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July 2021 was near normal temperature-wise eastern Kentucky.  Jackson averaged 75.8 degrees which

made July 2021 almost a half a degree warmer than normal. London finished July 2021 with a reading of

75.5 degrees which is 0.8 degrees below normal. Jackson finished July with a total of 7.52 inches which is

almost three inches normal.  In fact, July 2021 was the 3rd wettest July at Jackson. The London Corbin

Airport finished July 2021 with a precipitation total of 9.45 inches which is almost 5 and a half  inches

wetter than normal. July 2021 was the 4th wettest July at London. Climate data for Jackson dates back to 1981

while weather records began in 1954 at London.

 

The following are July climate summaries for Jackson and London as well as the July Local Climatological 

Data reports for Jackson and London:

 

...THE JACKSON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1981 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            101   07/08/1988
 LOW              52   07/30/2014
                       07/07/1983
                       01/03/2000
HIGHEST           91   07/06         93      -2       93  07/21
                                                          07/20
                                                          07/19
LOWEST            55   07/03         57      -2       64  07/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    84.5               85.0    -0.5     88.3
AVG. MINIMUM    67.1               66.5     0.6     69.5
MEAN            75.8               75.7     0.1     78.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                5.3    -3.3       15
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.74   1985
 MINIMUM        1.77   1995
TOTALS          7.52               5.10    2.42     5.45
DAILY AVG.      0.24               0.16    0.08     0.18
DAYS >= .01       16               12.6     3.4       13
DAYS >= .10       12                9.0     3.0        9
DAYS >= .50        6                3.9     2.1        4
DAYS >= 1.00       3                1.2     1.8        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.37   07/29 TO 07/30               1.49

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0                                 0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL    341                334       7      440
 SINCE 1/1       750                728      22      853
................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              1.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    21/310    DATE  07/15
                                21/140          07/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/040    DATE  07/29

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.29
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             14     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               11     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               18     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      22     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
HAZE                      5

-  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:     JULY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  76  67  72  -3   0   7 0.58  0.0    0  0.6  9 330   M    M   8 13     14 310
 2  78  62  70  -5   0   5    T  0.0    0  1.6 10 330   M    M   5 12     20  30
 3  78  55  67  -9   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  1.3  9 310   M    M   1        14 320
 4  85  61  73  -3   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  1.2  9 310   M    M   3        14 260
 5  88  69  79   3   0  14    T  0.0    0  0.6  7 340   M    M   2 1      10 300
 6  91  70  81   5   0  16    T  0.0    0  0.4  6 350   M    M   3 123    13 320
 7  86  70  78   2   0  13 0.52  0.0    0  1.7 10 190   M    M   3 13     21 210
 8  84  70  77   1   0  12 0.20  0.0    0  1.2  8 340   M    M   6 13     17 270
 9  85  69  77   1   0  12 0.22  0.0    0  3.1 10 300   M    M   5 13     20 250
10  84  66  75  -1   0  10 1.02  0.0    0  1.9 15 350   M    M   4 123    31 330
11  84  68  76   0   0  11 1.13  0.0    0  3.7 13 180   M    M   5 13     25 240
12  87  68  78   2   0  13 0.00  0.0    0  3.8 12 170   M    M   4 1      19 200
13  81  71  76   0   0  11 0.34  0.0    0  2.4 12 190   M    M   5 1      21 200
14  85  69  77   1   0  12 0.13  0.0    0  0.8  8 300   M    M   5 1      14 290
15  85  69  77   1   0  12 0.08  0.0    0  2.0 21 310   M    M   2 138    31 320
16  87  70  79   3   0  14 0.03  0.0    0  2.2  9 170   M    M   1 3      18 170
17  84  72  78   2   0  13 0.07  0.0    0  1.8  8 250   M    M   5 123    18 240
18  79  67  73  -3   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  0.5  5 100   M    M   7 12      9 120
19  84  66  75  -1   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  0.6  6 120   M    M   1        13 130
20  84  67  76   0   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  0.4  6 150   M    M   0 8      10 100
21  84  65  75  -1   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  1.6  8 320   M    M   3 128    14 340
22  81  64  73  -3   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  0.1  6 320   M    M   0 18     10 340
23  84  64  74  -2   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  0.1  5 130   M    M   0        10 120
24  88  64  76   0   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  0.6  8 310   M    M   0        13 270
25  90  70  80   4   0  15 0.65  0.0    0  1.5 16 310   M    M   2 13     27 310
26  88  70  79   3   0  14 0.17  0.0    0  1.1  7 310   M    M   1 138    11 180
27  88  70  79   3   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  0.8  9 310   M    M   0        13 320
28  87  66  77   1   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  0.7  8 320   M    M   0        14 320
29  88  68  78   2   0  13 2.07  0.0    0  1.3 17 100   M    M   1 123    48  40
30  85  69  77   1   0  12 0.30  0.0    0  2.3 21 140   M    M   4 13     37 150
31  82  65  74  -2   0   9 0.01  0.0    0  1.0  9 310   M    M   3 1      14 320
================================================================================
SM 2620 2081         0 341  7.52  0.0     42.9          M       89
================================================================================
AV 84.5 67.1                               1.4 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 21 310                 48  40
================================================================================
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:     JULY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   37 35 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  83 19 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 75.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   7.52    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    2.42    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    91 ON  6    GRTST 24HR  2.37 ON 29-30      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     55 ON  3                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR  0.0            6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  0            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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  16
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   2    0.10 INCH OR MORE:  12
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   3

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  18
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1     0    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   341
DPTR FM NORMAL     7    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   750    HIGHEST SLP 30.25 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL    22    LOWEST  SLP 29.85 ON 29

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-07-21#

 

London Kentucky data:

 

...THE LONDON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1954 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            101   07/01/2012
                       07/31/1999
                       07/30/1999
 LOW              45   07/10/1961
HIGHEST           90   07/25         MM      MM       94  07/21
                                                          07/20
                                                          07/19
LOWEST            55   07/03         MM      MM       62  07/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    84.9               86.3    -1.4     89.3
AVG. MINIMUM    66.2               66.3    -0.1     68.3
MEAN            75.5               76.3    -0.8     78.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                7.5    -6.5       16
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       11.23   2015
 MINIMUM        1.12   1974
TOTALS          9.45               5.16    4.29     4.14
DAILY AVG.      0.30               0.17    0.13     0.13
DAYS >= .01       15               13.4     1.6       13
DAYS >= .10       12                8.9     3.1        6
DAYS >= .50        6                3.6     2.4        3
DAYS >= 1.00       4                1.4     2.6        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.84   07/10 TO 07/10               1.23
                       07/17 TO 07/18

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
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      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL    334                350     -16      438
 SINCE 1/1       674                723     -49      768
................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    23/270    DATE  07/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    32/250    DATE  07/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.31
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             12     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               11     RAIN                      12
LIGHT RAIN               17     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      30     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      6

-  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:   LONDON KY
                                          MONTH:     JULY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  83  66  75  -1   0  10 1.31    M    M  5.0 15 240   M    M   6 13     20 240
 2  80  60  70  -6   0   5 0.00    M    M  6.1 16  30   M    M   5 1      24  20
 3  78  55  67  -9   0   2 0.00    M    M  2.4 10 340   M    M   2 18     15 340
 4  84  59  72  -4   0   7 0.00    M    M  3.6 12 260   M    M   3 18     15 260
 5  88  67  78   2   0  13    T    M    M  1.4 10 330   M    M   4 13     15 310
 6  89  67  78   2   0  13    T    M    M  2.3  9 240   M    M   2 12     13 170
 7  82  69  76   0   0  11 0.01    M    M  3.7 18 200   M    M   6 1      25 200
 8  85  70  78   2   0  13 0.13    M    M  5.1 17 230   M    M   6 1      28 230
 9  86  70  78   2   0  13 0.49    M    M  6.1 23 270   M    M   5 13     32 250
10  84  66  75  -1   0  10 1.84    M    M  4.7 20 180   M    M   4 123    25 180
11  85  68  77   1   0  12 0.87    M    M  7.3 20 300   M    M   6 123    28 310
12  85  68  77   1   0  12 0.06    M    M  7.0 17 190   M    M   4 1      27 190
13  82  70  76   0   0  11 0.31    M    M  6.6 20 200   M    M   5 1      29 200
14  84  69  77   1   0  12    T    M    M  3.8 10 210   M    M   4 1      18 230
15  88  67  78   2   0  13 0.10    M    M  3.5 13 240   M    M   2 13     20 250
16  84  68  76   0   0  11 0.40    M    M  2.9 18 180   M    M   1 138    31 170
17  83  68  76   0   0  11 1.74    M    M  7.0 16 240   M    M   7 13     22 240
18  80  68  74  -2   0   9 0.10    M    M  4.0 14  30   M    M   6 13     19  40
19  84  65  75  -1   0  10 0.00    M    M  5.2 13  70   M    M   2        22  30
20  85  67  76   0   0  11 0.00    M    M  4.5 12  40   M    M   0 1      17  20
21  85  65  75  -1   0  10 0.00    M    M  2.3 13 350   M    M   4 128    17 350
22  83  65  74  -2   0   9 0.00    M    M  4.4 10 360   M    M   0 18     16  60
23  85  61  73  -3   0   8 0.00    M    M  2.8  9  30   M    M   0 1      13  40
24  87  62  75  -1   0  10 0.00    M    M  3.2 12 240   M    M   0 18     17 230
25  90  68  79   3   0  14 0.03    M    M  3.1 12 260   M    M   2 13     17 230
26  85  71  78   2   0  13 0.85    M    M  2.5 10 310   M    M   2 13     14 310
27  89  69  79   3   0  14 0.00    M    M  2.3 13  20   M    M   1 12     18  10
28  88  64  76   0   0  11 0.00    M    M  1.2  8  30   M    M   0 1      12 310
29  88  67  78   2   0  13 0.00    M    M  4.5 12 270   M    M   1 1      16 200
30  87  69  78   2   0  13 1.21    M    M  5.6 20  30   M    M   4 13     30  40
31  85  65  75  -1   0  10 0.00    M    M  3.6 13 270   M    M   3 1      19 250
================================================================================
SM 2631 2053         0 334  9.45    M    127.7          M       97
================================================================================
AV 84.9 66.2                               4.1 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    23 270                 32 250
================================================================================
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:     JULY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   37  4 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  84  5 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 75.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   9.45    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:    4.29    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    90 ON 25    GRTST 24HR  1.84 ON 10-10      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     55 ON  3                               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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  15
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:  12
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   4

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  15
TOTAL FM JUL 1     0    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   334
DPTR FM NORMAL   -16    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   674    HIGHEST SLP 30.27 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL   -49    LOWEST  SLP 29.89 ON  8

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-07-21#