All-time weather records — Jackson, KY

Record high
107.1°F
August 21, 1936
Record low
-20.9°F
February 20, 2015
Wettest day
5.10 in
July 8, 1942

Climate change signal in Jackson

10.4%

of Jackson's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (38 of 366 records since 2015).

13.1%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (48 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1920s
61
52
1930s
155
147
1940s
99
99
1990s
·
·
2000s
·
·
2010s
30
46
2020s
21
22

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1925, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1925-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 80.1°F — Jan 24, 1943 -16.1°F — Jan 26, 1948 2.46 in — Jan 2, 1937
February 79.0°F — Feb 21, 2018 -20.9°F — Feb 20, 2015 4.00 in — Feb 3, 1939
March 90.0°F — Mar 25, 1929 3.9°F — Mar 4, 2014 3.55 in — Mar 23, 1929
April 95.0°F — Apr 30, 1942 21.0°F — Apr 14, 1940 2.90 in — Apr 22, 1931
May 98.1°F — May 22, 1941 28.0°F — May 10, 1947 2.00 in — May 30, 2000
June 105.1°F — Jun 29, 1936 39.0°F — Jun 1, 1930 3.32 in — Jun 21, 2011
July 106.0°F — Jul 10, 1936 42.1°F — Jul 23, 1947 5.10 in — Jul 8, 1942
August 107.1°F — Aug 21, 1936 37.9°F — Aug 16, 1929 3.75 in — Aug 25, 1999
September 102.0°F — Sep 3, 1925 30.9°F — Sep 26, 1928 4.00 in — Sep 25, 2006
October 96.1°F — Oct 6, 1941 16.0°F — Oct 22, 1930 2.87 in — Oct 7, 1947
November 84.9°F — Nov 6, 2024 -2.0°F — Nov 27, 1930 3.60 in — Nov 17, 1927
December 77.0°F — Dec 28, 2015 -9.9°F — Dec 31, 1935 2.14 in — Dec 17, 2000

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