Lexington, KY: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Lexington, KY: 108°F on Wednesday 15 July 1936 and Friday 10 July 1936.

The record begins: 1872

All-time records

The coldest night on record in Lexington, KY: a low of -21°F on Thursday 24 January 1963.
The wettest day on record in Lexington, KY: 8.04 in on Tuesday 2 August 1932.
The warmest night on record in Lexington, KY: a low of 83°F on Wednesday 8 July 1874.
The coldest day on record in Lexington, KY: a high of -3°F on Saturday 12 January 1918 and Thursday 9 February 1899.

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	80°F 24 January 1943	-21°F 24 January 1963	3.50 in 11 January 1913
February	80°F 20 February 2018, 23 February 1996	-20°F 13 February 1899	3.10 in 13 February 1989
March	86°F 25 March 1929	-2°F 6 March 2015, 6 March 1960, 5 March 1960	5.56 in 1 March 1997
April	91°F 30 April 1942	15°F 18 April 1875	5.17 in 3 April 2015
May	96°F 22 May 1941	26°F 10 May 1966	4.31 in 2 May 2010
June	104°F 29 June 1936	39°F 1 June 1966	5.04 in 29 June 1998
July	108°F 15 July 1936, 10 July 1936	47°F 7 July 1972, 23 July 1947, 2 July 1937	4.38 in 20 July 1998
August	105°F 19 August 1936	42°F 29 August 1965	8.04 in 2 August 1932
September	103°F 5 September 1954	32°F 30 September 1899	5.45 in 3 September 1922
October	97°F 1 October 2019	20°F 28 October 1976	4.74 in 7 October 2025
November	83°F 1 November 2016, 1 November 1987	-3°F 25 November 1950, 30 November 1929	3.34 in 1 November 1919
December	75°F 3 December 1982, 2 December 1982	-19°F 22 December 1989	3.63 in 6 December 1919

Streaks, months and years

The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Lexington, KY: 21 days, from Wednesday 23 July to Tuesday 12 August 1941.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Lexington, KY: 18 days, from Thursday 26 January to Sunday 12 February 1978.
The wettest month on record in Lexington, KY: January 1950, with 16.65 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Lexington, KY: September 2019, with a trace of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Lexington, KY: 2018, with 71.98 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Lexington, KY: 1930, with 24.89 in of precipitation.

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Lexington, KY by decade since the 1910s: the most record highs, 144, came in the 1930s; the most record lows, 78, in the 1940s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1870s	0	0	8
1880s	0	0	10
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	57	65	10
1920s	64	75	10
1930s	144	68	10
1940s	86	78	10
1950s	56	45	10
1960s	16	62	10
1970s	30	42	10
1980s	21	39	10
1990s	13	18	10
2000s	20	10	10
2010s	32	11	10
2020s	22	5	7

Lexington, KY