Severe Thunderstorms from the Midwest to Mid-Atlantic Tonight; The Heat Continues in the Southern and Eastern U.S.

Strong to severe thunderstorms capable of producing large to very large hail, damaging wind gusts and a few strong tornadoes are likely from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic tonight. Moderate Risk (level 4 of 5) of severe thunderstorms is outlooked for the Midwest. A widespread heat wave will peak in the South and East on Friday, with many temperature records expected to be broken. Read More >

Historical New Year's Day Weather

	Louisville	Lexington	Bowling Green	Frankfort
Highest Temperature	72° in 1952	71° in 1952	76° in 1952	70° in 1948
Highest Average Temperature	63° in 1876	62° in1876	67° in 2022	60° in 1897
Lowest Temperature	-5° in 1928	-3° in 1928	-8° in 1881	-6° in 1918
Lowest Average Temperature	-1° in 1928	-0.5° in 1928	7.5° in 1928	8° in 1918
Wettest	2.56" in 1966	2.27" in 2022	2.59" in 2022	1.85" in 1945
Snowiest	7.2" in 1964	5.6" in 1964	8.0" in 1964	5.2" in 1964
Deepest Snow Cover	5" in 1964	8" in 1968	8" in 1964	9" in 1936

Detailed weather for each New Year's Day:

A snowy day in Louisville January 7, 2010

Louisville January 7, 2010. Photo: Steve Gruebbel

Note on the data presented here:
At Bowling Green and Frankfort data presented here may differ from data presented elsewhere. That is due primarily to "time shifting," which is when observers give their 24-hour reports at 7am. The high temperature, for example, may be given by the observer as 80 degrees on the 7am report on June 1, meaning that the 80 degree reading actually happened on the calendar day of May 31 (the previous afternoon). Unfortunately that high temperature may have gone into the climatological record as having happened on June 1, since that is the date of the report. Additionally, data may be time shifted for only a portion of a location's history.

An additional problem at Bowling Green is that there have been many observers over the years, occasionally simultaneously, and a difference can arise depending on which observer's data are used.

These issues are not present at Louisville and Lexington.

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