Smiths Grove, KY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MAMMOTH CAVE, KY US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Smiths Grove has an annual average temperature of 60.2°F with about 53.5 inches of precipitation per year and 4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.16 in) and January the driest (3.73 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Annual swing
41°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,240
Cooling need
1,524

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

74 of 366 (20.2%) of Smiths Grove'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.

1930s
45
1940s
39
1950s
61
1960s
23
1970s
16
1980s
25
1990s
23
2000s
26
2010s
73
2020s
35

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 47.9°F 29.3°F 38.6°F 3.73 in 0.7 in 12
February 53.2°F 32.2°F 42.7°F 4.47 in 1.4 in 11
March 62.3°F 39.5°F 50.9°F 5.01 in 0.6 in 13
April 73.4°F 48.0°F 60.7°F 4.92 in 12
May 81.2°F 56.8°F 69.0°F 5.16 in 12
June 88.0°F 64.4°F 76.2°F 4.84 in 12
July 91.0°F 68.3°F 79.6°F 4.93 in 11
August 90.2°F 66.7°F 78.5°F 3.82 in 9
September 85.0°F 60.0°F 72.5°F 3.95 in 8
October 74.0°F 49.1°F 61.6°F 3.79 in 9
November 61.2°F 39.7°F 50.5°F 4.09 in 10
December 51.0°F 33.0°F 42.0°F 4.78 in 1.3 in 12

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