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 April 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Kentucky
Average Temperature Rankings, May 2018
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2018 1-Month |
71.8°F (22.1°C) | 64.4°F (18.0°C) |
7.4°F (4.1°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2018 2-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 59.8°F (15.4°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1907 |
| 40th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 1998 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 2018 3-Month |
55.5°F (13.1°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1960 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 2018 4-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
2.4°F (1.4°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1960 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1925, 1945, 1998, 2004 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 2018 5-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 47.0°F (8.3°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1978 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1945, 1992, 2005 | ||||||
|
Dec 2017–May 2018 6-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 45.3°F (7.4°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1978 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1911, 1976 | ||||||
|
Nov 2017–May 2018 7-Month |
46.3°F (7.9°C) | 45.2°F (7.3°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1978 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1972, 1987 | ||||||
|
Oct 2017–May 2018 8-Month |
47.9°F (8.8°C) | 46.7°F (8.2°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1978 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012, 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1927, 1992 | ||||||
|
Sep 2017–May 2018 9-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 49.2°F (9.6°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1978 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1938, 1954, 1992 | ||||||
|
Aug 2017–May 2018 10-Month |
52.5°F (11.4°C) | 51.7°F (10.9°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1977 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1923, 1925, 1950, 1953, 1976, 1987, 1995 | ||||||
|
Jul 2017–May 2018 11-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 54.0°F (12.2°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1977 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1919, 2011 | ||||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2018 12-Month |
56.1°F (13.4°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1977 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1998 | ||||||
|
Dec 2016–May 2018 18-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 52.1°F (11.2°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1979 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2018 24-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
2.3°F (1.2°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1978 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2015–May 2018 36-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
2.3°F (1.2°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1979 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun 2014–May 2018 48-Month |
57.0°F (13.9°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1980 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2013–May 2018 60-Month |
56.5°F (13.6°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1981 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1957, 2006, 2009 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2021, retrieved on May 15, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/