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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, March 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1997 1-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1960
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2012
Feb–Mar 1997 2-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1960
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2012
Jan–Mar 1997 3-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2012
	Ties: 1933
Dec 1996–Mar 1997 4-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2012
	Ties: 1919
Nov 1996–Mar 1997 5-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1923
Oct 1996–Mar 1997 6-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932
	Ties: 1927, 2018
Sep 1996–Mar 1997 7-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932
	Ties: 1934
Aug 1996–Mar 1997 8-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1934, 1952, 1973
Jul 1996–Mar 1997 9-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932
	Ties: 1897, 1911, 1928, 1948, 2003
Jun 1996–Mar 1997 10-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1897, 1916, 2009
May 1996–Mar 1997 11-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1900, 1913, 1931, 1952, 1989
Apr 1996–Mar 1997 12-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1930, 1952
Oct 1995–Mar 1997 18-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1978
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1994
Apr 1995–Mar 1997 24-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1978
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1929, 1967, 1984
Apr 1994–Mar 1997 36-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1979
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2018
	Ties: 1910, 1929, 1931, 1952, 1953
Apr 1993–Mar 1997 48-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1980
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1902, 1908, 1913, 1921, 1959
Apr 1992–Mar 1997 60-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1981
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1905, 1919

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/