Kentucky · county areal climate 1951–2025
Nelson County, KY
A 56.7°F / 51.5" normal · 2025 ran +0.4°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+1.6°F (55.2°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
6th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
78% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
56.7°F
annual mean · 51.5" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.4°F
57.1°F · 60.3" (117% of normal)
Warmest Year
59.4°F
2024 · coldest 52.8°F (1958)
Wettest Year
69.2in
2011 · driest 33.4" (1963)
Hottest Day
104.3°F
Jun 30 · 2012
Coldest Day
-21.6°F
Jan 24 · 1963
Biggest Rain Day
5.4in
Sep 14 · 1979
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.