Kentucky · county areal climate 1951–2025

Franklin County, KY

A 56.1°F / 50.8" normal · 2025 ran +0.3°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +1.4°F (54.2°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 8th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 89% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

56.1°F
annual mean · 50.8" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.3°F
56.4°F · 63.1" (124% of normal)

Warmest Year

59.0°F
2024 · coldest 52.1°F (1958)

Wettest Year

74.4in
2018 · driest 32.5" (1963)

Hottest Day

103.4°F
Jul 8 · 2012

Coldest Day

-22.8°F
Jan 19 · 1994

Biggest Rain Day

4.61in
Sep 14 · 1979

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

33°
J
37°
F
46°
M
56°
A
65°
M
73°
J
76°
J
75°
A
69°
S
58°
O
46°
N
38°
D
—— 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.

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