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A coastal storm continues to bring heavy rain, coastal flooding, high surf, dangerous rip currents, and gusty winds to the East Coast into early Tuesday. A heavy rain and flash flood risk continues for the Southwest/Four Corners region with lingering tropical moisture through Monday. Typhoon remnants are causing strong winds, heavy rain, and coastal flooding across western Alaska through Monday. Read More >

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 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1981 TO 2023

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           84   10/03         82       2       78  10/22
                                                          10/24
                                                          10/25
LOWEST            32   10/31         32       0       33  10/18
AVG. MAXIMUM    69.7               68.8     0.9     66.9
AVG. MINIMUM    51.1               48.5     2.6     45.9
MEAN            60.4               58.7     1.7     56.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     1                0.9     0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.77   2014
 MINIMUM        0.51   1987
TOTALS          1.43               3.45   -2.02     0.83
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.11   -0.06     0.03
DAYS >= .01       10                9.5     0.5        9
DAYS >= .10        5                6.3    -1.3        4
DAYS >= .50        1                2.4    -1.4        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.7    -0.7        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.53   10/19 TO 10/20               0.35

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

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    193                233     -40      262
 SINCE 7/1       200                272     -72      310
COOLING TOTAL     58                 36      22        6
 SINCE 1/1      1114               1231    -117     1373
................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              2.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    20/310    DATE  10/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    32/340    DATE  10/31

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.43
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      0

-  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:      2023
                                          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  81  60  71   7   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  0.1  6 130   M    M   0        12  40
 2  83  59  71   7   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  0.3  6 140   M    M   0         8 110
 3  84  59  72   9   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  0.9  6 310   M    M   0         9 260
 4  83  60  72   9   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  1.8  6 280   M    M   1        10 270
 5  80  64  72  10   0   7    T  0.0    0  2.4  8 290   M    M   4        12 290
 6  73  58  66   4   0   1 0.08  0.0    0  1.5 12 320   M    M   8 1      20 310
 7  61  44  53  -9  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 13 310   M    M   3        20 320
 8  59  40  50 -12  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.3 13 290   M    M   5        22 300
 9  58  46  52  -9  13   0 0.07  0.0    0  2.3  8 230   M    M   5 1      16 210
10  69  43  56  -5   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.9 10 300   M    M   2 1      17 270
11  65  44  55  -5  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.5  8 170   M    M   0        12 150
12  78  52  65   5   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  0.6  6 350   M    M   2        11 340
13  82  56  69   9   0   4    T  0.0    0  1.4 10 180   M    M   3        20 190
14  67  51  59   0   6   0 0.12  0.0    0  4.4 18 290   M    M  10 1      31 270
15  56  47  52  -7  13   0 0.14  0.0    0  3.9 10 330   M    M  10 1      17 320
16  55  44  50  -9  15   0 0.19  0.0    0  3.1  9 320   M    M   9 1      21 360
17  55  47  51  -7  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  0.7  5 280   M    M  10         8 260
18  65  48  57  -1   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.8  9 170   M    M   4        15 170
19  68  51  60   2   5   0 0.01  0.0    0  6.0 14 180   M    M   4        27 200
20  62  51  57   0   8   0 0.52  0.0    0  4.4 15 290   M    M  10 1      25 300
21  66  43  55  -2  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.5 13 260   M    M   2        23 270
22  63  47  55  -1  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 14 310   M    M   5        24 310
23  70  42  56   0   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.0  6 160   M    M   0        10 180
24  78  50  64   8   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.8  7 180   M    M   0        12 150
25  78  56  67  11   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  4.3  9 170   M    M   0        17 170
26  78  57  68  13   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  3.0 12 180   M    M   2        22 190
27  75  62  69  14   0   4    T  0.0    0  3.4 10 190   M    M   5        17 180
28  81  65  73  19   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  1.6 10 220   M    M   6        20 210
29  73  63  68  14   0   3 0.01  0.0    0  2.8  9 230   M    M   9 1      18 220
30  63  42  53  -1  12   0 0.26  0.0    0  4.7 16 310   M    M  10 12     26 300
31  52  32  42 -11  23   0 0.03  0.0    0  4.0 20 310   M    M   7 1      32 340
================================================================================
SM 2161 1583       193  58  1.43  0.0     82.4          M      136
================================================================================
AV 69.7 51.1                               2.7 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    20 310                 32 340
================================================================================
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:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   37 35 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  83 19 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 60.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.43    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.02    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    84 ON  3    GRTST 24HR  0.53 ON 19-20      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     32 ON 31                               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:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   1    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   193    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL   -40    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1   200    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL   -72

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    58
DPTR FM NORMAL    22    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1114    HIGHEST SLP 30.35 ON 25
DPTR FM NORMAL  -117    LOWEST  SLP 29.59 ON 20

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-10-23#

 

...THE LONDON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1954 TO 2023

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           85   10/03         MM      MM       77  10/24
                                                          10/25
LOWEST            32   10/31         MM      MM       27  10/20
AVG. MAXIMUM    70.1               69.5     0.6     67.1
AVG. MINIMUM    46.9               45.4     1.5     40.6
MEAN            58.5               57.5     1.0     53.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     1                2.4    -1.4        6
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        8.35   2014
 MINIMUM        0.02   1963
TOTALS          1.27               3.29   -2.02     1.29
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.11   -0.07     0.04
DAYS >= .01        9                9.0     0.0        7
DAYS >= .10        4                6.0    -2.0        5
DAYS >= .50        0                2.0    -2.0        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.7    -0.7        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.56   10/19 TO 10/20               0.47

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    223                257     -34      336
 SINCE 7/1       226                295     -69      395
COOLING TOTAL     29                 23       6        0
 SINCE 1/1      1070               1215    -145     1285
................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    23/270    DATE  10/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    34/280    DATE  10/20

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.44
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      21     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.

$$

 

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

                                          STATION:   LONDON KY
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          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  83  56  70   7   0   5 0.00    M    M  3.0 12  30   M    M   0 1      16  60
 2  83  55  69   6   0   4 0.00    M    M  1.5  7 100   M    M   0        10 130
 3  85  54  70   8   0   5 0.00    M    M  1.1  6 140   M    M   0 1       9 260
 4  82  56  69   7   0   4 0.00    M    M  1.9 12 260   M    M   0 1      15 280
 5  78  59  69   7   0   4    T    M    M  3.5 13 240   M    M   5        18 220
 6  75  58  67   6   0   2 0.22    M    M  4.8 14 330   M    M   7 1      21 330
 7  62  42  52  -9  13   0 0.00    M    M  6.6 16 290   M    M   3        22 270
 8  62  36  49 -11  16   0 0.00    M    M  3.5 18 270   M    M   5 1      27 250
 9  64  43  54  -6  11   0 0.13    M    M  3.4 13 220   M    M   6 1      19 250
10  69  39  54  -6  11   0 0.00    M    M  3.2 20 260   M    M   2 12     26 260
11  65  40  53  -6  12   0 0.00    M    M  0.4  7 170   M    M   0 1       9 170
12  79  50  65   6   0   0 0.00    M    M  1.2 12  20   M    M   3        16  30
13  79  50  65   6   0   0 0.00    M    M  4.1 12 180   M    M   4 1      17 180
14  67  52  60   2   5   0 0.05    M    M 10.1 23 270   M    M   9 1      30 300
15  57  48  53  -5  12   0 0.02    M    M  8.4 17 360   M    M  10 1      24  10
16  55  46  51  -6  14   0 0.06    M    M  5.5 14 350   M    M  10 1      21 340
17  56  48  52  -5  13   0 0.00    M    M  2.7 10 280   M    M  10        15 300
18  66  40  53  -4  12   0 0.00    M    M  1.9 10 190   M    M   3 12     17 220
19  69  45  57   1   8   0 0.08    M    M  7.7 20 180   M    M   4 1      28 180
20  64  46  55  -1  10   0 0.48    M    M  9.7 22 270   M    M   8 1      34 280
21  70  38  54  -2  11   0 0.00    M    M  5.3 17 240   M    M   1 1      24 190
22  62  41  52  -3  13   0 0.00    M    M  2.3  9 350   M    M   4        13 360
23  70  34  52  -3  13   0 0.00    M    M  0.7  7 190   M    M   0        11 150
24  76  41  59   5   6   0 0.00    M    M  1.8 10 160   M    M   0        15 200
25  77  45  61   7   4   0 0.00    M    M  2.2 13 170   M    M   0        18 180
26  77  48  63   9   2   0 0.00    M    M  3.3 17 190   M    M   4 1      27 180
27  75  56  66  13   0   1 0.00    M    M  2.7 14 240   M    M   6        21 190
28  80  56  68  15   0   3 0.00    M    M  2.0 10 220   M    M   5 1      13 220
29  73  59  66  14   0   1 0.01    M    M  4.4 15 250   M    M   9 1      21 250
30  62  41  52   0  13   0 0.22    M    M  7.2 15 310   M    M  10 12     21 330
31  50  32  41 -11  24   0    T    M    M  7.4 22 330   M    M   7 1      32 340
================================================================================
SM 2172 1454       223  29  1.27    M    123.5          M      135
================================================================================
AV 70.1 46.9                               4.0 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    23 270                 34 280
================================================================================
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:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   37  4 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  84  5 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 58.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.27    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.02    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    85 ON  3    GRTST 24HR  0.56 ON 19-20      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     32 ON 31                               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:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   1    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   223    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL   -34    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1   226    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL   -69

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    29
DPTR FM NORMAL     6    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1070    HIGHEST SLP 30.36 ON 25
DPTR FM NORMAL  -145    LOWEST  SLP 29.64 ON 20

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-10-23#