Lexington, KY: Spring

31 May 2026: Spring 2026 averaged 60.3°F in Lexington, KY, tying the record for the warmest spring, set in 2012, in 139 years since 1873 (1877 excluded: 92 of 92 days missing; 1878 excluded: 92 of 92 days missing; 1879 excluded: 92 of 92 days missing; 12 more years excluded for missing days); provisional.

Spring 2026

Mean temperature: 60.3°F; Ties the record; Warmest of 139, provisional
Precipitation: 9.26 in; Driest since 2012; 31st driest of 143

A normal spring in Lexington, KY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 55.6°F, between 53.3°F and 57.8°F in eight years of ten and 13.85 in of precipitation, between 9.56 in and 19.15 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every spring in Lexington, KY since 1873: 60.3°F in 2026, tied for the highest with 2012.

Normal range, 53.3 to 57.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every spring in Lexington, KY from 1873 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	60.3	1	71.6	1	49	5	9.26	113	0
2025	57.5	13	68.1	11	46.9	18	22.01	4	0
2024	60	3	70	4	50.1	1	13.75	50	0
2023	56.7	27	68.1	11	45.4	49	9.34	112	0
2022	57.5	13	67.8	17	47.1	16	11.82	76	0
2021	54.1	82	65.5	58	42.7	114	12.22	72	0
2020	54	84	63.8	90	44.3	71	15.00	35	0
2019	57	22	67.4	23	46.6	26	11.63	82	0
2018	55.7	44	65.6	55	45.8	39	17.15	19	0
2017	58.6	6	68.9	6	48.2	9	10.76	88	0
2016	57.3	16	67.8	17	46.9	18	12.59	64	0
2015	56.1	37	66.8	31	45.4	49	20.94	5	0
2014	55.5	48	67	29	44	81	14.31	45	0
2013	53.9	88	63.6	94	44.2	72	15.88	31	0
2012	60.3	1	71.4	3	49.2	3	9.21	114	0
2011	56.2	33	65.7	51	46.7	25	23.84	2	0
2010	57.6	12	67.8	17	47.5	12	13.39	56	0
2009	56	38	65.7	51	46.4	29	13.21	57	0
2008	53.3	96	63.5	96	43.1	105	16.59	25	0
2007	57.7	10	68.5	7	46.9	18	7.71	129	0
2006	55.2	58	65.1	62	45.3	54	12.44	67	0
2005	52.8	107	63.1	102	42.4	124	9.60	108	0
2004	57.2	18	66.6	34	47.9	10	18.95	8	0
2003	56.2	33	66	42	46.4	29	14.89	37	0
2002	54.5	73	64.8	68	44.1	80	17.15	19	0
2001	55.5	48	65.8	49	45.3	54	10.41	94	0
2000	56.2	33	66.6	34	45.7	41	11.40	84	0
1999	54	84	64.7	70	43.3	97	7.34	132	0
1998	55.7	44	64.9	67	46.4	29	15.74	32	0
1997	51.1	131	61.3	124	40.9	138	24.56	1	0
1996	51.8	125	61.8	118	41.9	132	18.44	9	0
1995	55.3	54	65.9	47	44.7	66	16.19	29	0
1994	53.9	88	64.5	74	43.3	97	16.87	21	0
1993	53.3	96	62.9	105	43.6	89	9.73	105	0
1992	54.5	73	64.2	83	44.8	65	11.49	83	0
1991	58.6	6	68.1	11	49.1	4	12.45	66	0
1990	54.6	70	64.4	78	44.7	66	9.67	106	0
1989	54	84	64.5	74	43.6	89	14.07	47	0
1988	54.5	73	66	42	42.9	111	8.29	123	0
1987	57	22	68	15	45.9	37	7.16	136	0
1986	56.5	28	67.4	23	45.5	44	7.32	133	0
1985	57.2	18	67.5	20	46.9	18	10.37	95	0
1984	51.1	131	60.2	138	41.9	132	14.45	43	0
1983	52.6	111	61.7	121	43.5	91	17.50	15	0
1982	55.9	41	66.8	31	45	60	8.59	121	0
1981	54.1	82	64.5	74	43.8	84	11.74	78	0
1980	52.9	106	62.7	111	43.1	105	11.13	86	0
1979	54.9	64	65	65	44.9	62	12.31	68	0
1978	52.8	107	62.3	113	43.2	103	11.76	77	0
1977	60	3	71.5	2	48.6	7	9.14	116	0
1976	55	63	66.5	36	43.4	93	8.12	125	0
1975	53.7	91	63.6	94	43.7	87	19.24	6	0
1974	56	38	66.5	36	45.4	49	14.74	40	0
1973	55.6	46	65.1	62	46.2	34	18.97	7	0
1972	53	102	63.5	96	42.6	117	16.63	24	0
1971	50.5	136	62	117	38.9	143	10.26	97	0
1970	54.7	68	64.7	70	44.7	66	17.20	17	0
1969	53.5	92	64.4	78	42.7	114	9.11	117	0
1968	54.3	77	64.7	70	44	81	16.86	22	0
1967	56.9	24	67.4	23	46.4	29	16.58	26	0
1966	52.6	111	62.8	109	42.4	124	13.00	58	0
1965	54.2	80	64.2	83	44.2	72	9.89	103	0
1964	56.8	25	68.3	8	45.3	54	14.60	41	0
1963	56.3	31	66.8	31	45.8	39	11.91	75	0
1962	55.2	58	65	65	45.4	49	13.45	55	0
1961	51.7	126	61.1	129	42.2	129	18.36	10	0
1960	49.7	139	60	139	39.4	142	7.17	135	0
1959	55.5	48	66	42	45.1	57	8.01	126	0
1958	52.2	118	61.7	121	42.6	117	11.71	80	0
1957	55.3	54	65.6	55	44.9	62	14.03	48	0
1956	53.3	96	64	87	42.6	117	14.96	36	0
1955	57.1	21	67.9	16	46.4	29	15.17	34	0
1954	54.5	73	65.7	51	43.3	97	8.40	122	0
1953	55.2	58	65.1	62	45.4	49	17.19	18	0
1952	54.8	65	65.8	49	43.8	84	12.57	65	0
1951	53	102	63.8	90	42.1	130	9.61	107	0
1950	52.1	121	63.1	102	41.2	136	12.01	73	0
1949	53.9	88	64.8	68	43	109	10.27	96	0
1948	55.9	41	66.2	38	45.5	44	18.12	13	0
1947	50	137	60.3	137	39.8	141	11.40	84	0
1946	57.9	8	68.1	11	47.8	11	11.94	74	0
1945	57.3	16	67.5	20	47.1	16	14.48	42	0
1944	55.6	46	67.4	23	43.8	84	12.99	59	0
1943	52.8	107	64.2	83	41.3	135	18.18	12	0
1942	56.2	33	68.2	10	44.2	72	10.60	92	0
1941	54.8	65	67.1	28	42.6	117	6.21	141	0
1940	51.1	131	61.8	118	40.5	139	16.24	28	2
1939	55.3	54	67.2	27	43.4	93	13.85	49	0
1938	57.7	10	69.7	5	45.7	41	13.56	52	0
1937	52.5	113	63.8	90	41.2	136	10.19	98	0
1936	55.4	52	67.5	20	43.3	97	11.65	81	0
1935	56	38	66	42	46	36	22.12	3	4
1934	54.3	77	66.2	38	42.4	124	7.48	131	2
1933	54.3	77	63	104	45.5	44	12.25	70	0
1932	51.6	129	60.7	136	42.4	124	8.87	119	0
1931	51	134	59.3	141	42.6	117	8.68	120	0
1930	54.6	70	64.3	81	44.9	62	6.70	138	0
1929	56.5	28	66	42	46.9	18	12.25	70	0
1928	51.7	126	60.9	132	42.4	124	7.58	130	0
1927	55.5	48	64.3	81	46.8	24	14.82	39	0
1926	50	137	59.7	140	40.4	140	6.12	142	0
1925	55.1	62	65.2	61	45.1	57	9.50	109	0
1924	50.7	135	59.3	141	42.1	130	9.21	114	0
1923	53	102	63.4	99	42.5	123	11.74	78	0
1922	57.4	15	66.2	38	48.7	6	15.31	33	0
1921	59	5	68.3	8	49.7	2	9.94	102	0
1920	52.3	117	61.3	124	43.2	103	13.55	53	0
1919	54	84	62.9	105	45.1	57	13.60	51	0
1918	56.8	25	66.2	38	47.5	12	7.77	128	0
1917	51.5	130	61	131	41.9	132	12.96	61	0
1916	53.5	92	62.9	105	44.2	72	7.23	134	0
1915	52.4	116	61.3	124	43.4	93	9.37	111	0
1914	53	102	62.1	115	43.9	83	6.12	142	0
1913	54.2	80	63.8	90	44.6	69	12.77	62	0
1912	53.5	92	62.5	112	44.6	69	16.36	27	0
1911	54.7	68	64.5	74	45	60	7.84	127	0
1910	55.9	41	65.6	55	46.2	34	10.92	87	0
1909	52.8	107	62.1	115	43.4	93	14.84	38	0
1908	56.4	30	65.3	59	47.4	15	17.36	16	0
1907	52	122	61.1	129	43	109	9.85	104	0
1906	52.2	118	61.2	127	43.1	105	10.71	89	0
1905	56.3	31	65.7	51	46.9	18	14.28	46	0
1904	52.5	113	61.8	118	43.1	105	10.43	93	0
1903	57.2	18	65.9	47	48.5	8	8.28	124	0
1902	55.2	58	64.4	78	45.9	37	6.62	140	0
1901	51.9	124	60.9	132	42.9	111	9.42	110	0
1900	53.2	100	62.9	105	43.5	91	6.75	137	0
1899	55.3	54	63.5	96	46.6	26	14.40	44	2
1898			64.7	70	46.5	28	17.60	14	11
1897	53.5	92	62.8	109	44.2	72	16.83	23	8
1896	57.8	9	66.9	30	47.5	12	9.01	118	6
1895	54.6	70	64.1	86	44.2	72	10.01	100	8
1894	55.4	52	65.3	59	45.6	43	10.13	99	4
1893			63.3	100	44.2	72	12.99	59	15
1892	52.5	113	61.2	127	43.3	97	15.90	30	9
1891			63.3	100	45.5	44	10.65	91	12
1890					43.7	87	18.21	11	19
1889	54.8	65	64	87	45.5	44	6.68	139	4
1888	53.3	96	63.9	89	42.7	114	12.28	69	0
1876	52.2	118	61.4	123	42.9	111	9.99	101	0
1875	51.7	126	60.8	134	42.6	117	10.67	90	0
1874	52	122	60.8	134	43.3	97	13.50	54	0
1873	53.2	100	62.2	114	44.2	72	12.67	63	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	60.3
2012	60.3
2024	60
1977	60
1921	59
2017	58.6
1991	58.6
1946	57.9
1896	57.8
2007	57.7
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	49.7
1947	50
1926	50
1971	50.5
1924	50.7
1931	51
1997	51.1
1984	51.1
1940	51.1
1917	51.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1997	24.56
2011	23.84
1935	22.12
2025	22.01
2015	20.94
1975	19.24
1973	18.97
2004	18.95
1996	18.44
1961	18.36

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1926	6.12
1914	6.12
1941	6.21
1902	6.62
1889	6.68
1930	6.70
1900	6.75
1987	7.16
1960	7.17
1916	7.23

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 18 May 2026
Coldest night: 21°F; 17 March 2026
Wettest day: 0.87 in; 26 May 2026

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Spring 2026 brought 9.26 in of precipitation in Lexington, KY, the driest spring since 2012, 31st driest of 143.
The hottest day of spring 2026 in Lexington, KY: 90°F on Monday 18 May 2026.
The coldest night of spring 2026 in Lexington, KY: a low of 21°F on Tuesday 17 March 2026.
The wettest day of spring 2026 in Lexington, KY: 0.87 in on Tuesday 26 May 2026.