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October 2020 saw above normal temperatures throughout eastern Kentucky.  Both Jackson and London finished last 

month about one and a half degrees warmer than normal. Jackson matched its normal precipitation for October while 

London's total is missing due to a sensor outage on the 23rd and 28th. 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 2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1981 TO 2020

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            82   10/23        82       0       97  10/01
                        10/22
LOWEST             34   10/17        32       2       33  10/31
AVG. MAXIMUM     68.8              68.1     0.7     72.9
AVG. MINIMUM     50.4              48.0     2.4     50.3
MEAN             59.6              58.1     1.5     61.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        3
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           3.19              3.19    0.00     6.01
DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.10    0.00     0.19
DAYS >= .01        11               8.8     2.2       14
DAYS >= .10         6               5.7     0.3       10
DAYS >= .50         4               2.1     1.9        6
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.8    -0.8        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.89   10/11 TO 10/11              1.61

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

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     186               245     -59      177
 SINCE 7/1        229               297     -68      177
COOLING TOTAL      26                29      -3       78
 SINCE 1/1       1371              1150     221     1579
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              1.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    15/310    DATE  10/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    26/310    DATE  10/12

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               15     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      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:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          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  70  51  61  -1   4   0    T  0.0    0  3.0 10 300   M    M   6        18 320
 2  64  42  53  -9  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.5  8 300   M    M   2        12 320
 3  67  41  54  -8  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  0.8  7 160   M    M   1        11 170
 4  70  50  60  -2   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 15 330   M    M   7        24 310
 5  64  44  54  -7  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.4  8 140   M    M   1 12     12 120
 6  75  46  61   0   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.3  8 240   M    M   0        23 280
 7  79  53  66   5   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  2.5  8 240   M    M   0        21 270
 8  76  57  67   7   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  1.1  6 130   M    M   0        11  70
 9  76  54  65   5   0   0    T  0.0    0  1.7  5 190   M    M   2         9 150
10  66  61  64   4   1   0 0.50  0.0    0  1.4  7 170   M    M   9 12     13 160
11  66  63  65   6   0   0 0.89  0.0    0  0.5  6 120   M    M   9 12     13  50
12  75  61  68   9   0   3 0.09  0.0    0  0.7 15 310   M    M   8 13     26 310
13  67  50  59   0   6   0    T  0.0    0  1.8 13 330   M    M   2 1      24 310
14  75  47  61   3   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.7  7 200   M    M   0        16 200
15  78  52  65   7   0   0 0.06  0.0    0  4.2 13 300   M    M   5 1      24 260
16  59  41  50  -8  15   0 0.12  0.0    0  3.5  9 290   M    M   3 1      16 350
17  62  34  48 -10  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.6  7 170   M    M   0        11 180
18  62  45  54  -3  11   0    T  0.0    0  2.1  7 140   M    M   6        11 160
19  74  56  65   8   0   0 0.01  0.0    0  2.2  9 180   M    M   7        16 170
20  77  59  68  11   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  1.7  8 170   M    M   5        18 160
21  80  57  69  12   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  1.6  8 170   M    M   0 1      15 160
22  82  59  71  15   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  1.7  6 160   M    M   1        10 210
23  82  62  72  16   0   7 0.10  0.0    0  2.5 10 270   M    M   3 13     19 270
24  65  48  57   1   8   0 0.04  0.0    0  1.5 13 330   M    M   9 1      22 320
25  57  48  53  -3  12   0 0.03  0.0    0  0.3  5 150   M    M  10 12      9  80
26  59  52  56   1   9   0    T  0.0    0  1.6  8 310   M    M  10 12     12 340
27  66  50  58   3   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.2 10 300   M    M   7 12     16 300
28  64  56  60   5   5   0 0.60  0.0    0  0.6  6 310   M    M   9 1      10  50
29  66  48  57   3   8   0 0.75  0.0    0  2.5 12 320   M    M   9 12     20 330
30  50  39  45  -9  20   0    T  0.0    0  3.5 14 330   M    M   8 1      24 300
31  61  37  49  -5  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.9  7 160   M    M   0        12 160
================================================================================
SM 2134 1563       186  26  3.19     0.0  58.1          M      139
================================================================================
AV 68.8 50.4                               1.9 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 15 330               # 26  310
================================================================================
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:     2020
                                          LATITUDE:   37 35 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  83 19 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 59.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.19    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.00    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    82 ON 23,22 GRTST 24HR  0.89 ON 11-11      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     34 ON 17                               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:   4
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   186    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  15
DPTR FM NORMAL   -59    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1   229    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL   -68

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    26
DPTR FM NORMAL    -3    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1371    HIGHEST SLP 30.41 ON 31
DPTR FM NORMAL   221    LOWEST  SLP 29.49 ON 29

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-10-20#

 

London Kentucky data:

 

...THE LONDON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1954 TO 2020

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   10/22        MM      MM       94  10/03
                        10/08                             10/02
                                                          10/01
LOWEST             32   10/17        MM      MM       33  10/13
AVG. MAXIMUM     69.4              69.4     0.0     72.3
AVG. MINIMUM     48.0              45.2     2.8     47.9
MEAN             58.7              57.3     1.4     60.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1        3
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      1               2.9    -1.9        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.35   2014
 MINIMUM         0.02   1963
TOTALS             MM              3.02      MM     7.81
DAILY AVG.       0.08              0.10   -0.02     0.25
DAYS >= .01        10               8.5     1.5       14
DAYS >= .10         4               5.4    -1.4       11
DAYS >= .50         1               2.0    -1.0        7
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.6    -0.6        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.68   10/11 TO 10/11              1.67

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

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     194               259     -65      211
 SINCE 7/1        240               306     -66      211
COOLING TOTAL       9                21     -12       67
 SINCE 1/1       1253              1188      65     1484
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              3.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    23/290    DATE  10/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    35/290    DATE  10/29

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     77

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      25     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      1

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

&&

...MISSING MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL DUE TO SENSOR ERROR ON 23RD & 28TH...

$$

 

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

                                          STATION:   LONDON KY
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          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  69  50  60  -2   5   0    T    M    M  3.9 16 280   M    M   3        21 270
 2  63  40  52 -10  13   0 0.00    M    M  2.2 12  20   M    M   1        15 360
 3  66  37  52 -10  13   0 0.00    M    M  1.3  8 130   M    M   1 1      13 140
 4  69  49  59  -2   6   0 0.00    M    M  5.6 17 250   M    M   8        24 340
 5  65  43  54  -7  11   0 0.00    M    M  3.2  9  20   M    M   2 1      14  60
 6  74  41  58  -2   7   0 0.00    M    M  3.3 15 260   M    M   1 1      20 260
 7  78  48  63   3   2   0 0.00    M    M  4.2 14 240   M    M   0 12     19 260
 8  81  52  67   7   0   2 0.00    M    M  1.1  8  50   M    M   0 1      13  50
 9  74  54  64   5   1   0    T    M    M  2.5  8 200   M    M   3        12 190
10  66  62  64   5   1   0 0.43    M    M  4.3 10 120   M    M   8 1      15 190
11  68  63  66   7   0   1 0.68    M    M  4.7 10  20   M    M  10 1      17  20
12  77  60  69  11   0   4 0.41    M    M  4.0 16 310   M    M   8 123    26 290
13  69  47  58   0   7   0 0.00    M    M  4.4 15 340   M    M   3 1      23 320
14  77  42  60   2   5   0 0.00    M    M  2.6 10 200   M    M   0        14 220
15  77  50  64   6   1   0 0.08    M    M  6.2 21 250   M    M   4 1      28 220
16  58  36  47 -10  18   0 0.06    M    M  4.7 16 330   M    M   3 1      31 330
17  61  32  47 -10  18   0 0.00    M    M  0.9  9 130   M    M   0 18     14 110
18  61  38  50  -7  15   0 0.02    M    M  2.3 14 170   M    M   6        20 150
19  73  54  64   8   1   0 0.01    M    M  4.6 15 200   M    M   5 1      23 200
20  76  53  65   9   0   0 0.00    M    M  2.3 13 190   M    M   3 1      18 200
21  80  50  65   9   0   0 0.00    M    M  1.8 10 210   M    M   1 1      17 250
22  81  53  67  12   0   2 0.00    M    M  1.0  9 200   M    M   1 1      14 260
23  77  53  65  10   0   0    M    M    M  4.0 16 270   M    M   3 1      22 220
24  64  50  57   2   8   0 0.08    M    M  6.9 13 330   M    M   9 1      19 350
25  68  49  59   5   6   0 0.03    M    M  3.6  8  20   M    M   9 1      12  20
26  60  53  57   3   8   0    T    M    M  3.5 10 360   M    M  10 1      14 340
27  70  53  62   8   3   0 0.00    M    M  3.1  9 260   M    M   9 1      13  20
28  65  59  62   8   3   0    M    M    M  1.9  8  10   M    M  10 1      10  50
29  73  48  61   8   4   0 0.41    M    M  7.6 23 290   M    M  10 1      35 290
30  50  37  44  -9  21   0 0.00    M    M  5.0 15 340   M    M   7 1      23 330
31  62  33  48  -5  17   0 0.00    M    M  3.1  9 190   M    M   0 1      13 180
================================================================================
SM 2152 1489       194   9  2.21    M    109.8          M      138
================================================================================
AV 69.4 48.0                               3.5 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 23 290               # 35  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:  LONDON KY
                                          MONTH:    OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:     2020
                                          LATITUDE:   37  4 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  84  5 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 58.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.21    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.81    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    81 ON 22, 8 GRTST 24HR  0.68 ON 11-11      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     32 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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
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.   194    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16
DPTR FM NORMAL   -65    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1   240    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL   -66

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     9
DPTR FM NORMAL   -12    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1253    HIGHEST SLP 30.40 ON 31
DPTR FM NORMAL    65    LOWEST  SLP 29.48 ON 29

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-10-20#