![]() ![]() Highs in the single digits and lows in the negative 10s may not have been what people asked for Christmas, but it is what was delivered. High and Low Temperatures for December 22nd, 1989 By the end of the month, however, temperatures of the mid-60's were being reported around the area. The Louisville Weather Bureau (now NWS) office reported 18 days with precipitation. Many stations reported over ten days with measureable precipitation. Daily mean temperatures got as low as -16 degrees in Marion County, while their low for the day was -30, with a high of -2.Īccompanied by the cold were massive amounts of snowfall throughout the month. ![]() On the 9th and 10th, some places did not get above subzero temperatures during the day. In this six day stretch of time, temperatures got down well into the negative values for both highs and lows. Most lows hung around between -10 to -20 on the 2nd before starting to warm back up, nearing 0 degrees in most places on the 3rd and approaching normal temperatures by the 4th.accompanied by more snow.įorecasts from the US Daily Weather Maps series:įor Tennessee and Kentucky: Clearing, colder westerly winds becoming variable.įor Tennessee and Kentucky: fair, warmer, variable winds Though lows as low as -32 degrees were reported in southern Indiana, they were isloated reports. A quick moving system swung through the area at the end of January and started moving out of the region during the begining of February. This short lived event was preceded by heavy snow throughout the region. The temperature at Louisville on this map is -2 degrees. There was a day in the middle of the period with slightly warmer temperatures, but they fell back down quickly before leveling out around normal.įrom: The Daily Weather Map, February 2, 1951 In some cases, this difference could be up to 50 and as high as 70 degrees! The temperatures before this event were quite mild for January, but dropped into the low 20's and high 10's for the highs with brutally cold lows. This event was unique in that the difference between the high and low temperatures were large. Lasting over 6 days with low temperatures reaching into the -30's with the lowest of -34 degrees at Bonnieville, in Hart County, KY. Behind this front was a very cold, arctic air mass coming down from Canada that movedslowly southeast, and sat southwest of Kentucky, bringing freezing temperatures throughout much of the Great Plains and Southeast. On the night of January 18th, 1963, a very strong cold front made its way across the Midwest and through much of the Southeast United States. Depending on the variety, up to 90% of grape crops were lost. Of the twenty million dollar fruit industry, $16,000,000 in damage was incurred. The corn crop recorded $5,000,000 in losses. Half of the wheat crop was destroyed with $63,000,000 in damage. Almost all of the peaches were destroyed. Losses were suffered in nearly all crops, including peaches, apples, pears, cherries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, grapes, corn, soybeans, and wheat. The late freeze also had huge impacts on the agriculture throughout the region. Over this time period, the high temperatures that were reaching into the mid-40's were equal to the normal low temperatures for the month while being 20-30 degrees cooler than what one usually expects at this time of the year. Temperatures reached into the 20's and 30's every morning for 6 straight days (5th-10th). Record daily snowfall on April 6, 2007, for Opening Day at Keeneland Race Track in Lexington.Īfter what was a warm early spring, a strong cold front moved through the area at the beginning of April, bringing with it arctic air. Relief came at the end of the week with balmy temperatures in the mid-20s. After the front had passed, temperatures across the Midwest and Northeast dipped into the negatives for lows and in some cases, the highs as well. Large snowfalls came a couple days before the cold, dropping up to 20 inches in the northeast portion of the region.Ī low pressure system sank down from the Northwest Territories in Canada and across the US border bringing with it very cold air and a strong cold front. Other stations in the area also reported low temperatures in the -20's to -30's, including Frankfort, Louisville and Lexington. The average temperature that day for Shelbyville was a bracing -19 degrees. ![]() This three day outbreak of cold weather includes some of the coldest recorded temperatures in the state of Kentucky, including the all-time record of -37 degrees F at Shelbyville on the 19th. Low Temperatures across the region January 19, 1994 ![]()
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