Statewide areal climate 1951–2025

Kentucky

A 51.1" / 56.7°F normal · 2025 ran 112% of normal precipitation. 120 counties.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 81% (25.38") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 16th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.7°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

51.1in
annual precipitation · 56.7°F

2025 vs Normal

112%
57.4" · 57.2°F (+0.5 vs normal)

Wettest Year

64.3in
2011

Driest Year

34.1in
1963

Biggest Rain Day

3.16in
Mar 2 · 1997

Warmest Year

58.8°F
2024

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Where 2025 Ran Wet & Dry

Every county in Kentucky by its 2025 precipitation vs the 1996–2025 normal.
Where 2025 Ran Wet & Dry

Monthly Climate

34°
J
39°
F
47°
M
56°
A
65°
M
73°
J
76°
J
75°
A
69°
S
58°
O
47°
N
39°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025

Counties (120)

Adair CountyAllen CountyAnderson CountyBallard CountyBarren CountyBath CountyBell CountyBoone CountyBourbon CountyBoyd CountyBoyle CountyBracken CountyBreathitt CountyBreckinridge CountyBullitt CountyButler CountyCaldwell CountyCalloway CountyCampbell CountyCarlisle CountyCarroll CountyCarter CountyCasey CountyChristian CountyClark CountyClay CountyClinton CountyCrittenden CountyCumberland CountyDaviess CountyEdmonson CountyElliott CountyEstill CountyFayette CountyFleming CountyFloyd CountyFranklin CountyFulton CountyGallatin CountyGarrard CountyGrant CountyGraves CountyGrayson CountyGreen CountyGreenup CountyHancock CountyHardin CountyHarlan CountyHarrison CountyHart CountyHenderson CountyHenry CountyHickman CountyHopkins CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyJessamine CountyJohnson CountyKenton CountyKnott CountyKnox CountyLarue CountyLaurel CountyLawrence CountyLee CountyLeslie CountyLetcher CountyLewis CountyLincoln CountyLivingston CountyLogan CountyLyon CountyMadison CountyMagoffin CountyMarion CountyMarshall CountyMartin CountyMason CountyMcCracken CountyMcCreary CountyMcLean CountyMeade CountyMenifee CountyMercer CountyMetcalfe CountyMonroe CountyMontgomery CountyMorgan CountyMuhlenberg CountyNelson CountyNicholas CountyOhio CountyOldham CountyOwen CountyOwsley CountyPendleton CountyPerry CountyPike CountyPowell CountyPulaski CountyRobertson CountyRockcastle CountyRowan CountyRussell CountyScott CountyShelby CountySimpson CountySpencer CountyTaylor CountyTodd CountyTrigg CountyTrimble CountyUnion CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWhitley CountyWolfe CountyWoodford County
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.
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