Heat Index Climatology for Paducah, KY

Annual Heat Index Statistics

The table below depicts the number of days each year where the heat index reached or exceeded each given threshold.

Year	>90	>95	>100	>105	>110
1950	32	16	3	0	0
1951	64	47	27	9	6
1952	86	61	40	15	2
1953	88	60	31	13	2
1954	91	71	44	20	4
1955	76	52	28	7	1
1956	74	43	24	9	5
1957	57	36	14	4	0
1958	68	43	20	7	0
1959	71	30	8	1	0
1960	64	33	11	2	0
1961	55	23	4	1	0
1962	63	32	15	4	1
1963	55	26	10	3	0
1964	70	41	15	4	2
1973	59	34	10	1	0
1974	45	21	2	1	0
1975	53	33	9	1	0
1976	36	17	8	0	0
1977	69	52	24	12	1
1978	66	40	23	10	0
1979	34	19	7	2	0
1980	81	60	41	23	14
1981	24	11	7	2	2
1982	M	M	M	M	M
1983	70	51	24	9	3
1984	46	30	5	0	0
1985	57	36	17	2	0
1986	79	56	32	16	6
1987	93	59	30	13	5
1988	76	55	35	21	5
1989	64	46	33	19	5
1990	64	43	32	7	3
1991	86	56	28	4	0
1992	45	32	16	5	1
1993	79	62	44	18	4
1994	62	35	17	4	0
1995	70	49	31	13	4
1996	51	31	15	3	0
1997	53	30	14	5	3
1998	85	45	20	8	0
1999	66	45	20	12	4
2000	61	38	23	8	1
2001	64	40	21	5	2
2002	90	57	25	5	0
2003	46	26	11	3	1
2004	44	21	8	2	0
2005	74	41	17	8	1
2006	61	37	18	5	1
2007	73	35	16	5	0
2008	50	28	8	0	0
2009	41	22	13	4	0
2010	90	60	40	15	3
2011	72	50	28	8	4
2012	80	49	29	13	1
2013	54	33	13	1	0
2014	67	38	21	10	1
2015	72	42	17	5	1
2016	88	64	37	7	1
2017	60	31	12	4	1
2018	109	69	31	8	2
2019	84	51	26	4	1
2020	66	44	19	2	0
2021	61	34	14	1	0
2022	75	50	34	10	5
2023	52	36	19	12	7
Total	4261	2658	1338	455	115
Avg per year	65	41	21	7	2
Most in 1 year	109 (2018)	71 (1954)	44 (1993 &1954)	23 (1980)	14 (1980)
Least in 1 Year	24 (1981)	11 (1981)	2 (1974)	0 (4 yrs, most recently in 2008)	0 (27 yrs, most recently in 2021)

Period of Record: January 1, 1950 - September 1, 2023

(**No heat index data for 1965-1972 or 1982)

Highest Heat Index By Year

Year	Date	Heat Index
1950	6/25/1950 6/26/1950	104
1951	9/1/1951	112
1952	6/30/1952	111
1953	6/16/1953 6/19/1953	110
1954	7/13/1954	121
1955	7/28/1955	110
1956	8/18/1956	118
1957	8/3/1957	109
1958	7/19/1958	109
1959	7/30/1959	107
1960	8/6/1960	108
1961	7/30/1961	105
1962	8/7/1962	112
1963	8/2/1963 8/3/1963 8/28/1963	106
1964	8/4/1964	112
1973	7/21/1973	106
1974	7/19/1974	105
1975	9/2/1975	105
1976	7/24/1976	104
1977	7/6/1977	110
1978	6/29/1978	108
1979	8/7/1979	106
1980	7/2/1980 7/5/1980	116
1981	7/20/1981	112
1982	7/21/1982	107
1983	7/20/1983 7/21/1983 7/24/1983	110
1984	7/9/1984	104
1985	7/13/1985	106
1986	7/26/1986	114
1987	8/3/1987	118
1988	7/15/1988	112
1989	8/27/1989	113
1990	6/17/1990 7/1/1990 7/8/1990	110
1991	8/8/1991	108
1992	8/9/1992	111
1993	7/26/1993 8/18/1993	112
1994	6/19/1994 6/21/1994 6/22/1994 7/5/1994	106
1995	8/17/1995	117
1996	6/23/1996 7/21/1996	106
1997	7/26/1997	112
1998	7/7/1998	109
1999	7/24/1999	112
2000	8/9/2000	110
2001	7/7/2001	111
2002	7/21/2002 7/22/2002	107
2003	8/22/2003	112
2004	7/13/2004	108
2005	7/22/2005	110
2006	8/10/2006	113
2007	8/8/2007 8/9/2007	106
2008	7/30/2008	104
2009	6/23/2009	108
2010	8/3/2010	115
2011	8/3/2011	117
2012	7/19/2012	111
2013	8/31/2013	108
2014	8/24/2014	110
2015	7/29/2015	112
2016	8/5/2016	113
2017	7/21/2017	110
2018	7/5/2018 7/14/2018	111
2019	8/12/2019	110
2020	7/20/2020	107
2021	7/29/2021	106
2022	7/5/2022	114
2023	8/25/2023	117

Period of Record: January 1, 1950 - September 1, 2023

(**No heat index data for 1965-1972)

All Heat Index Readings of 110 or greater

Date	Heat Index
7/13/1954	121
8/18/1956	118
8/3/1987	118
8/25/2023	117
8/13/1956	117
8/17/1995	117
8/3/2011	117
7/2/1980	116
7/5/1980	116
7/11/2011	116
6/30/2023	115
6/27/1954	115
7/11/1980	115
8/3/2010	115
8/23/2023	114
7/18/1954	114
7/1/1980	114
7/26/1986	114
8/2/1987	114
8/4/2010	114
7/5/2022	114
8/24/2023	113
7/6/1980	113
8/27/1989	113
8/18/1995	113
8/19/1995	113
8/10/2006	113
8/5/2016	113
7/20/2022	113
9/1/1951	112
8/7/1962	112
8/4/1964	112
7/7/1980	112
7/9/1980	112
7/15/1980	112
7/20/1981	112
7/16/1986	112
8/1/1987	112
7/15/1988	112
8/5/1989	112
8/28/1989	112
7/26/1993	112
8/18/1993	112
7/26/1997	112
7/24/1999	112
8/22/2003	112
7/10/2011	112
7/12/2011	112
7/29/2015	112
7/6/2022	112
8/22/2023	111
8/7/1951	111
8/31/1951	111
6/30/1952	111
7/14/1954	111
8/4/1956	111
8/5/1956	111
8/3/1964	111
7/12/1980	111
7/14/1980	111
8/10/1980	111
7/19/1986	111
7/28/1986	111
6/26/1988	111
7/17/1988	111
8/18/1988	111
8/25/1989	111
8/29/1989	111
8/9/1992	111
7/14/1995	111
7/27/1997	111
7/30/1999	111
7/7/2001	111
8/14/2010	111
7/19/2012	111
7/5/2018	111
7/14/2018	111
7/7/2022	111
8/21/2023	110
6/29/2023	110
8/8/1951	110
8/29/1951	110
8/30/1951	110
6/29/1952	110
6/16/1953	110
6/19/1953	110
7/28/1955	110
7/27/1956	110
7/6/1977	110
7/8/1980	110
7/16/1980	110
7/31/1980	110
7/15/1981	110
7/20/1983	110
7/21/1983	110
7/24/1983	110
7/17/1986	110
7/18/1986	110
7/27/1987	110
7/31/1987	110
8/16/1988	110
6/17/1990	110
7/1/1990	110
7/8/1990	110
7/27/1993	110
8/17/1993	110
7/28/1997	110
7/29/1999	110
8/12/1999	110
8/9/2000	110
7/8/2001	110
7/22/2005	110
8/24/2014	110
7/21/2017	110
8/12/2019	110
7/8/2022	110

Period of Record: January 1, 1950 - September 1, 2023

(**No heat index data for 1965-1972)

All Heat Index Readings of 110 or greater by Year

Date	Heat Index
8/7/1951	111
8/8/1951	110
8/29/1951	110
8/30/1951	110
8/31/1951	111
9/1/1951	112
6/29/1952	110
6/30/1952	111
6/16/1953	110
6/19/1953	110
6/27/1954	115
7/13/1954	121
7/14/1954	111
7/18/1954	114
7/28/1955	110
7/27/1956	110
8/4/1956	111
8/5/1956	111
8/13/1956	117
8/18/1956	118
8/7/1962	112
8/3/1964	111
8/4/1964	112
7/6/1977	110
7/1/1980	114
7/2/1980	116
7/5/1980	116
7/6/1980	113
7/7/1980	112
7/8/1980	110
7/9/1980	112
7/11/1980	115
7/12/1980	111
7/14/1980	111
7/15/1980	112
7/16/1980	110
7/31/1980	110
8/10/1980	111
7/15/1981	110
7/20/1981	112
7/20/1983	110
7/21/1983	110
7/24/1983	110
7/16/1986	112
7/17/1986	110
7/18/1986	110
7/19/1986	111
7/26/1986	114
7/28/1986	111
7/27/1987	110
7/31/1987	110
8/1/1987	112
8/2/1987	114
8/3/1987	118
6/26/1988	111
7/15/1988	112
7/17/1988	111
8/16/1988	110
8/18/1988	111
8/5/1989	112
8/25/1989	111
8/27/1989	113
8/28/1989	112
8/29/1989	111
6/17/1990	110
7/1/1990	110
7/8/1990	110
8/9/1992	111
7/26/1993	112
7/27/1993	110
8/17/1993	110
8/18/1993	112
7/14/1995	111
8/17/1995	117
8/18/1995	113
8/19/1995	113
7/26/1997	112
7/27/1997	111
7/28/1997	110
7/24/1999	112
7/29/1999	110
7/30/1999	111
8/12/1999	110
8/9/2000	110
7/7/2001	111
7/8/2001	110
8/22/2003	112
7/22/2005	110
8/10/2006	113
8/3/2010	115
8/4/2010	114
8/14/2010	111
7/10/2011	112
7/11/2011	116
7/12/2011	112
8/3/2011	117
7/19/2012	111
8/24/2014	110
7/29/2015	112
8/5/2016	113
7/21/2017	110
7/5/2018	111
7/14/2018	111
8/12/2019	110
7/5/2022	114
7/6/2022	112
7/7/2022	111
7/8/2022	110
7/20/2022	113
6/29/2023	110
6/30/2023	115
8/21/2023	110
8/22/2023	111
8/23/2023	114
8/24/2023	113
8/25/2023	117

Period of Record: January 1, 1950 - September 1, 2023

(**No heat index data for 1965-1972)