Is this weather normal in Jackson County?

Kentucky · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Jackson County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. Jackson County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 62°, lows near 39°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Jackson County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.1°OctNov: +0.8°NovDec: +0.5°DecJan 2026: -3.7°JanFeb: -0.3°FebMar: +9.0°MarApr: +6.6°AprMay: -0.6°MayJun: +0.3°JunJul: +1.4°JulAug: +1.8°AugSep: +6.2°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +0.8 inOctNov: -0.4 inNovDec: -1.9 inDecJan 2026: -0.2 inJanFeb: -1.4 inFebMar: -2.1 inMarApr: -2.2 inAprMay: +0.2 inMayJun: +1.1 inJunJul: -0.1 inJulAug: +0.8 inAugSep: -2.1 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Jackson County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January43° / 25°3.8 in45.4° 195017.8° 1977
February48° / 28°3.9 in45.9° 201722.4° 1895
March57° / 34°4.5 in56.1° 201229.8° 1960
April68° / 43°4.5 in62.0° 202646.5° 1907
May75° / 52°5.0 in70.6° 201856.3° 1917
June82° / 60°5.0 in76.8° 194366.4° 1972
July85° / 64°5.3 in79.7° 193470.0° 2009
August84° / 63°4.0 in79.4° 193668.4° 1927
September79° / 56°3.6 in75.6° 192560.8° 1918
October69° / 44°3.4 in63.8° 191948.3° 1917
November57° / 34°3.4 in53.5° 193137.1° 1976
December47° / 28°4.6 in48.4° 201524.8° 1989

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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