Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Kentucky
Average Temperature Rankings, May 2018
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
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) | 124ᵗʰ 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) | 86ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1907 |
| 39ᵗʰ 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) | 69ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1960 |
| 56ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2018 4-Month |
52.7°F (11.5°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 110ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1960 |
| 15ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2016 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 2018 5-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 47.1°F (8.4°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 85ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1978 |
| 40ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1945, 1992, 2005 | ||||||
|
Dec 2017–May 2018 6-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 45.3°F (7.4°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 77ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1978 |
| 47ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1934, 1990 | ||||||
|
Nov 2017–May 2018 7-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 45.2°F (7.3°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 85ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1978 |
| 39ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1954 | ||||||
|
Oct 2017–May 2018 8-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 46.7°F (8.2°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 89ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1978 |
| 35ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012, 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1942, 1953, 1954, 1987, 2008 | ||||||
|
Sep 2017–May 2018 9-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 49.1°F (9.5°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 89ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1978 |
| 35ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1923, 1937, 1950 | ||||||
|
Aug 2017–May 2018 10-Month |
52.4°F (11.3°C) | 51.7°F (10.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 77ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1977 |
| 47ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1934 | ||||||
|
Jul 2017–May 2018 11-Month |
54.6°F (12.6°C) | 53.9°F (12.2°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 81ˢᵗ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1977 |
| 43ʳᵈ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1923, 1934, 1995 | ||||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2018 12-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 76ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1977 |
| 48ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1976, 2003 | ||||||
|
Dec 2016–May 2018 18-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 52.0°F (11.1°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 115ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1979 |
| 8ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 1939, 1992 | ||||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2018 24-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
2.3°F (1.2°C) | 121ˢᵗ 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) | 121ˢᵗ 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 |
| 2ⁿᵈ Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 1935 | ||||
|
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 |
| 9ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1935 | ||||
| Ties: 1957, 2006, 2009 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published September 2018, retrieved on September 25, 2018 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/