Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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 March 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Kentucky
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2017
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 2017 1-Month |
35.8°F (2.1°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1989 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
Nov–Dec 2017 2-Month |
41.4°F (5.2°C) | 40.7°F (4.8°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1942 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 2017 3-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 46.1°F (7.8°C) |
1.3°F (0.8°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1934 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 2017 4-Month |
52.6°F (11.4°C) | 51.7°F (10.9°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 2003 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 2017 5-Month |
56.7°F (13.7°C) | 56.4°F (13.6°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1928, 1948, 1953, 1986, 2012 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 2017 6-Month |
60.1°F (15.6°C) | 59.7°F (15.4°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 1927, 1955, 1983 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 2017 7-Month |
61.8°F (16.6°C) | 61.6°F (16.4°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1930, 1982 | ||||||
May–Dec 2017 8-Month |
62.2°F (16.8°C) | 61.9°F (16.6°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1980 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 2017 9-Month |
62.1°F (16.7°C) | 61.2°F (16.2°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1938, 1970, 1987, 2005 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 2017 10-Month |
60.7°F (15.9°C) | 59.6°F (15.3°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1921 | ||||
Ties: 1902 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 2017 11-Month |
59.4°F (15.2°C) | 57.5°F (14.2°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1921 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 2011, 2018 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 2017 12-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
2.3°F (1.2°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1921 | ||||
Ties: 1931 | ||||||
Jul 2016–Dec 2017 18-Month |
59.5°F (15.3°C) | 56.9°F (13.8°C) |
2.6°F (1.5°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1977 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
Jan 2016–Dec 2017 24-Month |
57.9°F (14.4°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1979 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1922 | 1922 | ||||
Jan 2015–Dec 2017 36-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1978, 1980 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 2019 | ||||||
Jan 2014–Dec 2017 48-Month |
56.7°F (13.7°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1979 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 2008, 2012 | ||||||
Jan 2013–Dec 2017 60-Month |
56.3°F (13.5°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1980 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 1955, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2015 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 18, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/