Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period -0-4--2024 to 05-16-2024

Temperatures for the period averaged 66.8 degrees across the state which was 5 degrees warmer than normal and 15.8 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 77.9 in the West to 75.1 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 2.7 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 1 degrees warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 71.7 degrees in the West to 54.7 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 19.6 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 8.3 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 89.1 degrees at Harlan county and the extreme low was 34.7 degrees at Lewis county.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 4.94 inches statewide which was 1.65 inches above normal and 150.2% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 6.66 inches, Central 6.01 inches, Bluegrass 3.60 inches and East 3.49 inches, which was 3.1, 2.58, 0.55 and 0.37 inches above normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 2.23 inches at Madison county to a high of 9.50 inches at Trigg county. Dewpoint temperatures for the state averaged near 58.8 degrees.