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October  2018 was the 6th wettest October at Jackson with a total of 5.12 inches. Through

the end of October, Jackson has totaled 55.60 inches which makes 2018 the 10th wettest year

on record at Jackson. The Jackson Weather Office normally receives 48.34 inches annually. T

he London Corbin Airport precipitation total is missing due to a sensor outage on 2 days in

October.  Both Jackson and London were tied for the 12th warmest October. Jackson was 0.9

degrees warmer than normal while London was 1.4 degrees above normal. The following are 

the October climate summaries for each location as well as the October Local Climatological 

Data reports for Jackson and London:

 

Jackson Kentucky data:

 

...THE JACKSON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1981 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              89   10/08/2007
 LOW               26   10/22/1987
                        10/24/1981
HIGHEST            88   10/07        82       6       85  10/07
LOWEST             33   10/22        32       1       29  10/30
                        10/21
AVG. MAXIMUM     68.2              68.1     0.1     70.9
AVG. MINIMUM     49.7              48.0     1.7     49.5
MEAN             59.0              58.1     0.9     60.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.9    -0.9        1
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.77   2014
 MINIMUM         0.51   1987
TOTALS           5.12              3.19    1.93     5.29
DAILY AVG.       0.17              0.10    0.07     0.17
DAYS >= .01        14               8.8     5.2        9
DAYS >= .10        12               5.7     6.3        6
DAYS >= .50         5               2.1     2.9        3
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.8     0.2        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.12   10/04 TO 10/04              2.26

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            2.3   1993
TOTALS            0.0               0.1    -0.1        T
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.1    -0.1        T
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   MM                             T

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     285               245      40      200
 SINCE 7/1        294               297      -3      234
COOLING TOTAL     104                29      75       59
 SINCE 1/1       1631              1150     481     1195
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              2.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    22/320    DATE  10/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/310    DATE  10/20

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     75

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                8     RAIN                      12
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
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:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2018
                                          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  84  64  74  12   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  2.0  6 200   M    M   2        13 280
 2  75  67  71   9   0   6 0.22  0.0    0  0.9  6 220   M    M   6 1      12 260
 3  84  64  74  12   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  1.1  7 170   M    M   2 1      14 170
 4  87  67  77  15   0  12 1.12  0.0    0  1.9  7 320   M    M   2 123    15 240
 5  83  69  76  15   0  11 0.67  0.0    0  1.1  6 150   M    M   4 12      8 170
 6  87  67  77  16   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  0.9  5 220   M    M   1 1       9 150
 7  88  69  79  18   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  0.9  6 310   M    M   1 1       8 320
 8  87  68  78  18   0  13 0.00  0.0    0  3.0  8 130   M    M   1        16 140
 9  82  69  76  16   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  3.3 10 150   M    M   0        21 130
10  80  64  72  12   0   7 0.16  0.0    0  2.0  7 130   M    M   3 1      16  80
11  71  49  60   1   5   0 0.38  0.0    0  5.7 14 300   M    M   8 12     24 330
12  61  42  52  -7  13   0    T  0.0    0  1.8  8 300   M    M   2        13 250
13  50  41  46 -13  19   0 0.11  0.0    0  1.9 13 310   M    M   7 1      20 310
14  61  44  53  -5  12   0 0.66  0.0    0  2.1  7 190   M    M   9 12     16 200
15  65  49  57  -1   8   0 0.62  0.0    0  2.3 14 310   M    M  10 1      22 280
16  51  45  48 -10  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.2  6 270   M    M   8 1      12 260
17  65  42  54  -4  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.2 14 300   M    M   2 1      23 290
18  57  37  47 -10  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  0.5  7 140   M    M   0        14  90
19  70  36  53  -4  12   0 0.16  0.0    0  3.3 14 290   M    M   2 1      24 280
20  62  39  51  -6  14   0 0.21  0.0    0  6.8 22 320   M    M   9 1      43 310
21  50  33  42 -15  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 13 320   M    M   3        22 310
22  64  33  49  -7  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.7  8 180   M    M   0        15 160
23  67  43  55  -1  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.6 12 300   M    M   0        19 330
24  57  38  48  -8  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  0.3  7 130   M    M   0        18 130
25  55  37  46 -10  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  0.6  6  70   M    M   2        10 100
26  55  45  50  -5  15   0 0.59  0.0    0  1.3  7 250   M    M  10 1      14  60
27  52  44  48  -7  17   0 0.18  0.0    0  4.6 12 290   M    M  10 1      21 280
28  62  42  52  -3  13   0 0.02  0.0    0  4.5 16 280   M    M   6 1      29 300
29  58  42  50  -4  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.8 14 270   M    M   4        27 270
30  69  40  55   1  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.7  7 170   M    M   0        12 220
31  74  53  64  10   1   0 0.02  0.0    0  3.9 12 170   M    M   3 1      25 200
================================================================================
SM 2113 1542       285 104  5.12     0.0  74.4          M      117
================================================================================
AV 68.2 49.7                               2.4 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 22 320               # 43  310
================================================================================
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:    OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:     2018
                                          LATITUDE:   37 35 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  83 19 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 59.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   5.12    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.93    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    88 ON  7    GRTST 24HR  1.12 ON  4- 4      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     33 ON 22,21                            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:  14
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:  12
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   285    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  17
DPTR FM NORMAL    40    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7
TOTAL FM JUL 1   294    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL    -3

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   104
DPTR FM NORMAL    75    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1631    HIGHEST SLP 30.52 ON 18
DPTR FM NORMAL   481    LOWEST  SLP 29.62 ON 27

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-10-18#

 

London Kentucky data:

 

...THE LONDON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1954 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              92   10/07/2007
 LOW               18   10/26/1962
HIGHEST            87   10/07        MM      MM       83  10/09
                        10/05                             10/07
LOWEST             31   10/22        MM      MM       28  10/30
AVG. MAXIMUM     69.0              69.4    -0.4     71.3
AVG. MINIMUM     48.5              45.2     3.3     46.5
MEAN             58.7              57.3     1.4     58.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      2               2.9    -0.9        1
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.35   2014
 MINIMUM         0.02   1963
TOTALS             MM              3.02      MM     5.30
DAILY AVG.         MM              0.10      MM     0.17
DAYS >= .01        10               8.5     1.5        8
DAYS >= .10         5               5.4    -0.4        5
DAYS >= .50         3               2.0     1.0        4
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.6    -0.6        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL      MM                               2.39

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

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     281               259      22      226
 SINCE 7/1        286               306     -20      267
COOLING TOTAL      94                21      73       42
 SINCE 1/1       1574              1188     386     1135
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/270    DATE  10/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/320    DATE  10/20

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     78

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0


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

&&

...THE PRECIPITATION SENSOR WAS DOWN ON THE 2ND AND 11TH THUS
THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS MISSING AS WELL AS GREATEST IN 24 HOURS...

$$

 

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

                                          STATION:   LONDON KY
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2018
                                          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  60  72  10   0   7 0.00    M    M  2.3 10 190   M    M   3 1      15 250
 2  76  65  71   9   0   6    M    M    M  3.6 12 250   M    M   5 1      22 220
 3  84  62  73  11   0   8 0.00    M    M  1.8 10 210   M    M   3 1      17 200
 4  86  63  75  14   0  10 0.00    M    M  3.9 16 240   M    M   1 1      21 240
 5  87  67  77  16   0  12 0.00    M    M  2.5 12 230   M    M   2 1      16 240
 6  86  65  76  16   0  11    T    M    M  2.3 20 290   M    M   1 1      28 260
 7  87  65  76  16   0  11 0.00    M    M  1.6  8 190   M    M   2 1      11 160
 8  85  65  75  15   0  10 0.00    M    M  2.5 12 130   M    M   1 1      18 120
 9  83  66  75  16   0  10 0.00    M    M  5.0 16 120   M    M   0        24 160
10  83  64  74  15   0   9    T    M    M  3.5 15 180   M    M   4 1      24 200
11  72  49  61   2   4   0    M    M    M  7.6 17 340   M    M   8 1      25 330
12  61  41  51  -7  14   0    T    M    M  3.7 12 280   M    M   2        16 270
13  56  44  50  -8  15   0 0.05    M    M  5.5 12 350   M    M   6 1      18 310
14  62  47  55  -3  10   0 0.50    M    M  3.8  9 180   M    M  10 1      14 150
15  66  51  59   1   6   0 0.77    M    M  5.8 20 290   M    M  10 1      27 290
16  53  47  50  -7  15   0 0.02    M    M  4.7 10 350   M    M  10 1      14 350
17  65  42  54  -3  11   0 0.00    M    M  4.4 16 280   M    M   2 1      21 290
18  59  39  49  -8  16   0 0.00    M    M  4.1 10  50   M    M   0        17 350
19  70  35  53  -3  12   0 0.07    M    M  5.9 16 230   M    M   2 1      25 220
20  61  39  50  -6  15   0 0.13    M    M 11.3 25 330   M    M   7 1      42 320
21  52  32  42 -14  23   0 0.00    M    M  4.1 15 340   M    M   1        26 340
22  64  31  48  -7  17   0 0.00    M    M  3.3 14 200   M    M   0        20 230
23  67  37  52  -3  13   0 0.00    M    M  2.5 12 260   M    M   0        15 290
24  59  37  48  -7  17   0 0.00    M    M  5.1 15  20   M    M   0        20  30
25  56  39  48  -6  17   0 0.00    M    M  2.3  8  40   M    M   3        11  40
26  56  48  52  -2  13   0 0.72    M    M  5.6 13 270   M    M  10 1      18 250
27  52  46  49  -5  16   0 0.03    M    M  8.4 16 270   M    M  10 1      23 280
28  66  40  53  -1  12   0 0.01    M    M  9.1 26 270   M    M   5 1      38 270
29  60  36  48  -5  17   0 0.00    M    M  3.1 13 260   M    M   0        16 270
30  69  35  52  -1  13   0 0.00    M    M  3.0 12 180   M    M   0        16 210
31  73  46  60   7   5   0 0.16    M    M  6.9 20 220   M    M   4 1      30 210
================================================================================
SM 2139 1503       281  94   M      M    139.2          M      112
================================================================================
AV 69.0 48.5                               4.5 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 26 270               # 42  320
================================================================================
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:    OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:     2018
                                          LATITUDE:   37  4 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  84  5 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 58.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH: M         1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:  M         2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    87 ON  7, 5 GRTST 24HR    M  ON   M        TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     31 ON 22                               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:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   2    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   281    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  19
DPTR FM NORMAL    22    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7
TOTAL FM JUL 1   286    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5
DPTR FM NORMAL   -20

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    94
DPTR FM NORMAL    73    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1574    HIGHEST SLP 30.51 ON 18
DPTR FM NORMAL   386    LOWEST  SLP 29.62 ON 26

[REMARKS]
CORRECTED PCPN TOTAL AND GRTST 24HR MISSING DUE TO SENSOR OUTAGE ON 2ND & 11TH
#FINAL-10-18#