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January 2022 was very wet with Jackson and London seeing precipitation amounts well above normal. Jackson was over
4 inches wetter than normal with a total of 7.71 inches. In fact, January 2022 was the wettest January ever at Jackson. Also,
Jackson measured 3.38 inches on January 1st which set the record for the wettest day in January. The previous record was
2.19 inches from January 25th, 2019. London totaled 5.32 inches of precipitation which is over one and three quarter inches
above normal. January 2022 was the 11th wettest January at London. Cold conditions were also on tap last month. Jackson
averaged 32.5 degrees which was nearly two and a half degrees colder than normal. London's average for the month was
missing due to a sensor error on January 27th and 28th. But London did tie a monthly maximum temperature record with a
reading of 74 degrees on January 1st. Climate data for Jackson dates back to 1981 while weather records began in 1954 at London.
The following are January climate summaries for Jackson and London as well as the January Local Climatological Data
reports for Jackson and London:
...THE JACKSON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2022...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1981 TO 2022
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 78 01/31/2002
LOW -18 01/19/1994
01/21/1985
01/20/1985
HIGHEST 72 01/01 66 6 63 01/01
LOWEST 6 01/29 4 2 19 01/29
AVG. MAXIMUM 41.1 44.2 -3.1 43.3
AVG. MINIMUM 23.8 27.4 -3.6 30.5
MEAN 32.5 35.8 -3.3 36.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 5 6.7 -1.7 2
DAYS MIN <= 32 26 20.9 5.1 20
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.4 -0.4 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.71 2022
MINIMUM 0.80 1981
TOTALS 7.71R 3.96 3.75 3.55
DAILY AVG. 0.25 0.13 0.12 0.11
DAYS >= .01 13 14.4 -1.4 17
DAYS >= .10 8 7.9 0.1 7
DAYS >= .50 5 2.6 2.4 1
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.0 1.0 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.42 01/01 TO 01/02 2.21
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 26.3 1994
TOTALS 15.2 7.4 7.8 6.4
SINCE 7/1 15.2 12.3 2.9 17.4
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 0
DAYS >= 1.0 4 2.1 1.9 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 8 01/07 2
24 HR TOTAL 7.7 01/06 TO 01/07 2.4
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1001 905 96 862
SINCE 7/1 2187 2477 -290 2258
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
................................................................
WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 17/210 DATE 01/01
17/330 01/09
17/250 01/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 35/220 DATE 01/01
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.53
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 12 SLEET 1
FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 1
- 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: JANUARY
YEAR: 2022
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 72 55 64 28 1 0 3.38 0.0 0 4.4 17 210 M M 9 1238 35 220
2 56 32 44 8 21 0 0.21 T 0 6.0 15 300 M M 10 1 23 290
3 34 25 30 -6 35 0 0.03 0.3 T 5.4 14 40 M M 7 1 27 40
4 48 22 35 -1 30 0 0.00 0.0 0 4.2 12 200 M M 0 23 200
5 54 37 46 10 19 0 0.00 0.0 0 8.7 16 250 M M 0 31 250
6 37 18 28 -8 37 0 0.61 6.9 0 4.5 14 290 M M 6 24 290
7 18 11 15 -21 50 0 0.01 0.9 8 3.9 13 280 M M 7 20 290
8 49 10 30 -6 35 0 0.00 0.0 5 4.8 10 210 M M 1 17 210
9 48 30 39 3 26 0 1.73 0.0 1 6.7 17 330 M M 8 12 28 300
10 36 21 29 -7 36 0 0.00 0.0 0 5.7 14 270 M M 0 23 290
11 37 17 27 -9 38 0 0.00 0.0 0 3.6 10 200 M M 0 15 200
12 53 30 42 6 23 0 0.00 0.0 0 6.0 14 230 M M 0 23 210
13 55 39 47 12 18 0 0.01 0.0 0 5.8 13 280 M M 5 22 220
14 42 34 38 3 27 0 0.00 0.0 0 4.1 9 300 M M 8 1 14 50
15 40 28 34 -1 31 0 0.00 0.0 0 5.5 10 40 M M 6 19 50
16 33 27 30 -5 35 0 0.75 3.2 0 5.9 13 300 M M 8 1246 22 320
17 29 24 27 -8 38 0 0.05 0.4 3 7.7 15 270 M M 10 1 28 270
18 39 25 32 -3 33 0 T T 2 3.9 10 200 M M 6 1 18 250
19 44 36 40 5 25 0 0.52 0.0 1 5.5 12 10 M M 7 12 23 10
20 40 20 30 -6 35 0 0.29 1.1 1 4.8 12 20 M M 10 1 23 360
21 22 15 19 -17 46 0 T T 1 4.3 9 50 M M 10 1 16 40
22 33 13 23 -13 42 0 0.00 0.0 1 3.0 9 230 M M 4 15 220
23 39 22 31 -5 34 0 0.00 0.0 1 7.2 17 250 M M 5 31 260
24 46 22 34 -2 31 0 T 0.0 T 4.6 13 200 M M 6 23 190
25 44 23 34 -2 31 0 0.00 0.0 0 4.5 12 300 M M 9 1 18 10
26 31 16 24 -12 41 0 0.00 0.0 0 2.6 7 320 M M 2 11 10
27 42 14 28 -8 37 0 T T 0 2.0 12 270 M M 6 22 270
28 39 23 31 -5 34 0 0.11 2.3 0 3.5 10 30 M M 10 1 18 20
29 24 6 15 -21 50 0 0.01 0.1 2 4.8 13 330 M M 4 1 22 320
30 45 18 32 -4 33 0 0.00 0.0 1 5.0 14 230 M M 2 25 260
31 45 26 36 -1 29 0 0.00 0.0 T 2.8 8 200 M M 0 13 200
================================================================================
SM 1274 739 1001 0 7.71 15.2 151.4 M 166
================================================================================
AV 41.1 23.8 4.9 FASTST M M 5 MAX(MPH)
MISC ----> # 17 210 35 220
================================================================================
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: JANUARY
YEAR: 2022
LATITUDE: 37 35 N
LONGITUDE: 83 19 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 32.5 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 7.71 1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL: -3.3 DPTR FM NORMAL: 3.75 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST: 72 ON 1 GRTST 24HR 3.38 ON 1- 1 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST: 6 ON 29 3 = THUNDER
SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL 4 = ICE PELLETS
TOTAL MONTH: 15.2 INCHES 5 = HAIL
GRTST 24HR 6.9 ON 6- 6 6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
GRTST DEPTH: 8 ON 7 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: 5 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 13
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 8
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 26 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 5
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 2
[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO. 1001 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 9
DPTR FM NORMAL 96 PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 14
TOTAL FM JUL 1 2187 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 8
DPTR FM NORMAL -290
[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO. 0
DPTR FM NORMAL 0 [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1 0 HIGHEST SLP 30.59 ON 11
DPTR FM NORMAL 0 LOWEST SLP 29.48 ON 17
[REMARKS]
#FINAL-01-22#
London Kentucky data:
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1212 PM EST WED FEB 02 2022
...................................
...THE LONDON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2022...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1954 TO 2022
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 74 01/31/2002
01/22/1999
01/24/1972
LOW -25 01/19/1994
HIGHEST 74R 01/01 MM MM 65 01/01
LOWEST 9 01/08 MM MM 17 01/29
01/29
AVG. MAXIMUM 41.1* 45.2 -4.1* 44.0
AVG. MINIMUM 22.7* 26.7 -4.0* 29.5
MEAN 31.9* 36.0 -4.1* 36.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 6 4.9 1.1 2
DAYS MIN <= 32 28 21.2 6.8 24
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.5 -0.5 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 10.09 1957
MINIMUM 1.07 1981
TOTALS 5.32 3.89 1.43 2.82
DAILY AVG. 0.17 0.13 0.04 0.09
DAYS >= .01 10 11.8 -1.8 13
DAYS >= .10 7 7.0 0.0 6
DAYS >= .50 4 3.0 1.0 1
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.0 1.0 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.58 01/09 TO 01/09 1.98
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 17.6 1978
TOTALS MM MM MM MM
SINCE 7/1 MM MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM
DAYS >= 1.0 MM MM MM MM
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH MM MM
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 947* 900 47* 868
SINCE 7/1 2293* 2540 -247* 2258
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
................................................................
WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/260 DATE 01/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/270 DATE 01/01
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.51
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0
FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
&&
*TEMPERATURE DATA MISSING DUE TO A SENSOR ERROR ON THE 27TH & 28TH
THUS MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AVERAGES ARE MISSING AS ARE THE HEATING DEGREE
DAY TOTAL. THE FIGURES SHOWN ARE FOR 29 DAYS AND NOT A TRUE MONTHLY
AVERAGE/TOTAL/DEPARTURE.
$$
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)
STATION: LONDON KY
MONTH: JANUARY
YEAR: 2022
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 55 65 28 0 0 1.43 M M 8.0 31 260 M M 9 13 45 270
2 56 32 44 7 21 0 0.14 M M 7.3 16 10 M M 10 1 24 360
3 32 23 28 -8 37 0 0.06 M M 7.4 20 340 M M 8 1 30 320
4 45 20 33 -3 32 0 0.00 M M 4.5 15 180 M M 0 22 190
5 53 36 45 9 20 0 0.00 M M 10.3 23 200 M M 1 36 210
6 37 16 27 -9 38 0 0.40 M M 5.8 15 330 M M 8 21 340
7 20 10 15 -21 50 0 T M M 4.7 15 280 M M 6 20 280
8 46 9 28 -8 37 0 0.00 M M 4.6 15 180 M M 1 21 160
9 50 31 41 5 24 0 1.58 M M 6.0 22 340 M M 8 1 30 340
10 37 20 29 -7 36 0 0.00 M M 5.3 16 260 M M 0 22 270
11 38 18 28 -8 37 0 0.00 M M 2.1 8 250 M M 0 14 150
12 52 25 39 3 26 0 0.00 M M 5.5 16 240 M M 0 23 230
13 50 31 41 5 24 0 0.00 M M 5.1 18 260 M M 4 23 250
14 47 30 39 3 26 0 0.00 M M 4.8 13 350 M M 5 1 16 20
15 42 31 37 1 28 0 0.00 M M 6.6 12 50 M M 8 17 60
16 33 27 30 -6 35 0 0.85 M M 7.8 16 280 M M 10 126 23 290
17 29 24 27 -9 38 0 0.02 M M 10.9 18 260 M M 10 1 27 280
18 38 21 30 -6 35 0 0.00 M M 3.9 17 290 M M 5 12 26 300
19 41 29 35 -1 30 0 0.65 M M 2.1 10 350 M M 7 12 16 340
20 40 21 31 -5 34 0 0.15 M M 9.7 17 350 M M 10 1 28 340
21 23 18 21 -15 44 0 T M M 7.8 15 360 M M 9 20 360
22 33 12 23 -13 42 0 0.00 M M 3.3 10 180 M M 3 13 150
23 42 19 31 -5 34 0 0.00 M M 7.2 23 250 M M 3 30 250
24 46 22 34 -2 31 0 0.00 M M 4.0 15 220 M M 5 23 250
25 41 23 32 -4 33 0 0.00 M M 6.1 13 350 M M 8 1 17 350
26 31 16 24 -12 41 0 0.00 M M 3.2 9 20 M M 0 13 10
27 M* 15 M* M* M* M 0.00 M M 1.3 10 240 M M 6 14 230
28 M* M* M* M* M* M 0.04 M M 5.7 20 340 M M 10 1 29 330
29 25 9 17 -19 48 0 T M M 5.4 21 340 M M 4 1 28 340
30 45 16 31 -5 34 0 0.00 M M 4.6 18 280 M M 1 25 260
31 45 21 33 -4 32 0 0.00 M M 1.5 9 220 M M 0 13 190
================================================================================
SM 1191* 680* 947* 0 5.32 M 172.5 M 159
================================================================================
AV 41.1*22.7* 5.6 FASTST M M 5 MAX(MPH)
MISC ----> 31 260 45 270
================================================================================
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: JANUARY
YEAR: 2022
LATITUDE: 37 4 N
LONGITUDE: 84 5 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 31.9* TOTAL FOR MONTH: 5.32 1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL: -4.1* DPTR FM NORMAL: 1.43 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST: 74 ON 1 GRTST 24HR 1.73 ON 9- 9 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST: 9 ON 29, 8 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: 6 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 7
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 28 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 4
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 2
[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO. 947 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 9
DPTR FM NORMAL 47 PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 13
TOTAL FM JUL 1 2293 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 9
DPTR FM NORMAL -247
[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO. 0
DPTR FM NORMAL 0 [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1 0 HIGHEST SLP 30.59 ON 11
DPTR FM NORMAL 0 LOWEST SLP 29.53 ON 16
[REMARKS]
MISSING TEMPERATURE AND HEATING DEGREE DAY DATA MISSING ON THE 27TH & 28TH
THUS MONTHLY AVERAGES/TOTALS ARE INCOMPLETE.
#FINAL-01-22#
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