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October 2021 was much warmer than normal across eastern Kentucky.  Jackson and London were

both four degrees warmer than average. In fact, October 2021 was the 4th warmest October at Jackson

and 5th warmest October at London. On the precipitation side of the fence, Jackson was drier than

normal while London was wetter. Jackson totaled 2.84 inches which is over half an inch below normal.

London picked up 4.05 inches which is over three quarters of an inch above normal. Climate data for 

Jackson dates back to 1981 while weather records began in 1954 at London.

 

The following are October climate summaries for Jackson and London as well as the October Local

Climatological Data reports for Jackson and London:

 

...THE JACKSON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1981 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             97   10/01/2019
 LOW              26   10/22/1987
                       10/24/1981
HIGHEST           83   10/11         82       1       82  10/23
                                                          10/22
LOWEST            35   10/27         32       3       34  10/17
AVG. MAXIMUM    71.3               68.8     2.5     68.8
AVG. MINIMUM    54.8               48.5     6.3     50.4
MEAN            63.0               58.7     4.3     59.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.9    -0.9        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.77   2014
 MINIMUM        0.51   1987
TOTALS          2.84               3.45   -0.61     3.19
DAILY AVG.      0.09               0.11   -0.02     0.10
DAYS >= .01       11                9.5     1.5       11
DAYS >= .10        6                6.3    -0.3        6
DAYS >= .50        2                2.4    -0.4        4
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.7    -0.7        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.88   10/03 TO 10/03               0.89

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           2.3   1993
TOTALS           0.0                0.1    -0.1      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.1    -0.1      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0                                 0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    139                233     -94      186
 SINCE 7/1       163                272    -109      229
COOLING TOTAL     87                 36      51       26
 SINCE 1/1      1379               1231     148     1371
................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              2.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    18/310    DATE  10/16
                                18/310          10/21
                                18/300          10/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    33/290    DATE  10/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.46
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
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:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  78  57  68   4   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  0.3  6 110   M    M   0        11 120
 2  81  57  69   5   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  2.4  7 200   M    M   1        15 220
 3  70  64  67   4   0   2 0.88  0.0    0  2.8  8 190   M    M   8 12     14 180
 4  78  65  72   9   0   7    T  0.0    0  1.1  7 300   M    M   5 1      13 270
 5  78  60  69   7   0   4    T  0.0    0  1.2  6 130   M    M   4 1      13  80
 6  74  67  71   9   0   6 0.07  0.0    0  1.3  7 110   M    M   9 1      14  90
 7  78  63  71   9   0   6 0.03  0.0    0  1.0  9 290   M    M   7 12     17 310
 8  76  64  70   8   0   5 0.14  0.0    0  0.7  6 330   M    M   7 12      9 250
 9  80  61  71  10   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  0.6  6 170   M    M   4 12     10 200
10  81  61  71  10   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  2.3  7 160   M    M   1        11 150
11  83  62  73  13   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  2.2  7 190   M    M   0 1      13 180
12  78  64  71  11   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  2.9  9 180   M    M   5        18 180
13  77  63  70  10   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  0.5  6 160   M    M   7 12      9 210
14  82  66  74  15   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  0.8  6 130   M    M   3         8 200
15  80  68  74  15   0   9 0.08  0.0    0  1.9 12 170   M    M   5 18     20 170
16  69  48  59   0   6   0 0.28  0.0    0  7.1 18 310   M    M   6 1      32 330
17  63  42  53  -5  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.4 13 320   M    M   0        20 320
18  68  43  56  -2   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.5  8 300   M    M   0        15 260
19  71  46  59   1   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  0.8  6 130   M    M   0        10 160
20  73  49  61   4   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.0  9 180   M    M   0        15 160
21  74  55  65   8   0   0    T  0.0    0  3.9 18 310   M    M   5        30 300
22  55  48  52  -4  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.9  8 310   M    M   9        12 310
23  65  48  57   1   8   0    T  0.0    0  1.0  7 300   M    M   8        13 250
24  76  55  66  10   0   1    T  0.0    0  5.1 12 180   M    M   4        23 150
25  65  49  57   1   8   0 0.32  0.0    0  5.8 18 300   M    M   6 1      33 290
26  55  44  50  -5  15   0 0.05  0.0    0  5.0 12 320   M    M   7 1      21 350
27  58  35  47  -8  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.2  7 130   M    M   0 1      15  60
28  67  43  55   1  10   0 0.23  0.0    0  2.3 10 130   M    M   4 1      18 100
29  61  51  56   2   9   0 0.06  0.0    0  1.8  9 180   M    M   9 12     16 270
30  56  50  53  -1  12   0 0.70  0.0    0  4.1 13 300   M    M  10 12     21 300
31  61  50  56   3   9   0    T  0.0    0  3.4 12 300   M    M   8 1      17 300
================================================================================
SM 2211 1698       139  87  2.84  0.0     72.3          M      142
================================================================================
AV 71.3 54.8                               2.3 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 18 310                 33 290
================================================================================
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:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   37 35 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  83 19 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 63.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.84    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.61    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    83 ON 11    GRTST 24HR  0.88 ON  3- 3      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     35 ON 27                               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:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
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.   139    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL   -94    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  17
TOTAL FM JUL 1   163    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5
DPTR FM NORMAL  -109

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    87
DPTR FM NORMAL    51    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1379    HIGHEST SLP 30.28 ON 20
DPTR FM NORMAL   148    LOWEST  SLP 29.42 ON 29

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-10-21#

 

London Kentucky data:

 

...THE LONDON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1954 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             94   10/03/2019
                       10/02/2019
                       10/01/2019
 LOW              18   10/26/1962
HIGHEST           81   10/10         MM      MM       81  10/22
                                                          10/08
LOWEST            34   10/27         MM      MM       32  10/17
AVG. MAXIMUM    71.3               69.5     1.8     69.4
AVG. MINIMUM    52.0               45.4     6.6     48.0
MEAN            61.6               57.5     4.1     58.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                2.4    -2.4        1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        8.35   2014
 MINIMUM        0.02   1963
TOTALS          4.05               3.29    0.76     2.21
DAILY AVG.      0.13               0.11    0.02     0.08
DAYS >= .01       15                9.0     6.0       10
DAYS >= .10        9                6.0     3.0        4
DAYS >= .50        3                2.0     1.0        1
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.7     0.3        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.40   10/03 TO 10/03               0.68

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
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    161                257     -96      194
 SINCE 7/1       190                295    -105      240
COOLING TOTAL     62                 23      39        9
 SINCE 1/1      1246               1215      31     1253
................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              3.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/280    DATE  10/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/270    DATE  10/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.48
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     78

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      27     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      3

-  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:   LONDON KY
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  79  53  66   3   0   1 0.00    M    M  2.0  9  30   M    M   0        12  30
 2  79  57  68   5   0   3 0.00    M    M  2.8 14 180   M    M   2 18     22 210
 3  69  64  67   5   0   2 1.40    M    M  4.4 13 180   M    M   9 1      22 180
 4  77  61  69   7   0   4 0.01    M    M  3.4 10 290   M    M   5 1      15 260
 5  74  59  67   5   0   2    T    M    M  2.0  8  90   M    M   5 1      12  70
 6  77  62  70   9   0   5 0.16    M    M  4.4 13 260   M    M  10 1      19 280
 7  80  61  71  10   0   6 0.36    M    M  4.1 13 180   M    M   8 1      18 200
 8  78  61  70  10   0   5 0.10    M    M  2.3 10 250   M    M   7 1      14 250
 9  80  57  69   9   0   4 0.00    M    M  1.5  9 250   M    M   3 12     12 240
10  81  59  70  10   0   5 0.00    M    M  2.0  9 170   M    M   0 18     12 170
11  78  58  68   9   0   3 0.00    M    M  3.7 13 210   M    M   1 1      19 160
12  79  61  70  11   0   5 0.00    M    M  4.8 14 200   M    M   6 1      20 220
13  78  60  69  10   0   4 0.01    M    M  2.7 12 240   M    M   9 12     14 240
14  80  62  71  13   0   6 0.00    M    M  1.1  7 120   M    M   4 12     10 140
15  79  65  72  14   0   7 0.20    M    M  5.3 13 270   M    M   5 1      18 270
16  70  46  58   1   7   0 0.21    M    M  8.4 20 270   M    M   6 1      35 300
17  64  38  51  -6  14   0 0.00    M    M  3.8 15 300   M    M   0 1      22 280
18  69  39  54  -3  11   0 0.00    M    M  1.7 12 270   M    M   0 1      16 270
19  70  40  55  -1  10   0 0.00    M    M  1.2  8 200   M    M   0        12 190
20  72  43  58   2   7   0 0.00    M    M  3.0 14 250   M    M   0 1      19 270
21  73  53  63   7   2   0 0.03    M    M  5.9 20 220   M    M   6 13     27 220
22  55  48  52  -3  13   0 0.00    M    M  3.7  8 260   M    M  10        12 340
23  67  43  55   0  10   0    T    M    M  2.0  9 190   M    M   5 1      13 220
24  76  52  64  10   1   0 0.00    M    M  5.2 15 180   M    M   4        23 190
25  68  50  59   5   6   0 0.61    M    M  7.3 25 280   M    M   6 1      37 270
26  55  38  47  -7  18   0 0.03    M    M  5.0 13 350   M    M   7 1      19 290
27  60  34  47  -6  18   0 0.00    M    M  2.8 10 100   M    M   2 12     15 100
28  70  44  57   4   8   0 0.08    M    M  3.8 17 130   M    M   5 1      29 120
29  56  48  52   0  13   0 0.14    M    M  4.5 13 260   M    M   9 12     18 250
30  57  50  54   2  11   0 0.69    M    M  8.2 15 240   M    M  10 18     20 250
31  59  47  53   1  12   0 0.02    M    M  5.3 14 250   M    M   9 1      18 260
================================================================================
SM 2209 1613       161  62  4.05    M    118.3          M      153
================================================================================
AV 71.3 52.0                               3.8 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    25 280                 37 270
================================================================================
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:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   37  4 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  84  5 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 61.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.05    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.76    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    81 ON 10    GRTST 24HR  1.40 ON  3- 3      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     34 ON 27                               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:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   9
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   161    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL   -96    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  15
TOTAL FM JUL 1   190    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL  -105

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    62
DPTR FM NORMAL    39    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1246    HIGHEST SLP 30.29 ON 20
DPTR FM NORMAL    31    LOWEST  SLP 29.42 ON 29

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-10-21#