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Snow Across the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast; Unsettled Weather in the West

Light to moderate snow will continue into Saturday over the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast. This weekend into next week, a series of atmospheric rivers will bring gusty winds, periods of heavy rain, and mountain snow to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Colder temperatures are in store for the weekend from the Great Lakes to East Coast. Read More >

...Climate Normals...Means and Extremes for September...

...Jackson Kentucky (JKL)...

Temperature Data...

Average Maximum........... 78.0
Average Minimum........... 58.2
Average Monthly........... 68.1
Highest...................  96 on the  3rd in 2011
Lowest....................  34 on the 24th in 1981
Low Maximum..............   49 on the 27th & 28th & 30th in 1984
High Minimum..............  73 on the 7th in 2007 & 1st in 2012
Normal Days with High 90 or above.....  1.5
Normal Days with High 32 or below.....  0.0
Normal Days with  Low 32 or below.....  0.0
Normal Days with  Low  0 or below.....  0.0

Degree Days (Base 65)..... Heating             Cooling

Monthly Average...........   50                 143
Greatest Monthly..........  113 in 1984         274 in 1998
Least Monthly.............    0 in 2008          56 in 2006

Precipitation Data...

Monthly Average...........  3.46 Inches
Wettest...................  7.82 Inches in 1988
Driest....................  0.51 Inches in 2005
Greatest 24 Hour..........  3.86 Inches on the 7th-8th in 2004
Average Days of Thunder...   2.9
Average Days of Dense Fog.   6.1
Average Snowfall..........     0 Inches
Greatest Snowfall.........     0 Inches
Greatest 24 Hour Snowfall.     0 Inches
Greatest Snow Depth.......     0 Inches

...London Kentucky (Loz)...

Temperature Data...

Average Maximum........... 79.6
Average Minimum........... 56.9
Average Monthly........... 68.3
Highest...................  97 on the  5th in 2007
Lowest....................  32 on the 24th in 1993
Low Maximum...............  51 on the 30th in 1984
High Minimum..............  72 on the  5th in 1979/10th in 2007
Normal Days with High 90 or Above.....  1.6
Normal Days with High 32 or Below.....  0.0
Normal Days with  Low 32 or Below.....  0.0
Normal Days with  Low  0 or Below.....  0.0

Degree Days (Base 65)..... Heating             Cooling

Monthly Average...........   46                 143
Greatest Monthly..........  112 in 1967 & 1975  261 in 1998
Least Monthly.............    0 in 1955          24 in 1976

Precipitation Data...

Monthly Average...........  3.37 Inches
Wettest...................  8.50 Inches in 2004
Driest....................  0.40 Inches in 2008
Greatest Daily Rain.......  4.32 Inches on the 17th in 2004
Average Snowfall..........     0 Inches
Greatest Snowfall.........     0 Inches
Greatest Daily Snowfall...     0 Inches

***Snowfall records for London were kept between 1954 and 1996***

The latest climate outlook for September indicates that eastern
Kentucky will be in a weather pattern more conducive to above normal
temperatures and near normal precipitation.

For more information on climate outlooks try this internet address:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov

Climate weather records at the Julian Carroll Airport near Jackson
Kentucky (JKL) date back to January 1st 1981.

Climate weather records at the London-Corbin Magee Field Airport
(LOZ) date Back To November 11th 1954.