Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Louisville, Kentucky, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 108°F on 1999-07-30; its coldest fell to -15°F on 1985-01-20.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
69°F2002-01-31
-2°F1985-01-20
59°F2023-01-03
-15°F1985-01-20
February
74°F2018-02-20
9°F2015-02-19
60°F2018-02-20
-9°F2014-02-07
March
82°F2026-03-22
19°F1996-03-08
68°F2020-03-28
-1°F2015-03-06
April
83°F2007-04-30
34°F2007-04-07
69°F2017-04-29
21°F1997-04-09
May
90°F2012-05-27
48°F1989-05-06
71°F2022-05-20
30°F1989-05-07
June
103°F1988-06-25
62°F2009-06-04
79°F2025-06-25
44°F1992-06-22
July
108°F1999-07-30
70°F1989-07-02
81°F2012-07-07
51°F1984-07-08
August
104°F1983-08-20
69°F1989-08-07
78°F1983-08-21
45°F1986-08-29
September
100°F1999-09-04
60°F2009-09-29
76°F2019-09-30
36°F1995-09-23
October
97°F2019-10-01
37°F1993-10-30
73°F2019-10-01
22°F1981-10-24
November
82°F2016-11-01
26°F1986-11-13
62°F2024-11-05
12°F2014-11-18
December
72°F1982-12-02
2°F1983-12-24
64°F1982-12-03
-12°F1983-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
74°F2018-02-20
-2°F1985-01-20
64°F1982-12-03
-15°F1985-01-20
Spring (Mar–May)
90°F2012-05-27
19°F1996-03-08
71°F2022-05-20
-1°F2015-03-06
Summer (Jun–Aug)
108°F1999-07-30
62°F2009-06-04
81°F2012-07-07
44°F1992-06-22
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
100°F1999-09-04
26°F1986-11-13
76°F2019-09-30
12°F2014-11-18

All-time records

The most extreme value Louisville has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 108°F 1999-07-30
Lowest -2°F 1985-01-20

Low

Highest 81°F 2012-07-07
Lowest -15°F 1985-01-20

Feels-like

Highest 143°F 2011-07-12
Lowest -42°F 1985-01-20

Humidity

Highest 26.5 g/m³ 2011-07-12
Lowest 0.5 g/m³ 1982-01-10

Wind

Highest 33 mph 2008-09-14
Lowest 2 mph 2015-09-03

Precip

Wettest 5.48 in 1997-03-01
Driest 27-day dry spell 1985-12-21

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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