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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
257 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026

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...THE LEXINGTON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         80   1229 PM  91    1944  77      3       76
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  32    1894  56      7       59
  AVERAGE         72                        66      6       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.21          2.49 1935   0.17   0.04     0.88
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      3.54  -2.70     4.99
  SINCE MAR 1      6.04                     12.44  -6.40    19.61
  SINCE JAN 1     11.27                     19.50  -8.23    29.64

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1894   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.5                       3.0   -2.5       T
  SINCE JUL 1     11.5                      14.5   -3.0     23.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE  117                        77     40       59
  SINCE MAR 1    608                       958   -350      719
  SINCE JUL 1   4193                      4406   -213     3860

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3        3
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        56     -3       38
  SINCE MAR 1    146                        83     63       91
  SINCE JAN 1    146                        83     63       91
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          1000 PM
 LOWEST     67          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE LEXINGTON KY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        92      1941
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE   623 AM EDT   SUNSET   847 PM EDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE   623 AM EDT   SUNSET   848 PM EDT


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




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