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January 2024 saw below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation at the Jackson Weather Office.

The mean temperature was 35.0 degrees which was nearly one degree colder than normal. Jackson also tallied

4.77 inches of precipitation which is over three quarters of an inch above normal. London's January 2024 was

a little colder and wetter than Jackson's. The London Corbin Airport saw an average temperature of 33.4

degrees...over two and a half degrees colder than normal. London also picked up 5.18 inches of precipitation

which is over one and a quarter inches above normal. Also of note, the Jackson Weather Office saw 13.9 inches

of snow during January of 2024 which is the 8th greatest January total.
 

The following are January summaries for Jackson and London as well as the January Local

Climatological Data reports for Jackson and London:

 

...THE JACKSON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1981 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             78   01/31/2002
 LOW             -18   01/19/1994
                       01/21/1985
                       01/20/1985
HIGHEST           64   01/26         66      -2       71  01/03
LOWEST             2   01/17          4      -2       21  01/15
                       01/21
AVG. MAXIMUM    42.0               44.2    -2.2     51.3
AVG. MINIMUM    28.0               27.4     0.6     36.4
MEAN            35.0               35.8    -0.8     43.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     7                6.7     0.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    19               20.9    -1.9       13
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.4    -0.4        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.71   2022
 MINIMUM        0.80   1981
TOTALS          4.77               3.96    0.81     4.26
DAILY AVG.      0.15               0.13    0.02     0.14
DAYS >= .01       17               14.4     2.6       17
DAYS >= .10       11                7.9     3.1       12
DAYS >= .50        3                2.6     0.4        4
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.42   01/08 TO 01/09               0.94
                       01/09 TO 01/09
                       01/09 TO 01/10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          26.3   1994
TOTALS          13.9                7.4     6.5      1.6
SINCE 7/1       14.3               12.3     2.0      2.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1                                   T
DAYS >= 1.0        3                2.1     0.9        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        7   01/16                           T
 24 HR TOTAL     6.5   01/14 TO 01/15                0.5

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    922                905      17      648
 SINCE 7/1      2178               2477    -299     2170
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0        0
................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    22/220    DATE  01/09
                                22/240          01/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/240    DATE  01/13

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.65
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     75

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               13     SLEET                      2
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      0

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

$$

 

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   JACKSON KY
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          LATITUDE:   37 35 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  83 19 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
================================================================================
1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
                                     12Z  AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
================================================================================

 1  35  29  32  -4  33   0    T    T    0  3.7 10 310   M    M  10 16     16 300
 2  39  30  35  -1  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.8  7 230   M    M   7        12 220
 3  39  26  33  -3  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.9  8 270   M    M   2        12 270
 4  40  28  34  -2  31   0    T    T    0  3.2  9 350   M    M   7 1      18  30
 5  43  23  33  -3  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.2  7  40   M    M   0        12  70
 6  45  35  40   4  25   0 0.78  0.0    0  4.9 12 280   M    M   9 12     19 250
 7  40  35  38   2  27   0 0.11    T    0  6.1 15 260   M    M  10 1      25 290
 8  46  31  39   3  26   0 0.01    T    0  2.7  8  50   M    M   3 4      20  30
 9  56  35  46  10  19   0 1.42    T    0  9.7 22 220   M    M   9 124    42 250
10  36  32  34  -2  31   0 0.01    T    T  7.3 18 240   M    M   9 1      37 220
11  54  31  43   7  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 14 240   M    M   0        25 260
12  53  34  44   8  21   0 0.40  0.0    0  8.6 21 180   M    M   5 1      39 190
13  46  26  36   1  29   0    T    T    0  9.3 22 240   M    M   7        44 240
14  32  18  25 -10  40   0 0.06  0.8    0  5.9 16 280   M    M   7 1      29 250
15  19  15  17 -18  48   0 0.44  6.4    4  0.9  6 330   M    M  10 12      9  10
16  18   6  12 -23  53   0 0.06  1.8    7  5.0 12 280   M    M   7 1      17 260
17  25   2  14 -21  51   0 0.00  0.0    5  6.6 12 260   M    M   0        19 190
18  37  16  27  -8  38   0 0.10  0.6    4  3.9 10 220   M    M   4 1      19 200
19  30  13  22 -13  43   0 0.14  3.6    4  7.0 15 280   M    M  10 126    27 310
20  16   5  11 -25  54   0    T  0.7    6  6.3 13 280   M    M   6 1      19 270
21  27   2  15 -21  50   0 0.00  0.0    5  2.4  8 140   M    M   1        13 130
22  48  17  33  -3  32   0 0.00  0.0    4  3.7  7 170   M    M   0        13 180
23  56  40  48  12  17   0 0.00  0.0    2  4.4  8 200   M    M   6        14 180
24  60  49  55  19  10   0 0.35  0.0    0  3.4  9 180   M    M   9 1      14 180
25  63  57  60  24   5   0 0.50  0.0    0  2.6 10 200   M    M  10 12     17 210
26  64  49  57  21   8   0    T  0.0    0  5.8 16 230   M    M   6 1      27 250
27  52  46  49  13  16   0 0.19  0.0    0  3.7 10 300   M    M   8 1      22 100
28  53  36  45   9  20   0 0.16    T    0  8.1 16 280   M    M  10 1      29 220
29  39  34  37   1  28   0 0.02    T    0  4.6 13 350   M    M  10 1      23 320
30  46  32  39   3  26   0 0.02  0.0    0  3.5 12 310   M    M   9 1      16 310
31  44  36  40   3  25   0    T  0.0    0  2.7  9 320   M    M  10 1      14 320
================================================================================
SM 1301  868       922   0  4.77 13.9    148.0          M      201
================================================================================
AV 42.0 28.0                               4.8 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 22 220                 44 240
================================================================================
NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:   JACKSON KY
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          LATITUDE:   37 35 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  83 19 W

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 35.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.77    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.81    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    64 ON 26    GRTST 24HR  1.44 ON  8- 9      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      2 ON 21,17                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  13.9 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   6.4 ON 15-15  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   7 ON 16     7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW
                                                   X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW:   7    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  17
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:  11
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  19    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   922    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7
DPTR FM NORMAL    17    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2178    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 13
DPTR FM NORMAL  -299

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.77 ON 21
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.06 ON  9

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-01-24#

 

...THE LONDON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1954 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             74   01/31/2002
                       01/22/1999
                       01/24/1972
 LOW             -25   01/19/1994
HIGHEST           64   01/25         MM      MM       70  01/03
LOWEST            -6   01/21         MM      MM       19  01/15
AVG. MAXIMUM    42.2               45.2    -3.0     52.0
AVG. MINIMUM    24.6               26.7    -2.1     33.6
MEAN            33.4               36.0    -2.6     42.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     5                4.9     0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    22               21.2     0.8       15
DAYS MIN <= 0      3                0.5     2.5        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       10.09   1957
 MINIMUM        1.07   1981
TOTALS          5.18               3.89    1.29     4.38
DAILY AVG.      0.17               0.13    0.04     0.14
DAYS >= .01       17               11.8     5.2       16
DAYS >= .10       10                7.0     3.0       10
DAYS >= .50        4                3.0     1.0        3
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.80   01/09 TO 01/09               0.90
                       01/08 TO 01/09
                       01/09 TO 01/09

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          17.6   1978
TOTALS            MM                 MM      MM       MM
SINCE 7/1         MM                 MM      MM       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    MM                                  MM
DAYS >= 1.0       MM                 MM      MM       MM
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       MM                                  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    972                900      72      678
 SINCE 7/1        MM*              2540      MM*      MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0        0
................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/240    DATE  01/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/240    DATE  01/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.62
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         15

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      4

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

...*TEMPERATURE SENSOR OUTAGE IN DECEMBER MAKES HDD ANNUAL TOTAL MISSING...

$$

 

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   LONDON KY
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          LATITUDE:   37  4 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  84  5 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
================================================================================
1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
                                     12Z  AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
================================================================================

 1  35  30  33  -4  32   0 0.00    M    M  6.0 10 290   M    M  10        15 310
 2  43  28  36  -1  29   0 0.00    M    M  1.8  8 230   M    M   5        14 220
 3  39  22  31  -5  34   0 0.00    M    M  2.6 10 270   M    M   1        12 260
 4  39  23  31  -5  34   0 0.00    M    M  4.6 13 360   M    M   6        19 350
 5  47  18  33  -3  32   0 0.00    M    M  2.4  7  90   M    M   0        11 150
 6  44  35  40   4  25   0 0.54    M    M  7.0 15 260   M    M  10 1      21 260
 7  40  34  37   1  28   0 0.12    M    M  7.2 20 270   M    M  10 1      26 270
 8  48  26  37   1  28   0 0.03    M    M  3.9 13  90   M    M   1 1      20 130
 9  52  35  44   8  21   0 1.80    M    M 12.9 36 240   M    M  10 1      50 240
10  37  29  33  -3  32   0 0.03    M    M 10.1 24 240   M    M   8 1      35 250
11  53  26  40   4  25   0 0.00    M    M  4.4 16 270   M    M   0        23 230
12  51  29  40   4  25   0 0.74    M    M  9.4 26 270   M    M   6 18     37 270
13  43  26  35  -1  30   0    T    M    M 12.7 31 270   M    M   6        43 270
14  33  20  27  -9  38   0    T    M    M  9.0 18 280   M    M   7        25 290
15  20  15  18 -18  47   0 0.24    M    M  5.1  9 350   M    M  10 18     13 350
16  17   1   9 -27  56   0    T    M    M  5.2 14 290   M    M   5 18     20 310
17  25  -4  11 -25  54   0 0.00    M    M  4.4 15 230   M    M   0        20 230
18  36   7  22 -14  43   0 0.10    M    M  1.9 10 180   M    M   4 16     15 180
19  33  13  23 -13  42   0 0.02    M    M 10.7 20 290   M    M  10 16     27 290
20  14   0   7 -29  58   0    T    M    M  6.1 15 280   M    M   8        22 280
21  26  -6  10 -26  55   0 0.00    M    M  1.1 10  90   M    M   0 18     14 110
22  46   8  27  -9  38   0 0.00    M    M  2.2 15 200   M    M   0        19 200
23  55  29  42   6  23   0 0.00    M    M  3.5 12 190   M    M   6        18 170
24  63  43  53  17  12   0 0.31    M    M  4.3 14 180   M    M   9 1      20 170
25  64  55  60  24   5   0 0.66    M    M  3.0 16 250   M    M  10 12     22 240
26  62  43  53  17  12   0 0.01    M    M  5.8 16 250   M    M   5 1      22 240
27  56  41  49  13  16   0 0.29    M    M  4.8 14 290   M    M   8 13     22  70
28  55  38  47  11  18   0 0.23    M    M 12.8 26 240   M    M  10 1      37 250
29  38  34  36   0  29   0 0.01    M    M  5.9 14 290   M    M  10 1      18 310
30  51  32  42   6  23   0 0.01    M    M  7.1 14 340   M    M   9        19 340
31  42  32  37   0  28   0 0.04    M    M  4.2 13 310   M    M  10 1      19 320
================================================================================
SM 1307  762       972   0  5.18    M    182.1          M      194
================================================================================
AV 42.2 24.6                               5.9 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    36 240                 50 240
================================================================================
NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:   LONDON KY
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          LATITUDE:   37  4 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  84  5 W

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 33.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   5.18    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -2.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.29    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    64 ON 25    GRTST 24HR  1.80 ON  9- 9      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -6 ON 21                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  M            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR    M  ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  M  ON   M    7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW
                                                   X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW:   5    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  17
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:  10
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  22    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   3    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   972    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7
DPTR FM NORMAL    72    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2375    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 13
DPTR FM NORMAL  -165

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.77 ON 21
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.11 ON  9

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-01-24#