Is this weather normal in Jefferson County?

Kentucky · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Jefferson County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. Jefferson County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 59.0° on average.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 63°, lows near 41°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.5°OctNov: -0.1°NovDec: -0.7°DecJan 2026: -5.3°JanFeb: -0.4°FebMar: +8.3°MarApr: +6.6°AprMay: -1.4°MayJun: -0.6°JunJul: +0.3°JulAug: +0.4°AugSep: +6.3°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: +2.7 inOctNov: -1.3 inNovDec: -2.0 inDecJan 2026: -1.9 inJanFeb: -2.5 inFebMar: -0.3 inMarApr: -1.0 inAprMay: +1.3 inMayJun: +3.8 inJunJul: +1.0 inJulAug: -0.2 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 Jefferson County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January42° / 25°3.5 in42.8° 200616.6° 1977
February47° / 28°3.5 in46.9° 201722.5° 1978
March57° / 35°4.6 in58.2° 201229.9° 1960
April68° / 45°5.0 in63.2° 202646.9° 1907
May77° / 55°5.3 in73.4° 201858.3° 1917
June85° / 63°4.8 in78.5° 201068.2° 1955
July87° / 67°4.5 in82.9° 190171.8° 2009
August87° / 65°3.7 in81.8° 200770.3° 1967
September81° / 58°3.6 in76.6° 201961.5° 1918
October69° / 46°3.8 in64.2° 194749.8° 1917
November57° / 36°3.6 in53.5° 190937.4° 1976
December46° / 29°4.2 in48.0° 201523.4° 1917

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

Towns in Jefferson County

Crime Radar: Jeffersontown, Shively, St. Matthews, Lyndon, Indian Hills

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