Kentucky · county areal climate 1951–2025
Russell County, KY
A 56.8°F / 54.7" normal · 2025 ran +0.9°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+2°F (55.9°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
5th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
69% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
56.8°F
annual mean · 54.7" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.9°F
57.7°F · 60.0" (110% of normal)
Warmest Year
59.1°F
2019 · coldest 53.0°F (1976)
Wettest Year
74.0in
2018 · driest 35.6" (1980)
Hottest Day
104.4°F
Jun 30 · 2012
Coldest Day
-22.4°F
Jan 24 · 1963
Biggest Rain Day
4.33in
May 7 · 1984
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.