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...Climate Normals...Means And Extremes For October...

...Jackson Kentucky (JKL)...

Temperature Data...

Average Maximum........... 68.8
Average Minimum........... 48.5
Average Monthly........... 58.7
Highest...................  97 on the  1st in 2019
Lowest....................  26 on the 24th in 1981/22nd in 1987
Low Maximum..............   34 on the 31st in 1993
High Minimum..............  71 on the  4th in 1986/ 1st in 2019
Normal Days with High 90 or above.....  0.1
Normal Days with High 32 or below.....  0.0
Normal Days with  Low 32 or below.....  0.9
Normal Days with  Low  0 or below.....  0.0

Degree Days (Base 65)..... Heating             Cooling

Monthly Average...........  233                  36
Greatest Monthly..........  421 in 1988          78 in 1991
Least Monthly.............   82 in 1986           2 in 1987

Precipitation Data...

Monthly Average...........  3.45 inches
Wettest...................  7.36 inches in 1989
Driest....................  0.51 inches in 1987
Greatest 24 Hour..........  4.24 inches on the 16th-17th in 1989
Average Days of Thunder...   1.3
Average Days of Dense Fog.   4.3
Average Snowfall..........   0.1 inches
Greatest Snowfall.........   2.3 inches in 1993
Greatest 24 Hour Snowfall.   2.3 inches on the 31st in 1993
Greatest Snow Depth.......     T inches in 2012

...London Kentucky (LOZ)...

Temperature Data...

Average Maximum........... 69.5
Average Minimum........... 45.4
Average Monthly........... 57.5
Highest...................  94 on the  1st/2nd/3rd in 2019
Lowest....................  18 on the 26th in 1962
Low Maximum...............  35 on the 31st in 1993
High Minimum..............  68 on the  9th in 1990/ 8th in 2017
Normal Days with High 90 or above.....  0.2
Normal Days with High 32 or below.....  0.0
Normal Days with  Low 32 or below.....  2.4
Normal Days with  Low  0 or below.....  0.0

Degree Days (Base 65)..... Heating             Cooling

Monthly Average...........  257                  23
Greatest Monthly..........  478 in 1976          54 in 1959
Least Monthly.............   69 in 1984           0 in Several Years

Precipitation Data...

Monthly Average...........  3.29 inches
Wettest...................  7.69 inches in 1977
Driest....................  0.02 inches in 1963
Greatest Daily Rain.......  4.78 inches on the 1st in 1977
Average Snowfall..........     0 inches
Greatest Snowfall.........     0 inches
Greatest Daily Snowfall...     0 inches

***Snowfall records for London were kept between 1954 and 1996***

The latest climate outlook for October indicates that eastern
Kentucky will be in a weather pattern more conducive to above
normal temperatures and near normal precipitation.

For more information on climate outlooks try this internet address:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov

Climate weather records at the Julian Carroll Airport near Jackson
Kentucky (JKL) date back to January 1st 1981.

Climate weather records at the London-Corbin Magee Field Airport (LOZ)
date back to November 11th 1954.

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