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A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

January 2018 was the 6th driest January at Jackson and it was the 5th driest at London. Also

January 2018 was the 12th coldest at Jackson and tied for the 20th coldest at London.  The

following are the January 2018 climate summaries for each location as well as the January

Local Climatological Data reports for Jackson and London:

 

Jackson Kentucky data:

...THE JACKSON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1981 TO 2018

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            69   01/11        66       3       68  01/20
                        01/10
LOWEST              0   01/02         4      -4        8  01/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     42.0              43.1    -1.1     49.6
AVG. MINIMUM     23.1              26.8    -3.7     34.7
MEAN             32.5              34.9    -2.4     42.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     10               6.1     3.9        4
DAYS MIN <= 32     20              20.7    -0.7       11
DAYS MIN <= 0       1               0.5     0.5        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.28   1994
 MINIMUM         0.80   1981
TOTALS           1.92              3.61   -1.69     4.71
DAILY AVG.       0.06              0.12   -0.06     0.15
DAYS >= .01        13              14.1    -1.1       22
DAYS >= .10         5               7.3    -2.3       12
DAYS >= .50         0               2.4    -2.4        3
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.8    -0.8        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.47   01/12 TO 01/12              1.31

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           26.3   1994
TOTALS            6.8               7.1    -0.3      4.3
SINCE 7/1         7.8              12.6    -4.8      4.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 2      -2        0
DAYS >= 1.0         3               2.2     0.8        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         3   01/18                          1
                        01/17
 24 HR TOTAL      4.1   01/16 TO 01/16               2.3

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     999               932      67      698
 SINCE 7/1       2601              2566      35     2021
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    17/250    DATE  01/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    34/170    DATE  01/27

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW               12     SLEET                      2
FOG                       8     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:      2018
                                          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  21   7  14 -21  51   0    T    T    0  4.0 12 280   M    M   5 1      19 270
 2  22   0  11 -24  54   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.3  7 240   M    M   0        11 230
 3  34   9  22 -13  43   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 14 300   M    M   4        22 320
 4  23  12  18 -17  47   0 0.01  0.1    T  7.0 15 310   M    M  10        26 300
 5  19   7  13 -22  52   0    T    T    0  4.5 12 290   M    M   6        18 310
 6  21   2  12 -23  53   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.0  8 290   M    M   1        13 300
 7  40   7  24 -11  41   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.0  8 200   M    M   1        13 200
 8  40  34  37   2  28   0 0.28    T    0  3.2  9 200   M    M  10 124    17 240
 9  45  37  41   6  24   0    T  0.0    0  1.1  6  90   M    M  10 12     11 100
10  69  44  57  22   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 10 180   M    M   3        20 180
11  69  51  60  25   5   0 0.06  0.0    0  5.1 12 150   M    M   7        22 170
12  61  24  43   8  22   0 0.47  0.1    0  4.9 16 320   M    M   9 4      32 350
13  24  11  18 -17  47   0 0.05  1.0    1  4.5 13 350   M    M  10        25 340
14  22   8  15 -20  50   0    T    T    1  2.5  6 120   M    M   3        11  90
15  42  15  29  -6  36   0    T  0.1    T  4.2 12 190   M    M   8        21 220
16  32   6  19 -16  46   0 0.23  4.1    T  6.1 13 300   M    M  10        18 300
17  13   4   9 -26  56   0    T    T    3  1.8  7 260   M    M   9        10 320
18  31   6  19 -16  46   0    T    T    3  4.4  9 240   M    M   1        16 170
19  44  22  33  -2  32   0 0.00  0.0    2  4.9  9 210   M    M   0        17 190
20  53  34  44   9  21   0 0.00  0.0    T  5.0 13 230   M    M   9        21 250
21  63  45  54  19  11   0 0.05  0.0    0  3.2  8 190   M    M   9 18     14 210
22  63  54  59  24   6   0 0.03  0.0    0  5.6 16 190   M    M   6 3      32 170
23  59  35  47  12  18   0 0.09    T    0  8.1 17 250   M    M   8 35     32 260
24  35  30  33  -2  32   0 0.03  0.2    T  5.6 13 260   M    M  10 1      21 280
25  47  24  36   1  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.3  8 160   M    M   2        12 180
26  62  35  49  14  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 13 190   M    M   0        21 180
27  61  43  52  17  13   0 0.21  0.0    0  5.4 15 180   M    M   5 12     34 170
28  51  37  44   8  21   0 0.34  0.0    0  2.8  8  20   M    M   8 12     14  40
29  50  28  39   3  26   0 0.07  1.2    0  4.8 16 300   M    M   5 1      26 310
30  33  23  28  -8  37   0    T    T    T  4.8 15 320   M    M   6        24 330
31  53  21  37   1  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 14 190   M    M   0        26 180
================================================================================
SM 1302  715       999   0  1.92     6.8 130.6          M      175
================================================================================
AV 42.0 23.1                               4.2 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 17 250               # 34  170
================================================================================
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:     2018
                                          LATITUDE:   37 35 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  83 19 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 32.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.92    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -2.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.69    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    69 ON 11,10 GRTST 24HR  0.47 ON 12-12      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      0 ON  2                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   6.8 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   4.1 ON 16-16  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   3 ON 18,17  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:  10    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  13
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  20    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   1    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   999    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL    67    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2601    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 11
DPTR FM NORMAL    35

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.72 ON  2
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.58 ON 12

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-01-18#
 London Kentucky data: 
...THE LONDON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1954 TO 2018

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            66   01/10        MM      MM       67  01/12
LOWEST             -7   01/17        MM      MM        8  01/08
                                                          01/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     42.9              44.8    -1.9     49.9
AVG. MINIMUM     20.9              26.4    -5.5     34.9
MEAN             32.2              35.6    -3.4     42.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     10               4.6     5.4        4
DAYS MIN <= 32     20              21.7    -1.7       11
DAYS MIN <= 0       3               0.6     2.4        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.09   1957
 MINIMUM         1.07   1981
TOTALS           1.51              3.54   -2.03     4.08
DAILY AVG.       0.05              0.11   -0.06     0.13
DAYS >= .01        12              11.3     0.7       19
DAYS >= .10         6               6.9    -0.9       11
DAYS >= .50         0               2.5    -2.5        4
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.8    -0.8        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.38   01/08 TO 01/08              0.82

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           17.6   1978
TOTALS             MM               4.5      MM       MM
SINCE 7/1          MM               5.6      MM       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     MM                 2      MM       MM
DAYS >= 1.0        MM               1.9      MM       MM
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        MM                                 MM
 24 HR TOTAL       MM                                 MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      MM               911      MM      692
 SINCE 7/1         MM              2563      MM     2077
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/240    DATE  01/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/220    DATE  01/23

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                7     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      4

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

$$

...NOTE...TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS DOWN JANUARY 1ST AND 2ND.
TEMPERATURES AVERAGES BASED ON 29 DAYS AND HDD ARE MISSING.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   LONDON KY
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2018
                                          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   M   M   M   M   M   M 0.00    M    M  6.3  9 300   M    M   6         M  M
 2  24   M   M   M   M   M 0.00    M    M   M   M   M   M    M   0         M  M
 3  32   7  20 -16  45   0 0.00    M    M  5.9 15 290   M    M   5        22 320
 4  24  12  18 -18  47   0    T    M    M 10.1 16 290   M    M  10 18     27 320
 5  19   7  13 -23  52   0 0.00    M    M  4.5 14 290   M    M   7        17 280
 6  23   0  12 -23  53   0 0.00    M    M  0.9  8 340   M    M   0        11  40
 7  39   6  23 -12  42   0 0.00    M    M  4.4 15 190   M    M   2        20 200
 8  41  33  37   2  28   0 0.38    M    M  3.4 13 180   M    M   9 12     19 180
 9  48  37  43   8  22   0 0.01    M    M  1.6  7  80   M    M  10 128    10  80
10  66  40  53  18  12   0 0.00    M    M  4.6 21 190   M    M   4 12     30 180
11  65  39  52  17  13   0 0.13    M    M  4.6 15 170   M    M   8 1      23 150
12  62  26  44   9  21   0 0.15    M    M  9.4 21 320   M    M   9 1      29 310
13  26   9  18 -17  47   0 0.02    M    M  8.8 20 340   M    M   9 18     29 350
14  22   5  14 -21  51   0 0.00    M    M  2.2  9 100   M    M   0        12  70
15  42  15  29  -6  36   0 0.00    M    M  6.9 17 190   M    M   8        25 200
16  31  -4  14 -21  51   0 0.04    M    M  6.4 13 320   M    M   8        18 340
17  16  -7   5 -30  60   0    T    M    M  2.4  9 330   M    M   6        13 330
18  31   1  16 -19  49   0 0.00    M    M  2.9  9 250   M    M   0        15 220
19  45   9  27  -8  38   0 0.00    M    M  4.9 12 220   M    M   0        17 230
20  57  32  45  10  20   0 0.00    M    M  6.8 17 230   M    M   9        22 230
21  64  41  53  17  12   0 0.01    M    M  4.3 14 200   M    M  10        22 200
22  61  53  57  21   8   0 0.14    M    M  9.6 24 230   M    M   6 3      41 220
23  57  35  46  10  19   0 0.01    M    M 12.4 28 240   M    M   7        42 220
24  37  24  31  -5  34   0 0.00    M    M  5.8 17 280   M    M   6        24 290
25  48  20  34  -2  31   0 0.00    M    M  2.2  9 200   M    M   0 1      13 230
26  57  25  41   5  24   0 0.00    M    M  4.3 16 200   M    M   0 8      22 200
27  60  37  49  13  16   0 0.30    M    M  7.8 20 190   M    M   5 1      27 200
28  52  33  43   7  22   0 0.31    M    M  4.8 12  30   M    M   8 12     18 360
29  50  29  40   4  25   0 0.01    M    M  6.2 22 340   M    M   4 1      33 330
30  34  21  28  -8  37   0    T    M    M  6.8 13 330   M    M   5        20 340
31  54  21  38   1  27   0 0.00    M    M  7.0 22 200   M    M   0        33 200
================================================================================
SM 1287  606       942   0  1.51    M    168.2          M      161
================================================================================
AV 42.9 20.9                               5.6 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 28 240               # 42  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:  LONDON KY
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     2018
                                          LATITUDE:   37  4 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  84  5 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 31.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.51    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.03    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    66 ON 10    GRTST 24HR  0.38 ON  8- 8      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -7 ON 17                               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:  10    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  20    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   3    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   942    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL    31    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2607    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  9
DPTR FM NORMAL    44

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.69 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.59 ON 12

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-01-18#