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Knox County, KY

A 56.2°F / 53.5" normal · 2025 ran +0.9°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Aug 29: This area is running +1.7°F (59.6°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 3rd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 82% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

56.2°F
annual mean · 53.5" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.9°F
57.1°F · 60.1" (112% of normal)

Warmest Year

58.2°F
2024 · coldest 52.7°F (1976)

Wettest Year

69.2in
2020 · driest 35.3" (2007)

Hottest Day

104.3°F
Jun 30 · 2012

Coldest Day

-20.3°F
Jan 19 · 1994

Biggest Rain Day

3.98in
Mar 12 · 1963

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

35°
J
40°
F
47°
M
56°
A
64°
M
72°
J
75°
J
74°
A
68°
S
57°
O
46°
N
39°
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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