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September  2022 was almost a degree below normal and over two inches

drier than normal at the Jackson Weather Office.  Also of note, it was the

6th driest September at Jackson. At the London Corbin Airport, September 

2022 was nearly two degrees cooler than normal and almost an inch and a

a half drier than normal.  Climate data for Jackson dates back  to 1981 while

weather records began in 1954 at London.

 

The following are September Climate Summaries for Jackson and London as

well as the September Local Climatological Data reports for Jackson and London:

 

...THE JACKSON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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             98   09/10/2019
 LOW              34   09/24/1989
HIGHEST           91   09/21         89       2       86  09/14
                                                          09/19
LOWEST            43   09/28         42       1       47  09/24
                                                          09/26
AVG. MAXIMUM    77.7               79.0    -1.3     78.8
AVG. MINIMUM    58.8               59.1    -0.3     60.6
MEAN            68.2               69.1    -0.9     69.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                2.1    -1.1        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        9.17   2018
 MINIMUM           T   2019
TOTALS          1.31               3.42   -2.11     2.39
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.11   -0.07     0.08
DAYS >= .01       10                8.2     1.8       10
DAYS >= .10        4                5.6    -1.6        6
DAYS >= .50        0                2.2    -2.2        2
DAYS >= 1.00       0                1.0    -1.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.69   09/04 TO 09/05               0.90

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                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0
 24 HR TOTAL       0                                   0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     48                 39       9       24
 SINCE 7/1        48                 40       8       24
COOLING TOTAL    153                161      -8      170
 SINCE 1/1      1367               1195     172       24
................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              1.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    15/320    DATE  09/22
                                15/290          09/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    29/280    DATE  09/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
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:     SEPTEMBER
                                          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  82  60  71  -2   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  0.6  7 150   M    M   0 1      11 150
 2  87  64  76   3   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  0.8  7 170   M    M   1        10 210
 3  85  71  78   5   0  13 0.01  0.0    0  1.2  8 180   M    M   5        14 190
 4  81  70  76   4   0  11 0.47  0.0    0  0.8  7 310   M    M   7 123    13 130
 5  78  69  74   2   0   9 0.24  0.0    0  1.3  6 140   M    M   8 12     10 170
 6  82  68  75   3   0  10 0.02  0.0    0  0.7  7 320   M    M   6 123    11 340
 7  78  64  71  -1   0   6    T  0.0    0  0.4  8 350   M    M   7 12     15 340
 8  79  59  69  -2   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  0.7  7 120   M    M   1        12 140
 9  84  62  73   2   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  1.2  7 160   M    M   0 1      11 150
10  73  66  70  -1   0   5 0.02  0.0    0  0.8  6 120   M    M   7        10 140
11  82  65  74   3   0   9 0.25  0.0    0  1.6  9 170   M    M   8 123    16 150
12  73  59  66  -4   0   1 0.09  0.0    0  3.6 12 290   M    M   6 12     20 290
13  75  55  65  -5   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.1 10 300   M    M   3        17 300
14  76  54  65  -5   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  0.7  7 310   M    M   2 12     12 300
15  78  57  68  -1   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  1.0  6 120   M    M   0        10 130
16  82  58  70   1   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  0.4  5 180   M    M   1 1       8 290
17  83  62  73   4   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  0.7  6 180   M    M   1        10 160
18  82  64  73   5   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  1.1  9 180   M    M   2 1      16 180
19  85  62  74   6   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  1.2  8 170   M    M   2        16 180
20  86  67  77   9   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  0.5  6 320   M    M   2 1      10 330
21  91  63  77  10   0  12 0.15  0.0    0  2.1  8 160   M    M   0 3      19 260
22  76  53  65  -2   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 15 320   M    M   3        23 330
23  68  47  58  -9   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  0.5  6 310   M    M   0         9 140
24  76  53  65  -1   0   0 0.03  0.0    0  2.5 13 180   M    M   5 1      22 170
25  76  59  68   2   0   3 0.03  0.0    0  3.9 13 310   M    M   3 3      20 280
26  73  54  64  -2   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.2 14 290   M    M   1        29 280
27  68  45  57  -8   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.0 15 290   M    M   1        26 290
28  61  43  52 -13  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.8  8 320   M    M   3        16 350
29  66  45  56  -9   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  0.2  6  80   M    M   3 1      20 360
30  64  45  55  -9  10   0 0.00  0.0    0    M  5  20   M    M   2 1       9  30
================================================================================
SM 2330 1763        48 153  1.31  0.0     43.6          M       90
================================================================================
AV 77.7 58.8                               1.5 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 15 320                 29 280
================================================================================
NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:   JACKSON KY
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2022
                                          LATITUDE:   37 35 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  83 19 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 68.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.31    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.11    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    91 ON 21    GRTST 24HR  0.69 ON  4- 5      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     43 ON 28                               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:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    48    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  20
DPTR FM NORMAL     9    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1    48    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL     8

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   153
DPTR FM NORMAL    -8    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1367    HIGHEST SLP 30.41 ON 29
DPTR FM NORMAL   172    LOWEST  SLP 29.75 ON 25

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-09-22#

 

London Kentucky data:

 

...THE LONDON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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             97   09/05/2007
 LOW              32   09/24/1983
HIGHEST           90   09/21         MM      MM       86  09/14
LOWEST            38   09/28         MM      MM       44  09/24
AVG. MAXIMUM    78.0               80.0    -2.0     78.9
AVG. MINIMUM    56.1               57.6    -1.5     58.4
MEAN            67.0               68.8    -1.8     68.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                3.0    -2.0        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        8.50   2004
 MINIMUM        0.11   2019
TOTALS          2.09               3.55   -1.46     2.58
DAILY AVG.      0.07               0.12   -0.05     0.09
DAYS >= .01        9                8.3     0.7        9
DAYS >= .10        4                5.5    -1.5        5
DAYS >= .50        1                2.1    -1.1        3
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.06   09/11 TO 09/12               0.90

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     59                 38      21       29
 SINCE 7/1        59                 37      22       29
COOLING TOTAL    129                152     -23      144
 SINCE 1/1      1285               1192      93     1184
................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              3.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    22/280    DATE  09/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    32/360    DATE  09/22

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.31
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     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:   LONDON KY
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          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  84  57  71  -2   0   6 0.00    M    M  2.8 10 100   M    M   0 1      17  70
 2  87  61  74   1   0   9 0.00    M    M  2.8 15 200   M    M   2        23 190
 3  81  70  76   3   0  11 0.06    M    M  3.9 13 170   M    M   9 1      23 160
 4  81  68  75   3   0  10 0.06    M    M  3.2 12 130   M    M   7 13     18 110
 5  78  69  74   2   0   9 0.20    M    M  1.8  6 190   M    M   7 1       8 200
 6  85  68  77   5   0  12 0.45    M    M  4.8 13 270   M    M   8 13     21 300
 7  79  61  70  -2   0   5    T    M    M  5.5 15  10   M    M   6        21  10
 8  80  56  68  -3   0   3 0.00    M    M  4.0 13  30   M    M   1        22  30
 9  84  59  72   1   0   7 0.00    M    M  2.2 10 110   M    M   1        16  90
10  75  66  71   0   0   6 0.03    M    M  1.9 10 180   M    M   8 1      14 170
11  80  67  74   4   0   9 1.04    M    M  3.5 16 280   M    M   9 13     23 260
12  73  54  64  -6   1   0 0.02    M    M  5.8 14 290   M    M   6 1      22 300
13  75  50  63  -7   2   0 0.00    M    M  3.4 13 270   M    M   3        18 290
14  77  53  65  -5   0   0 0.00    M    M  2.7 13  20   M    M   3 12     19  30
15  79  52  66  -3   0   1 0.00    M    M  1.8 12  90   M    M   0        17 100
16  81  54  68  -1   0   3 0.00    M    M  1.2 10 250   M    M   1 1      14 260
17  82  59  71   3   0   6 0.00    M    M  1.6 10 190   M    M   3 1      14 160
18  82  57  70   2   0   5 0.00    M    M  2.3 12 250   M    M   2 1      15 200
19  83  59  71   3   0   6 0.00    M    M  3.1 13 270   M    M   1 1      19 210
20  89  63  76   9   0  11 0.00    M    M  1.4  8  30   M    M   1 1      13  30
21  90  60  75   8   0  10 0.00    M    M  2.8 10 210   M    M   0 1      17 250
22  75  54  65  -2   0   0    T    M    M  7.2 18 350   M    M   3        32 360
23  70  45  58  -8   7   0 0.00    M    M  3.2 12  70   M    M   0        17  90
24  73  55  64  -2   1   0 0.02    M    M  4.4 15 200   M    M   6        23 180
25  77  53  65  -1   0   0 0.21    M    M  5.4 16 250   M    M   3 13     24 230
26  72  48  60  -5   5   0 0.00    M    M  6.6 22 280   M    M   2        31 260
27  68  41  55 -10  10   0 0.00    M    M  4.7 17 260   M    M   0        24 300
28  62  38  50 -14  15   0 0.00    M    M  6.1 20 340   M    M   3        27 340
29  67  42  55  -9  10   0 0.00    M    M  8.3 18  10   M    M   2        26 360
30  70  44  57  -7   8   0 0.00    M    M  7.9 17  40   M    M   1        26  30
================================================================================
SM 2339 1683        59 129  2.09    M    116.3          M       98
================================================================================
AV 78.0 56.1                               3.9 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    22 280                 32 360
================================================================================
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:     SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2022
                                          LATITUDE:   37  4 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  84  5 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 67.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.09    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.46    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    90 ON 21    GRTST 24HR  1.06 ON 11-12      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     38 ON 28                               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:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    59    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  19
DPTR FM NORMAL    21    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1    59    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL    22

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   129
DPTR FM NORMAL   -23    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1285    HIGHEST SLP 30.39 ON 29
DPTR FM NORMAL    93    LOWEST  SLP 29.77 ON 25

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-09-22#