Normals, Means and Extremes for February

Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Southern U.S.; Snow in the Northern Rockies and Northern Plains

A storm system will shift from eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley today with additional threats of severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall which may bring flooding. In the northern U.S., a storm will bring heavy snow and gusty winds over parts of the northern Rockies, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest today into Wednesday. Read More >

...Climate Normals...Means and Extremes for February... ...Jackson Kentucky (JKL)... Temperature data... Average maximum........... 48.8 Average minimum........... 30.5 Average monthly........... 39.7 Highest................... 80 on the 20th/21st/23rd in 2018 & 22nd in 2023 Lowest.................... -8 on the 4th in 1996 Low maximum.............. 9 on the 4th in 1996 High minimum.............. 63 on the 20th in 2018 Normal days with high 90 or above..... 0.0 Normal days with high 32 or below..... 3.5 Normal days with low 32 or below..... 17.0 Normal days with low 0 or below..... 0.1 Degree Days (base 65)..... Heating Cooling Monthly average........... 711 1 Greatest monthly.......... 1051 in 2015 12 in 2018 Least monthly............. 466 in 2023 0 in numerous years Precipitation data... Monthly average........... 4.06 inches Wettest................... 8.87 inches in 2019 Driest.................... 1.20 inches in 2007 Greatest 24 hour.......... 3.84 inches on the 16th-17th in 2023 Average days of thunder... 1.0 Average days of dense fog. 4.3 Average snowfall.......... 6.7 inches Greatest snowfall......... 21.5 inches in 2015 Greatest 24 hour snowfall. 12.7 inches on the 12th-13th in 1985 Greatest snow depth....... 14 inches in 1985 ...London Kentucky (LOZ)... Temperature data... Average maximum........... 49.7 Average minimum........... 29.7 Average monthly........... 39.5 Highest................... 81 on the 26th in 1977 Lowest.................... -17 on the 20th in 2015 Low maximum............... 10 on the 19th in 2015 High minimum.............. 62 on the 26th in 1996 Normal days with high 90 or above..... 0.0 Normal days with high 32 or below..... 2.5 Normal days with low 32 or below..... 18.0 Normal days with low 0 or below..... 0.1 Degree Days (base 65)..... Heating Cooling Monthly average........... 709 0 Greatest monthly.......... 1106 in 1978 8 in 2018 Least monthly............. 399 in 1996 0 in numerous years Precipitation data... Monthly average........... 4.02 inches Wettest................... 11.06 inches in 2019^ Driest.................... 0.65 inches in 1968 Greatest daily rain....... 3.07 inches on the 17th in 1956 Average snowfall.......... 3.1 inches Greatest snowfall......... 23.5 inches in 1979 Greatest daily snowfall... 11.0 inches on the 18th in 1960/12th in 1985 ***Snowfall records for London were kept between 1954 and 1996*** The latest climate outlook for February indicates that eastern Kentucky will be in a weather pattern more conducive to above normal temperatures and below 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. ^ February 2019 precipitation missing data for the 28th due to sensor failure. $$