Kentucky · county areal climate 1951–2025
Carter County, KY
A 55.1°F / 45.7" normal · 2025 ran +0.3°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+1.6°F (53.5°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
8th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
69% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
55.1°F
annual mean · 45.7" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.3°F
55.4°F · 48.9" (107% of normal)
Warmest Year
57.5°F
2024 · coldest 51.3°F (1958)
Wettest Year
58.3in
2018 · driest 31.2" (1963)
Hottest Day
103.5°F
Jul 8 · 2012
Coldest Day
-23.3°F
Jan 19 · 1994
Biggest Rain Day
3.92in
May 3 · 2010
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal
nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the
station records.