KENTUCKY MONTHLY AND ANNUAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR -- 1998 By: Tom Priddy, UK Agricultural Weather Center * Graphs of Kentucky Monthly Temperature and Rainfall available at: http://wwwagwx.ca.uky.edu/climgraphs/ and weekly graphs available within the UKAWC Kentucky Weather Information Web site. Kentucky Climate Summary: 1998* Weather for 1998 was like being on a rollercoaster with lots of ups and downs...both in temperatures and precipitation. The first half of the year was "El Nino" driven...and "La Nino" took over during the latter half for the year. The result for Kentucky was a very mild winter, cool and wet spring all the way thru July, and the later half of the year was dry and mild. And this up and down weather pattern was totally out of phase with the crop season. Early mild conditions had some producers moving to the fields in by March. But an extended cool, wet spring and summer (thru July) interrupted planting, and slowed growth and development for crops. Conditions reversed during the first half of August...with drought-like dryness developing for the remainder of the growing season. Interestingly, the increased rainfall during the first half of the year was nearly offset by the near-drought conditions during the latter half of the year. Temperatures for the year averaged 59 degrees across the state which was 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 70 in the West to 68 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 50 degrees in the West to 48 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for 1998 totaled 49.29 inches statewide which was 2.21 inches ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 47.84 inches, Central 51.14 inches, Bluegrass 48.30 inches and East 49.87 inches, which was -0.24, +2.11, +3.78 and +3.21 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 37.62 inches at Henderson to a high of 60.71 inches at Somerset. * = Based on preliminary data. --- Kentucky Climate Summary: December 1998 Mild with ABOVE NORMAL Rainfall: Most of December received mild-to-seasonable temperatures except the final week which suffered from a major winter storm and bitter cold temperatures. Temperatures for the month averaged 41 degrees across the state which was 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 49 in the West to 50 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 32 degrees in the West to 34 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 10 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the mid 70's and extreme low temperatures plunged into the single digits during the final week of December. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the month totaled 4.52 inches statewide which was 0.30 inches ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 3.77 inches, Central 5.05 inches, Bluegrass 3.83 inches and East 5.43 inches, which was -0.68, +0.51, +0.04 and +1.36 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 2.24 inches at Cape Girardeau to a high of 7.36 inches at Somerset. Snowfall during the last week of the month totaled from 1 to 4 inches statewide with 1/2 to 1 inch of freezing rain in the Southern half of the state. --- Kentucky Weather Summary: November 1998 Very Mild and Dry: The first full week of November 1998 was unseasonably cool...but the remainder of the month was dominated by very mild temperatures. Temperatures for the month averaged 49 degrees across the state which was 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. The warmest November was 1931 with an average monthly temperature of 53.7 degrees. High temperatures averaged from 61 in the West to 60 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 40 degrees in the West to 38 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the mid 70's and extreme low temperatures provided frost in the mid 20's on Nov. 5th and 12th. Three out of four weeks were DRY this past November...but the second full week received significant rainfall boosting that week to NEAR NORMAL. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the month totaled 2.12 inches statewide which was 1.81 inches BELOW NORMAL. The driest November was 1976 with 0.85 inches. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 2.36 inches, Central 1.99 inches, Bluegrass 2.02 inches and East 2.12 inches, which was 1.91, 2.13, 1.52 and 1.67 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 1.30 inches at Nashville to a high of 2.92 inches at Cape Girardeau. No snowfall was reported. --- Kentucky Climate Summary: October 1998 Mild and Dry Conditions Aid Harvest Operations...Third Straight Month for BELOW NORMAL Rainfall: Temperatures for October 1998 averaged 60 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 74 in the West to 71 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 49 degrees in the West to 46 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from NEAR NORMAL in the West to 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the mid 80's (Oct 5th) and extreme low temperatures were in the upper 20's with the first significant frost on Oct 23rd, ending the growing season. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the month totaled 2.79 inches statewide which was 0.24 inches BELOW NORMAL. Paducah's October 7th one-day rainfall of over 4 inches helped to elevate the monthly West and state rain totals. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 4.02 inches, Central 2.65 inches, Bluegrass 2.52 inches and East 1.97 inches, which was +0.87, -0.37, -0.34 and -1.11 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals for the month ranged from a low of 1.12 inches at London to a high of 8.14 inches at Paducah. --- Kentucky Climate Summary: September 1998 WARM AND VERY DRY: Drought conditions with MUCH ABOVE NORMAL temperatures and MUCH BELOW NORMAL rainfall continued to plague the Bluegrass state since the first week in August. Temperatures for September 1998 averaged 74 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 88 in the West to 86 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 7 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 9 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 61 degrees in the West to 60 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Rainfall for the month totaled 1.15 inches statewide which was 2.30 inches BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.53 inches, Central 1.46 inches, Bluegrass 1.06 inches and East 1.55 inches, which was 2.97, 2.18, 2.25 and 1.80 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, rainfall totals ranged from a low of 0.10 inches at Paducah to a high of 3.38 inches at Glasgow. --- Kentucky Weather Summary: For August 1998 Dry Conditions with ABOVE NORMAL Temperatures Across the Bluegrass State: After the 3rd wettest June and July (combined) in Kentucky on record, August 1998, rainfall was nearly 2 inches BELOW NORMAL with some Bluegrass area locations suffering the driest August on record and the third driest month on record. Temperatures for August 1998 averaged 76 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 88 degrees in the West to 86 degrees in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from NEAR NORMAL in the West to 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 66 degrees in the West to 64 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the East. There were several hot, muggy days where the daily high temperature exceeded 90 degrees but this was generally less than 8 days. Paducah was the exception to this rule with 10 days but that was 3 days less than normal. Regardless, there were no days where the daily high temperature equaled or exceeded 100 degrees. By the end of the month, Corn Growing Degree Days (CGDD's) ranged from 2852 at Covington to over 3300 at Princeton. Rainfall for August 1998 totaled 2.02 inches statewide which was 1.71 inches BELOW NORMAL. For some locations (ie Lexington), this was the driest August on record and the third driest month back to 1896. The driest areas were in the Central and Bluegrass areas (climate zones). It should be noted that rainfall coverage was quite variable with the driest location (Lexington) very near the wettest location (Williamstown). Rainfall totals by climate division, West 2.42 inches, Central 1.61 inches, Bluegrass 1.58 inches and East 2.49 inches, which was 1.07, 2.14, 2.23 and 1.38 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, rainfall totals in Kentucky ranged from a low of 0.29 inches at Lexington to a high of 3.59 inches at Williamstown. Rainfall accumulations since April 1, 1998 were 4 to 11 inches ABOVE NORMAL statewide. One final irony, even after a dry August 1998, the months of June, July and August combined was the fourth wettest summer (17.20") on record back to 1896 (1928 was the wettest summer statewide with 19.05"...1930 the driest summer with 5.06"). --- Kentucky Climate Summary: For July 1998 July 1998 was a very wet and cool month for most of Kentucky. Temperatures for the month averaged 76 degrees across the state which was NEAR NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 87 in the West to 84 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 2 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 2 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 70 degrees in the West to 66 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Weekly temperatures averaged from slightly below and slightly above normal each week. And most locations only recorded 1 or 2 days where the daily high temperature equaled or exceeded 90 degrees which is 6 or 12 days less than normal depending on location. Southeastern areas received only 1 to 2 inches and was the driest section of the state for the month. The remainder of the state received abundant rainfall ranging from 4 to 6 inches with some far West and North Central stations reporting 7 to 9 inhes for the month. Weekly rainfall totals were mostly above normal except for the second weekly which recorded below normal rainfall for the state as a whole. Strong storms moved through the Central parts of the state during the third week. Lexington reported a record one-day-rainfall of 4.38 inches on the 20th. Rainfall for the month totaled 5.06 inches statewide which was 0.38 inches ABOVE NORMAL. Monthly rainfall totals by climate division, West 5.78 inches, Central 5.16 inches, Bluegrass 5.55 inches and East 3.75 inches, which was +1.67, +0.26, +0.86 and -1.25 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 1.98 inches at Bristol to a high of 8.41 inches at Louisville. --- Kentucky Climate Summary: For June 1998 Temperatures for the month averaged 74 degrees across the state which was 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 86 in the West to 82 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 1 degree BELOW NORMAL in the West to 1 degree BELOW NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 66 degrees in the West to 63 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the month totaled 9.25 inches statewide which was 5.43 inches ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 9.33 inches, Central 10.40 inches, Bluegrass 9.10 inches and East 8.18 inches, which was 5.66, 6.47, 5.35 and 4.25 inches respectively ABOVE NORMAL normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 5.57 inches at Evansville to a high of 12.73 inches at Bowling Green. --- Kentucky Climate Summary: May 1998* Generally Warm and Wet May 1998...Slightly Drier for West and West Central Kentucky...Strong Storms at Month's End... Temperatures for the month averaged 69 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 81 in the West to 77 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from NEAR NORMAL in the West to 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 61 degrees in the West to 57 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. By mid-month, several days were reported with high temperatures near 90 degrees...and Paduach recorded 94 degrees on the 31st. Yet, neither Louisville, Lexington, Covington nor Jackson report any days with high temperatures at 90 degrees or greater. No frosts were recorded during the month but extreme low temperatures plunged to the low to mid 40's on the 5th. Generally, the latter half of May was much warmer than the first half. The wet conditions from April finally subsided during mid-May when drier weather allowed field activity to increase. Rainfall for May 1998 totaled 4.81 inches statewide which was 0.11 inches ABOVE NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 4.15 inches, Central 4.71 inches, Bluegrass 5.33 inches and East 5.05 inches, which was -0.75, -0.20, +0.80 and +0.59 inches respectively from normal. By station, rainfall totals ranged from a low of 2.86 inches at Paducah to a high of 6.92 inches at Lexington with over 2 inches occurring at Lexington on the 31st. --- Kentucky Climate Summary: April 1998* BELOW NORMAL Temperatures and ABOVE NORMAL Rainfall: Temperatures for April 1998 averaged 55 degrees across the state which was 1 degree BELOW NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 67 in the West to 66 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 5 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to NEAR NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 47 degrees in the West to 44 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature were NEAR NORMAL across the state. Extreme high temperatrues were in the upper 70's (April 7, 15 & 25th) and extreme low temperatures were in the upper 20's to low 30's... however, the BELOW NORMAL temperatures for the month only provided one day with morning low's at 32 degrees or less for most of the state (the exception is Covington with 4 days). The first half of April 1998 received NEAR NORMAL rainfall...but ABOVE NORMAL rain the remainder of the month provided surplus soil moisture statewide...threatening flooding/flash flooding and halting field activities. Several locations exceeded rainfall totals of 10 inches (Bowling Green, Cumberland Gap & Glasgow). Rainfall for the month totaled 7.87 inches statewide which was 3.66 inches ABOVE NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 6.35 inches, Central 9.06 inches, Bluegrass 7.39 inches and East 8.69 inches, which was 1.76, 4.76, 3.36 and 4.75 inches respectively ABOVE NORMAL. By station, rainfall totals ranged from a low of 4.97 inches at Paducah to a high of 13.57 inches at Cumberland Gap. --- Kentucky Climate Summary: March 1998* March 1998 continued the mild conditions and Below Normal precipitation of previous winter months...but Artic air invaded the Bluegrass State at Mid Month. Some rainfall events occurred but snowfall was short for most of Kentucky. Temperatures for the March 1998 averaged 47 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 57 in the West to 57 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 4 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 39 degrees in the West to 38 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperatures ranged from 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. A wide range of extremes provided roller-coaster temperatures during the month. Extreme high temperatures were in the low-to-mid 80's during the final week of the month and broke records in many sections of the state. Extreme lows occurred near mid-month with Artic air pushing temperatures into the single digits. Louisville reported a record low temperature of 10 degrees on the 12th...Bardstown reported 5 degrees on the 12th. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the month totaled 3.04 inches statewide which was 1.54 inches BELOW NORMAL normal. Snowfall was light for most of the state with Lexington and Louisville receiving near one inch of snowfall and Jackson reporting 4 inches of snowfall. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 2.93 inches, Central 3.08 inches, Bluegrass 3.21 inches and East 2.95 inches, which was 2.04, 1.60, 1.19 and 1.32 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 1.97 inches at Huntington to a high of 4.08 inches at Somerset. --- Kentucky Climate Summary: For Febuary 1998* Unseasonably Mild February 1998 with BELOW NORMAL precipitation (liq. equ.) and ABOVE NORMAL SNOWFALL for most of the state: February 1998 continued the mild weather of the previous month with temperatures for the month averaging 43 degrees across the state. This was 7 degrees ABOVE NORMAL compared to over 10 degrees ABOVE NORMAL for January 1998. In fact, however, February was one degree warmer than January's 42 degrees. High temperatures averaged from 52 in the West to 50 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 6 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 36 degrees in the West to 36 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperatures ranged from 9 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 10 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme record-high temperatures occurred during the end of the month with high temperatures in the low to mid 70's. Jackson reported a record high of 76 degrees on Thursday Feb. 26th. Extreme low temperatures were in the mid 20's with the lowest temperature of 13 degrees reported at Lexington on Feb. 8th. Precipitation for February 1998 was BELOW NORMAL in terms of liquid equivelent water for the state as a whole but record snowfall of 15 to 24 inches occurred in the Eastern two-thirds of the state during the first week of the month. Some locations reported ABOVE NORMAL precipitation. Both Paducah and Jackson reported ABOVE NORMAL liquid equ. moisture... Jackson's was in the solid form and Paducah's was in the liquid form. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the month totaled 3.04 inches statewide which was 0.49 inches BELOW NORMAL. Sunshine was at a premium for Feb. 1998. Louisville reported 34 percent of possible sunshine. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 3.55 inches, Central 2.77 inches, Bluegrass 2.50 inches and East 3.33 inches, which was 0.23, 1.05, 0.54 and 0.13 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 1.93 inches at Evansville to a high of 5.24 inches at Jackson. --- Kentucky Climate Summary: For January 1998* Very Mild Temperatures (7th Warmest January since 1895) and Very Cloudy with Below Normal Rainfall West...Near Normal Central, Above Normal Rainfall Bluegrass and East...Very Little Snowfall. Temperatures for the month averaged 42 degrees across the state which was 10 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. Preliminary analysis indicated this was one of the top 10 warmest January's on record...tying 1990 as the 7th warmest January. January 1950 was the warmest with nearly 45 degrees for the monthly average temperatures and 1932 as the second warmest. The coldest January on record was 1977 with a monthly average temperature of 18 degrees. High temperatures averaged from 48 in the West to 49 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 10 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 34 degrees in the West to 35 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 10 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 12 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the upper 60's to near 70 during the first week of January. Most locations reported at least 10 days where the high temperatures was 50 degrees or greater. But only half the normal number of days were recorded for morning low temperatures of 32 degrees or less. This helped to increase January's monthly average temperature to one of the 10 warmest since 1895. Extreme lows were in the low teens on the 1st of January but never fell into the teens for the remainder of the month. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the month totaled 3.48 inches statewide which was 0.29 inches ABOVE NORMAL. The largest January precipitation total occurred during 1937 with over 16 inches. Cloud cover was the rule with Louisville reporting only 28 percent of normal sunshine. Snowfall was near non-existent with most location having only a dusting..however, Louisville reported 4 inches. Paducah reported a trace of snow...Lexington one tenth inch...and Jackson one half inch. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 2.52 inches, Central 3.39 inches, Bluegrass 3.75 inches and East 4.26 inches, which was -0.67, -0.01, +0.98 and +0.85 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 2.03 inches at Henderson to a high of 6.92 inches at Somerset. Temperature(F) ranking for Kentucky for January Rank Year Data Rank Year Data Rank Year Data Rank Year Data Rank Year Data 1 1977 18.4 2 1918 19.5 3 1940 20.0 4 1978 23.0 5 1912 24.8 6 1985 25.5 7 1979 25.7 8 1948 26.1 9 1905 26.4 10 1970 26.9 11 1963 26.9 12 1994 27.1 13 1966 28.2 14 1936 28.4 15 1895 28.8 16 1984 28.9 17 1981 28.9 18 1982 29.2 19 1961 29.6 20 1924 30.2 21 1968 30.4 22 1988 30.5 23 1976 30.7 24 1945 30.8 25 1897 30.9 26 1904 31.2 27 1971 31.6 28 1942 31.6 29 1962 31.8 30 1958 31.8 31 1956 31.9 32 1915 31.9 33 1969 32.3 34 1920 32.3 35 1997 32.5 36 1996 32.5 37 1902 32.6 38 1959 32.7 39 1910 32.7 40 1987 32.8 41 1957 33.0 42 1926 33.3 43 1899 33.3 44 1930 33.5 45 1922 33.5 46 1929 33.6 47 1986 33.7 48 1903 33.7 49 1955 33.9 50 1928 33.9 51 1908 33.9 52 1973 34.0 53 1983 34.1 54 1964 34.4 55 1991 34.5 56 1927 34.7 57 1925 34.7 58 1980 34.9 59 1938 34.9 60 1896 35.0 61 1995 35.1 62 1965 35.4 63 1941 35.5 64 1917 35.6 65 1901 35.6 66 1992 35.8 67 1954 35.9 68 1946 36.0 69 1935 36.0 70 1900 36.1 71 1931 36.4 72 1972 36.5 73 1944 36.7 74 1919 36.8 75 1960 36.9 76 1951 37.0 77 1943 37.1 78 1909 37.2 79 1993 37.8 80 1967 37.8 81 1975 38.3 82 1914 38.3 83 1921 38.6 84 1911 38.6 85 1906 38.6 86 1939 38.8 87 1934 38.8 88 1898 39.3 89 1947 39.6 90 1923 39.9 91 1916 40.1 92 1953 40.6 93 1989 40.7 94 1974 40.8 95 1952 41.0 96 1913 41.4 97 1990 42.0 98 1907 42.1 99 1933 42.7 100 1937 42.8 101 1949 43.1 102 1932 43.3 103 1950 44.8 Precipitation(in) ranking for Kentucky for January Rank Year Data Rank Year Data Rank Year Data Rank Year Data Rank Year Data 1 1981 0.92 2 1986 1.16 3 1970 1.28 4 1896 1.30 5 1931 1.42 6 1984 1.45 7 1963 1.45 8 1943 1.54 9 1944 1.69 10 1967 1.70 11 1940 1.75 12 1983 1.80 13 1955 1.87 14 1901 1.93 15 1934 1.94 16 1987 1.95 17 1968 2.04 18 1977 2.12 19 1908 2.29 20 1922 2.33 21 1914 2.40 22 1992 2.41 23 1941 2.43 24 1961 2.47 25 1980 2.49 26 1973 2.51 27 1928 2.56 28 1903 2.60 29 1958 2.69 30 1925 2.70 31 1985 2.84 32 1960 2.84 33 1900 2.91 34 1905 2.95 35 1911 3.00 36 1936 3.07 37 1942 3.10 38 1964 3.16 39 1921 3.19 40 1912 3.22 41 1993 3.23 42 1997 3.29 43 1948 3.30 44 1904 3.30 45 1897 3.39 46 1991 3.45 47 1988 3.53 48 1938 3.58 49 1971 3.59 50 1909 3.61 51 1906 3.62 52 1965 3.77 53 1919 3.77 54 1956 3.89 55 1945 3.95 56 1976 4.12 57 1990 4.15 58 1926 4.17 59 1975 4.30 60 1946 4.40 61 1989 4.59 62 1910 4.59 63 1962 4.64 64 1969 4.66 65 1953 4.67 66 1995 4.70 67 1929 4.73 68 1996 4.89 69 1959 4.89 70 1994 4.99 71 1930 5.05 72 1933 5.16 73 1915 5.24 74 1966 5.26 75 1924 5.26 76 1918 5.29 77 1902 5.35 78 1954 5.36 79 1952 5.40 80 1935 5.45 81 1939 5.59 82 1979 5.60 83 1972 5.63 84 1978 5.82 85 1895 5.94 86 1982 5.96 87 1947 6.26 88 1957 6.29 89 1923 6.36 90 1899 6.49 91 1927 6.59 92 1917 6.64 93 1949 6.77 94 1974 6.85 95 1920 7.03 96 1951 7.43 97 1916 7.58 98 1932 8.25 99 1907 8.36 100 1898 9.13 101 1913 11.89 102 1950 12.48 103 1937 16.13 ----------- * Graphs of Kentucky Monthly Temperature and Rainfall available at: http://wwwagwx.ca.uky.edu/climgraphs/ and weekly graphs available within the UKAWC Kentucky Weather Information Web si te.