Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period -0-4--2024 to 04-18-2024

Temperatures for the period averaged 65.2 degrees across the state which was 9.5 degrees warmer than normal and 10.6 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 79.5 in the West to 75.5 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 9.8 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 6.9 degrees warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 67.3 degrees in the West to 51.4 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 21.3 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 11 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 88.7 degrees at Lawrence county and the extreme low was 33.6 degrees at Cumberland county.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.37 inches statewide which was 0.62 inches below normal and 37.3% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.35 inches, Central 0.34 inches, Bluegrass 0.52 inches and East 0.26 inches, which was 0.77, 0.66, 0.39 and 0.68 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.07 inches at Hopkins county to a high of 2.05 inches at Oldham county. Dewpoint temperatures for the state averaged near 51.0 degrees.