Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period -0-4--2024 to 04-24-2024

Temperatures for the period averaged 53.8 degrees across the state which was 4.2 degrees cooler than normal and 3.8 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 69.4 in the West to 67.0 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 2.4 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 3.8 degrees cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 50.3 degrees in the West to 38.3 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 1.8 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 4.1 degrees cooler than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 75.2 degrees at Lawrence county and the extreme low was 26.6 degrees at Harlan county.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.05 inches statewide which was 0.4 inches below normal and 11.2% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.04 inches, Central 0.04 inches, Bluegrass 0.06 inches and East 0.07 inches, which was 0.48, 0.41, 0.35 and 0.34 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Barren county to a high of 0.19 inches at Shelby county. Dewpoint temperatures for the state averaged near 39.2 degrees.