Normals, Means and Extremes for August

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 August... ...Jackson Kentucky (JKL)... Temperature data... Average maximum........... 84.4 Average minimum........... 65.3 Average monthly........... 74.9 Highest................... 101 on the 17th & 18th in 1988 Lowest.................... 45 on the 29th in 1986/8th in 1989 Low maximum.............. 65 on the 12th in 2004 High minimum.............. 76 on the 24th in 2007 Normal days with high 90 or above..... 4.4 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........... 1 306 Greatest monthly.......... 15 in 1986 473 in 1995 Least monthly............. 0 in many years 183 in 1997 Precipitation data... Monthly average........... 4.26 inches Wettest................... 10.04 inches in 2013 Driest.................... 1.16 inches in 2008 Greatest 24 hour.......... 3.84 inches on the 24th in 1999 Average days of thunder... 7.4 Average days of dense fog. 8.3 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........... 85.6 Average minimum........... 64.8 Average monthly........... 75.2 Highest................... 102 on the 16th in 2007 Lowest.................... 44 on the 29th in 1986 Low maximum............... 62 on the 12th in 2004 High minimum.............. 75 on the 6th in 2011 Normal days with high 90 or above..... 6.1 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........... 1 317 Greatest monthly.......... 18 in 1964 519 in 2007 Least monthly............. 0 in many years 149 in 1967 Precipitation data... Monthly average........... 3.97 inches Wettest................... 7.51 inches in 2003 Driest.................... 0.45 inches in 2007 Greatest daily rain....... 3.29 inches on the 18th in 2010 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 August indicates that eastern Kentucky will be in a weather pattern more conducive to above normal precipitation and near normal temperatures. 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. $$