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...Climate Normals...Means And Extremes For May...

...Jackson Kentucky (JKL)...

Temperature Data...

Average Maximum........... 75.7
Average Minimum........... 55.6
Average Monthly........... 65.6
Highest...................  91 on the 31st in 2006
Lowest....................  30 on the  9th in 2020
Low Maximum..............   47 on the 17th in 2011
High Minimum..............  73 on the 12th in 2000
Normal Days with High 90 or above.....  0.0
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...........   89                 109
Greatest Monthly..........  199 in 1989         213 in 1991
Least Monthly.............    6 in 1982          22 in 1983

Precipitation Data...

Monthly Average...........  5.17 inches
Wettest................... 10.78 inches in 2004
Driest....................  1.74 inches in 2015
Greatest 24 Hour..........  4.09 inches on the 30th-31st in 2004
Average Days of Thunder...   7.3
Average Days of Dense Fog.   5.9
Average Snowfall..........   0.0 inches
Greatest Snowfall.........   1.0 inches in 1989
Greatest 24 Hour Snowfall.   1.0 inches on the 7th in 1989
Greatest Snow Depth.......  Trace in 1989

...London Kentucky (LOZ)...

Temperature Data...

Average Maximum........... 76.7
Average Minimum........... 54.1
Average Monthly........... 65.4
Highest...................  91 on the 30th in 2006
Lowest....................  28 on the  2nd in 1963
Low Maximum...............  48 on the 11th in 1960/17th in 2011
High Minimum..............  72 on the 12th in 2000
Normal Days with High 90 or above.....  0.1
Normal Days with High 32 or below.....  0.0
Normal Days with  Low 32 or below.....  0.2
Normal Days with  Low  0 or below.....  0.0

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

Monthly Average...........  100                  88
Greatest Monthly..........  193 in 1961         214 in 1991
Least Monthly.............   23 in 1962          21 in 1972 & 1976

Precipitation Data...

Monthly Average...........  5.04 inches
Wettest................... 10.97 inches in 1984
Driest....................  1.09 inches in 1977
Greatest Daily Rain.......  4.08 inches on the 7th in 1984
Average Snowfall..........   0.0 inches
Greatest Snowfall.........   0.0 inches
Greatest Daily Snowfall...     0 inches

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

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

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