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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, January 2021

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2021 1-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1977
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	1950
	Ties: 1935
Dec 2020–Jan 2021 2-Month	36.5°F (2.5°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1918
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	1932
Nov 2020–Jan 2021 3-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1977
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	1932
	Ties: 1953, 2013
Oct 2020–Jan 2021 4-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1977
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	1932
	Ties: 1907, 1937, 2000
Sep 2020–Jan 2021 5-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1977
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	1932
	Ties: 1928, 1995
Aug 2020–Jan 2021 6-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1977
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	1932
	Ties: 2000
Jul 2020–Jan 2021 7-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1977
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	1932
	Ties: 1947, 1949
Jun 2020–Jan 2021 8-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1977
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	1932
	Ties: 1947, 1949
May 2020–Jan 2021 9-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1977
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	1932
	Ties: 1960
Apr 2020–Jan 2021 10-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1977
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	1932
	Ties: 1965, 1971, 1995
Mar 2020–Jan 2021 11-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1918
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2017
	Ties: 1898
Feb 2020–Jan 2021 12-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1918
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1974
Aug 2019–Jan 2021 18-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1918
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2017
Feb 2019–Jan 2021 24-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1918
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	1923
Feb 2018–Jan 2021 36-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1979
				2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2019
	Ties: 2018, 2020
Feb 2017–Jan 2021 48-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1980
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2020
	Ties: 1934, 2022
Feb 2016–Jan 2021 60-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1981
				1st Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2020, 2021
	Ties: 2020

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/