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A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

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

                                          STATION:   JACKSON KY
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          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  74  68  71  -4   0   6 0.08  0.0    0  0.6  9 150   M    M   6 1      14 140
 2  78  66  72  -3   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  0.9  6 300   M    M   7 12      9 150
 3  86  68  77   2   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  1.0  7 300   M    M   5 12     11 310
 4  88  65  77   2   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  1.4  6 300   M    M   0 1       9 300
 5  90  68  79   4   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  1.0  6 140   M    M   1 1      10 160
 6  85  71  78   3   0  13 0.11  0.0    0  0.9  7 170   M    M   1 138    12 170
 7  87  69  78   3   0  13 1.41  0.0    0  1.6  9 320   M    M   2 13     24 360
 8  84  68  76   1   0  11 0.37  0.0    0  1.0 13 310   M    M   6 1238   20 310
 9  85  68  77   2   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  0.4  7 310   M    M   6 13     11 310
10  78  69  74  -1   0   9 0.02  0.0    0  0.4  6 320   M    M   6 12      9 320
11  85  66  76   1   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  0.1  7 300   M    M   6 12     11 290
12  82  65  74  -1   0   9    T  0.0    0  1.0  7 350   M    M   5 123    14 320
13  83  62  73  -2   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  0.8  7 310   M    M   3 12     12 250
14  85  64  75   0   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  1.8  8 320   M    M   1 1      12 310
15  85  65  75   0   0  10 0.06  0.0    0  1.4  8 260   M    M   2 1      14 260
16  85  68  77   2   0  12    T  0.0    0  1.1  7 190   M    M   1 3      19 190
17  83  69  76   1   0  11 0.04  0.0    0  1.7  7 170   M    M   5 13     16 210
18  78  70  74  -1   0   9 1.26  0.0    0  0.3  6 170   M    M   8 123    10 150
19  84  69  77   2   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  0.9  5 310   M    M   7 12      8 190
20  87  70  79   4   0  14    T  0.0    0  1.2  7 170   M    M   2 1      13 170
21  83  70  77   3   0  12 0.03  0.0    0  1.8 10 180   M    M   7        22 170
22  76  61  69  -5   0   4 0.02  0.0    0  4.7 10 310   M    M   6 1      18 310
23  77  54  66  -8   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  0.8  8 110   M    M   0        14  90
24  81  58  70  -4   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  1.5  7 160   M    M   1        14 190
25  79  64  72  -2   0   7    T  0.0    0  1.3  6 180   M    M   4        13 190
26  89  68  79   5   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  1.4  6 200   M    M   3        15 250
27  89  71  80   6   0  15 0.00  0.0    0  1.3  7 300   M    M   0        11 280
28  90  71  81   7   0  16 0.00  0.0    0  1.3  7 170   M    M   0        13 160
29  89  71  80   7   0  15 0.03  0.0    0  1.7  8 180   M    M   1        17 160
30  88  71  80   7   0  15    T  0.0    0  1.1  9 310   M    M   3 13     14 300
31  90  68  79   6   0  14 1.00  0.0    0  0.8 13 170   M    M   4 1238   28 130
================================================================================
SM 2603 2075         0 333  4.43     0.0  37.2          M      109
================================================================================
AV 84.0 66.9                               1.2 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 13 310               # 28  130
================================================================================
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:    AUGUST
                                          YEAR:     2018
                                          LATITUDE:   37 35 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  83 19 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 75.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.43    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.74    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    90 ON 31,28 GRTST 24HR  1.41 ON  7- 7      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     54 ON 23                               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:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   3    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   3

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  17
TOTAL FM JUL 1     0    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   333
DPTR FM NORMAL    35    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1264    HIGHEST SLP 30.25 ON  5
DPTR FM NORMAL   286    LOWEST  SLP 29.83 ON 21

 

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

                                          STATION:   LONDON KY
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          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  74  67  71  -5   0   6 0.09    M    M  4.6 13 240   M    M   6 1      19 240
 2  77  65  71  -5   0   6 0.00    M    M  1.8  7 200   M    M   4 1      10 130
 3  87  65  76   0   0  11 0.00    M    M  1.9  8 340   M    M   4 12     13 340
 4  89  63  76   0   0  11 0.00    M    M  1.6  7 120   M    M   1 1      10 170
 5  90  66  78   2   0  13 0.18    M    M  1.9 16 180   M    M   2 13     21 180
 6  87  69  78   2   0  13 0.47    M    M  2.6 17 290   M    M   M 13     24 290
 7  88  69  79   3   0  14 0.04    M    M  4.8 14 200   M    M   M 1      20 300
 8  84  68  76   0   0  11 0.70    M    M  4.0 18 190   M    M   M 1      29 180
 9  86  67  77   1   0  12 0.00    M    M  2.9 10 280   M    M   M 12     15 310
10  77  68  73  -3   0   8 0.69    M    M  2.8  7 240   M    M   M 1      11 200
11  85  66  76   0   0  11 0.02    M    M  1.8 14 330   M    M   M 12     18 340
12  84  64  74  -2   0   9 0.00    M    M  2.5 13 340   M    M   M 12     17  20
13  85  62  74  -2   0   9 0.00    M    M  1.3  9 270   M    M   3 12     12 270
14  86  63  75  -1   0  10 0.00    M    M  3.0 12 270   M    M   3 12     16 250
15  82  65  74  -2   0   9    T    M    M  1.6 18 260   M    M   3 1      25 260
16  84  67  76   0   0  11 0.42    M    M  3.0 24 250   M    M   0 13     37 250
17  84  70  77   2   0  12 0.01    M    M  5.4 16 200   M    M   6 1      22 250
18  81  69  75   0   0  10 0.36    M    M  3.1 14  10   M    M   8 123    19  20
19  84  69  77   2   0  12 0.00    M    M  1.8  7 270   M    M   7 12     10 270
20  85  68  77   2   0  12 0.03    M    M  4.6 14 190   M    M   4 1      21 180
21  85  70  78   3   0  13 0.08    M    M  7.7 26 250   M    M   7 1      37 250
22  78  60  69  -6   0   4 0.04    M    M  5.9 16 290   M    M   7 1      20 290
23  78  53  66  -9   0   1 0.00    M    M  3.1 13 100   M    M   0 1      17 120
24  79  54  67  -8   0   2 0.00    M    M  3.7 15 200   M    M   1        21 170
25  82  62  72  -2   0   7 0.00    M    M  4.1 10 170   M    M   4        16 170
26  88  64  76   2   0  11 0.00    M    M  3.5 13 260   M    M   2 1      20 230
27  88  68  78   4   0  13 0.00    M    M  2.3 12 260   M    M   1 12     16 240
28  89  68  79   5   0  14 0.00    M    M  2.8 14 250   M    M   0 1      19 220
29  89  69  79   5   0  14    T    M    M  3.8 14 250   M    M   2 1      20 170
30  88  70  79   5   0  14 0.22    M    M  3.6 20 210   M    M   4 13     28 220
31  88  68  78   5   0  13 0.25    M    M  2.8 18 220   M    M   2 138    25 220
================================================================================
SM 2611 2036         0 316  3.60    M    100.3          M       81
================================================================================
AV 84.2 65.7                               3.2 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 26 250               # 37  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:    AUGUST
                                          YEAR:     2018
                                          LATITUDE:   37  4 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  84  5 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 75.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.60    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.11    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    90 ON  5    GRTST 24HR  0.70 ON  8- 8      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     53 ON 23                               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:   8
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1     0    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   316
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1208    HIGHEST SLP 30.25 ON 26
DPTR FM NORMAL   184    LOWEST  SLP 29.86 ON 21

 

 

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
110 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2018
...................................

...THE JACKSON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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             101   08/18/1988
                        08/17/1988
 LOW               45   08/08/1989
                        08/29/1986
HIGHEST            90   08/31        92      -2       89  08/17
                        08/28
                        08/05
LOWEST             54   08/23        55      -1       56  08/26
                                                          08/05
AVG. MAXIMUM     84.0              84.1    -0.1     81.5
AVG. MINIMUM     66.9              65.0     1.9     63.8
MEAN             75.5              74.5     1.0     72.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      3               4.4    -1.4        0
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        10.04   2013
 MINIMUM         1.16   2008
TOTALS           4.43              3.69    0.74     4.56
DAILY AVG.       0.14              0.12    0.02     0.15
DAYS >= .01        12               9.6     2.4       12
DAYS >= .10         5               6.0    -1.0       10
DAYS >= .50         3               2.5     0.5        2
DAYS >= 1.00        3               1.2     1.8        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.41   08/07 TO 08/07              1.24

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
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                           0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 2      -2        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 2      -2        0
COOLING TOTAL     333               298      35      246
 SINCE 1/1       1264               978     286     1002
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              1.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    13/170    DATE  08/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    28/130    DATE  08/31

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     77

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             10     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               14     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     10
HAZE                      3

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

 

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
105 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2018
...................................

...THE LONDON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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             102   08/16/2007
 LOW               44   08/29/1986
HIGHEST            90   08/05        MM      MM       90  08/17
LOWEST             53   08/23        MM      MM       53  08/05
AVG. MAXIMUM     84.2              85.7    -1.5     82.5
AVG. MINIMUM     65.7              64.7     1.0     63.4
MEAN             75.0              75.2    -0.2     73.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               6.4    -5.4        1
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         7.47   2003
 MINIMUM         0.45   2007
TOTALS           3.60              3.71   -0.11     6.87
DAILY AVG.       0.12              0.12    0.00     0.23
DAYS >= .01        15               9.2     5.8       15
DAYS >= .10         8               6.0     2.0       12
DAYS >= .50         2               2.8    -0.8        4
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.9    -0.9        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.70   08/08 TO 08/08              2.20

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        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        MM                                 MM
 24 HR TOTAL       MM                                 MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 1      -1        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 1      -1        0
COOLING TOTAL     316               317      -1      257
 SINCE 1/1       1208              1024     184      969
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              3.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/250    DATE  08/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/250    DATE  08/21

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     79

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              6     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      29     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      9
HAZE                      1

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