Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period -0-4--2024 to 04-23-2024

Temperatures for the period averaged 57.4 degrees across the state which was 0.4 degrees warmer than normal and 5.2 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 69.7 in the West to 68.2 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 1.2 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 1.7 degrees cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 58.0 degrees in the West to 45.8 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 10.6 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 4.3 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 86.2 degrees at Union county and the extreme low was 26.6 degrees at Harlan county.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.57 inches statewide which was 0.43 inches below normal and 57.0% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.69 inches, Central 0.78 inches, Bluegrass 0.54 inches and East 0.28 inches, which was 0.47, 0.22, 0.38 and 0.64 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.02 inches at Morgan county to a high of 1.82 inches at Union county. Dewpoint temperatures for the state averaged near 44.0 degrees.