National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

After an August that lacked many 90° days, September is making up for it and more across the lower Ohio Valley. So far in September, both Louisville, Bowling Green and Lexington official observations have recorded 90° or higher 8 days. The streak is expected to end today with cooler temperatures and rain around the region. Below are the top consecutive streches of 90° days in September. 

Louisville (Standiford Field)
Days in Sep Beginning Ending
13 9/4/1897 9/16/1897
11 9/17/1891 9/27/1891
11 8/28/1912 9/11/1912
9 8/28/1925 9/9/1925
9 9/2/2002 9/10/2002
8* 9/1/2015  
8 9/3/1881 9/10/1881
8 9/1/1899 9/8/1899
8 9/19/1908 9/26/1908
8 9/15/1955 9/22/1955
8 9/1/1960 9/8/1960
Lexington Bluegrass Airport
Days in Sep Beginning Ending
10 9/7/1897 9/16/1897
9 9/8/1936 9/16/1936
8* 9/1/2015  
8 8/31/1899 9/8/1899
8 9/2/1925 9/9/1925
8 9/1/1960 9/8/1960
Bowling Green
Days in Sep Beginning Ending
14 9/12/1931 9/25/1931
13 9/12/1926 9/24/1926
12 9/1/1912 9/12/1912
12 9/1/1913 9/12/1913
12 9/5/1936 9/16/1936
11 9/6/1897 9/16/1897
11 9/1/1925 9/11/1925
10 9/10/1921 9/19/1921
10 9/1/1939 9/10/1939
10 9/4/1961 9/13/1961
9 9/1/1910 9/9/1910
9 9/10/1927 9/18/1927
9 9/8/1928 9/16/1928
9 9/1/1929 9/9/1929
9 9/1/1980 9/9/1980
9 9/2/2002 9/10/2002
8* 9/1/2015  
8 9/15/1895 9/22/1895
8 9/5/1900 9/12/1900
8 9/7/1903 9/14/1903
8 9/15/1907 9/22/1907
8 9/9/1908 9/16/1908
8 9/4/1919 9/11/1919
8** 9/13/1919 9/20/1919
8 9/5/1947 9/12/1947
8 9/1/1960 9/8/1960
8 9/1/1999 9/8/1999
   
Average Sept Days ≥ 90° 5
Most in a September 18 (1908)
Average Sept Days ≥ 90° 5
Most in a September 18 (1941 &1939)
Average Sept Days ≥ 90° 7
Most in a September 22 (1939)

 

* Including 9/8/2015

** Two separate streaks of 8 days in 1919, separated by 1 day, when the high temperature was 89.