Crab Orchard, KY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CRAB ORCHARD 6 N, KY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Crab Orchard has an annual average temperature of 56.8°F with about 50.6 inches of precipitation per year and 7.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.8°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.19 in) and February the driest (3.49 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →84 of 366 (23%) of Crab Orchard's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1970s | 3 | |
| 1980s | 84 | |
| 1990s | 79 | |
| 2000s | 72 | |
| 2010s | 88 | |
| 2020s | 40 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44.6°F | 26.8°F | 35.7°F | 3.67 in | 3.0 in | 10 |
| February | 49.6°F | 29.7°F | 39.7°F | 3.49 in | 1.8 in | 9 |
| March | 58.8°F | 36.2°F | 47.5°F | 4.74 in | 1.0 in | 10 |
| April | 70.0°F | 45.0°F | 57.5°F | 4.61 in | — | 10 |
| May | 76.8°F | 53.8°F | 65.3°F | 5.09 in | — | 11 |
| June | 83.1°F | 61.4°F | 72.3°F | 5.12 in | — | 10 |
| July | 85.7°F | 64.9°F | 75.3°F | 5.19 in | — | 9 |
| August | 85.4°F | 63.2°F | 74.3°F | 3.61 in | — | 8 |
| September | 80.3°F | 57.2°F | 68.7°F | 3.93 in | — | 6 |
| October | 70.2°F | 46.4°F | 58.3°F | 3.53 in | — | 8 |
| November | 58.4°F | 36.6°F | 47.5°F | 3.54 in | 0.2 in | 8 |
| December | 48.2°F | 30.3°F | 39.3°F | 4.03 in | 1.4 in | 10 |
Climate twins of Crab Orchard
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