Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Kentucky
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1988 1-Month |
37.0°F (2.8°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1989 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 2003, 2016 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1988 2-Month |
41.8°F (5.4°C) | 40.7°F (4.8°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1979 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1988 3-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1988 4-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 51.8°F (11.0°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1976 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1988 5-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 56.4°F (13.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1976 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1909, 1996 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1988 6-Month |
59.4°F (15.2°C) | 59.7°F (15.4°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1976 |
| 84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1914, 1920, 1993 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1988 7-Month |
61.3°F (16.3°C) | 61.6°F (16.4°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1976 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1977 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1988 8-Month |
61.6°F (16.4°C) | 61.9°F (16.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1976 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1983, 1993, 2008, 2013, 2014 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1988 9-Month |
60.8°F (16.0°C) | 61.2°F (16.2°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1976 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 2009, 2013 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1988 10-Month |
59.3°F (15.2°C) | 59.6°F (15.3°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1917 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1921 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 1975, 2008 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1988 11-Month |
57.0°F (13.9°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1917 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1921 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1929, 1983 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1988 12-Month |
54.8°F (12.7°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1921 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1905, 1926, 1947, 1977 | ||||||
|
Jul 1987–Dec 1988 18-Month |
56.6°F (13.7°C) | 56.9°F (13.8°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1977 |
| 89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1945, 1975 | ||||||
|
Jan 1987–Dec 1988 24-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1979 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1922 | ||||
| Ties: 1920, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1943, 1965, 1975 | ||||||
|
Jan 1986–Dec 1988 36-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1978, 1980 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1900, 1913, 1943, 1957, 1987 | ||||||
|
Jan 1985–Dec 1988 48-Month |
55.7°F (13.2°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1979 |
| 65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1930, 1990, 1994 | ||||||
|
Jan 1984–Dec 1988 60-Month |
55.7°F (13.2°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1980 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1915, 1944, 1952, 1987 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 4, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/