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Jackson, KY

37.591°N, 83.314°W · station JKLthr · 46 years of record
70°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Jackson.
52°SAT10/1759°SUN10/1863°MON10/1965°TUE10/2067°WED10/2169°THU10/2270°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Jackson — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#15 / 45
warmest Oct 23 in 45 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

82°F
set in 2020

Coolest Oct 23 ever

41°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 70°F — 15th warmest Oct 23 of 45 years · record 82°F (2020) · warmest since 2024.
1981: 55°F1982: 53°F1983: 58°F1984: 68°F1985: 69°F1986: 65°F1987: 69°F1988: 54°F1989: 74°F1990: 54°F1991: 73°F1992: 73°F1993: 67°F1994: 68°F1995: 77°F1996: 77°F1997: 54°F1998: 59°F1999: 49°F2000: 70°F2001: 80°F2002: 66°F2003: 58°F2004: 67°F2005: 61°F2006: 41°F2007: 71°F2008: 57°F2009: 72°F2010: 79°F2011: 66°F2012: 79°F2013: 45°F2014: 59°F2015: 78°F2016: 57°F2017: 68°F2018: 67°F2019: 62°F2020: 82°F2021: 65°F2022: 77°F2023: 70°F2024: 80°F2025: 63°F70° forecast404550556065707580851990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2370°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record82°F
This-date rank#15 of 45
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (2012)
Odds to tie/break—
Period of record1981–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Jackson in each calendar month, and for the whole 1981–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°FJan 31, 2002-18°FJan 20, 1985
Feb80°FFeb 20, 2018-8°FFeb 4, 1996
Mar88°FMar 22, 20267°FMar 9, 1996
Apr92°FApr 27, 198620°FApr 7, 1982
May91°FMay 31, 200630°FMay 9, 2020
Jun104°FJun 29, 201244°FJun 10, 1988
Jul101°FJul 8, 198852°FJul 7, 1983
Aug101°FAug 17, 198845°FAug 29, 1986
Sep98°FSep 10, 201934°FSep 24, 1989
Oct97°FOct 1, 201926°FOct 24, 1981
Nov84°FNov 2, 201613°FNov 14, 1986
Dec79°FDec 3, 1982-13°FDec 22, 1989
All-time104°FJun 29, 2012-18°FJan 20, 1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Jackson so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

9 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (88°F)

Record Lows in 2026

3 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

76°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 22, 1983

Coldest high ever

4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan61°FJan 4, 20045°FJan 20, 1985
Feb63°FFeb 20, 20189°FFeb 4, 1996
Mar68°FMar 28, 202017°FMar 8, 1996
Apr70°FApr 29, 201731°FApr 4, 1987
May73°FMay 12, 200047°FMay 17, 2011
Jun75°FJun 9, 198160°FJun 8, 1997
Jul76°FJul 22, 198366°FJul 18, 2014
Aug76°FAug 24, 200765°FAug 12, 2004
Sep74°FSep 5, 201849°FSep 27, 1984
Oct71°FOct 4, 198634°FOct 31, 1993
Nov64°FNov 6, 202427°FNov 18, 2014
Dec62°FDec 3, 19824°FDec 22, 1989
All-time76°FJul 22, 19834°FDec 22, 1989

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

14 days
record run, ended Aug 25 1995

So far in 2026

12 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Jackson's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 66°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 44°FJan: 27°FFeb: 48°FFeb: 30°FMar: 58°FMar: 38°FApr: 69°FApr: 47°FMay: 75°FMay: 56°FJun: 82°FJun: 63°FJul: 85°FJul: 66°FAug: 84°FAug: 65°FSep: 79°FSep: 59°FOct: 68°FOct: 48°FNov: 57°FNov: 39°FDec: 47°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:42 AM
Sunset4:55 PM
Solar noon11:19 AM
Daylight11h 13m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.59°N, 83.31°W

Nearby Stations

Huntington, WV67 mi NELexington, KY77 mi WBristol-Johnson City, TN91 mi SECharleston, WV108 mi NEBluefield, WV117 mi EOak Ridge, TN119 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Jackson's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Jackson, KY — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Jackson's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Jackson, KY — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1981

Each cell is one day's high at Jackson, coloured by temperature — 46 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Jackson, KY daily high heat map 1981–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Jackson — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
12 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 24th most in 46 years. Normal for this point: 14. Record: 41 in 1995.

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