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

Temperatures for the period averaged 70.2 degrees across the state which was 14 degrees warmer than normal and 10 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 83.2 in the West to 80.8 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 13 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 11.7 degrees warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 74.5 degrees in the West to 58.1 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 27.9 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 17.3 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 44.1 degrees at Meade county.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.23 inches statewide which was 0.19 inches below normal and 54.4% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.35 inches, Central 0.30 inches, Bluegrass 0.26 inches and East 0.02 inches, which was 0.13, 0.12, 0.13 and 0.38 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Boyle county to a high of 1.01 inches at Calloway county. Dewpoint temperatures for the state averaged near 57.5 degrees.