Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period -1-1--2023 to 03-28-2024

Temperatures for the period averaged 42.3 degrees across the state which was 3.6 degrees warmer than normal . High temperatures averaged from 53.3 in the West to 52.2 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 3.4 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 2.4 degrees warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 40.2 degrees in the West to 31.4 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 10 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 4.3 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 82.2 at Lawrence county and the extreme low was -14.1 at Cumberland county.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 13.85 inches statewide which was 2.32 inches below normal and 85.7% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 12.25 inches, Central 14.34 inches, Bluegrass 13.66 inches and East 15.16 inches, which was 5.25, 2.99, 0.49 and 0.53 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 10.27 inches at Union county to a high of 19.78 inches at Harlan county. Dewpoint temperatures for the state averaged near 33.2 degrees.