–Apr 1987 4-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
Dec 1986–Apr 1987 5-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1978
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1948
Nov 1986–Apr 1987 6-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1942, 1975, 1997, 2013
Oct 1986–Apr 1987 7-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1933, 1937, 1945, 1967
Sep 1986–Apr 1987 8-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1930, 1934
Aug 1986–Apr 1987 9-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1929, 1930, 1945, 1952
Jul 1986–Apr 1987 10-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1933, 1948
Jun 1986–Apr 1987 11-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1977
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1986, 2007
May 1986–Apr 1987 12-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1977
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1933, 1946, 1972, 2013, 2021
Nov 1985–Apr 1987 18-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1978
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1942, 1953
May 1985–Apr 1987 24-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1978
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1920, 1921, 1953
May 1984–Apr 1987 36-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1979
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2018
	Ties: 1898, 1940, 1989, 1991, 2010
May 1983–Apr 1987 48-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1980
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2019
	Ties: 1915, 1917, 1930, 1958, 1995
May 1982–Apr 1987 60-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1981
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1900, 1903, 1909, 1916, 1931, 1975

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/