Lexington, KY: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 34.2°F in Lexington, KY, the coldest winter since 2021, tied 52nd coldest of 131 (with 1971 and 1969).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 34.2°F; Coldest since 2021; 52nd coldest of 131
Precipitation: 7.97 in; Driest since 2002; 20th driest of 143

A normal winter in Lexington, KY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 36.7°F, between 31.7°F and 39.3°F in eight years of ten and 11.10 in of precipitation, between 8.61 in and 14.80 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Lexington, KY since 1873: 34.2°F in 2026; the lowest is 25.5°F, in 1978.

Normal range, 31.7 to 39.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	34.2	78	42.9	79	25.4	90	7.97	124	0
2025	36.3	50	44.9	47	27.8	54	14.23	27	0
2024	41	4	49.8	4	32.1	7	13.09	34	0
2023	42.7	2	51.8	1	33.7	2	13.47	32	0
2022	37.6	31	47.5	13	27.8	54	17.53	5	0
2021	33.4	93	40.8	109	26	84	11.98	54	0
2020	40.8	5	48.9	6	32.7	3	14.46	23	0
2019	39	13	46.9	20	31.1	11	17.80	3	0
2018	36.6	46	46	30	27.3	64	14.59	22	0
2017	41.2	3	49.7	5	32.7	3	14.28	26	0
2016	39.6	9	48.3	8	31	14	12.91	37	0
2015	31.8	108	40.2	114	23.3	118	8.15	121	0
2014	32.3	102	41.4	99	23.3	118	12.62	42	0
2013	37.6	31	45.7	36	29.5	29	12.53	43	0
2012	39.3	10	48.3	8	30.3	19	11.06	64	0
2011	31.2	113	38.6	122	23.9	111	10.75	67	0
2010	30.8	116	37.8	134	23.8	113	8.64	108	0
2009	33.9	82	43	77	24.7	101	12.89	38	0
2008	36	54	44	61	27.9	53	17.11	7	0
2007	35.7	58	44.1	60	27.2	68	8.89	103	0
2006	36.7	45	45.1	45	28.2	47	9.89	77	0
2005	37.7	29	45.5	39	29.8	24	9.88	79	0
2004	33.9	82	42.6	83	25.2	93	8.74	105	0
2003	31.2	113	37.8	134	24.6	102	9.88	79	0
2002	38.8	14	47.9	11	29.7	26	6.65	133	0
2001	31.7	109	39.9	118	23.6	114	8.66	107	0
2000	37.1	37	45.9	33	28.4	45	10.91	65	0
1999	38.6	17	47.4	14	29.8	24	11.38	61	0
1998	39.1	11	45.8	34	32.4	6	9.25	91	0
1997	37.2	36	45.7	36	28.7	40	12.93	36	0
1996	33.2	96	41.4	99	24.9	98	9.08	99	0
1995	36.3	50	44.5	55	28.1	49	11.14	63	0
1994	32.2	103	40.1	115	24.2	106	12.23	48	0
1993	35.9	55	44	61	27.8	54	8.37	112	0
1992	38.8	14	47.4	14	30.2	20	12.69	40	0
1991	37.7	29	46.4	26	29.1	32	16.65	11	0
1990	35.6	60	44.5	55	26.8	72	9.40	88	0
1989	36.8	42	45.8	34	27.8	54	17.73	4	0
1988	34.1	81	43	77	25.2	93	12.17	50	0
1987	35.1	66	42.5	86	27.7	58	8.22	119	0
1986	33.6	89	42.6	83	24.6	102	4.14	142	0
1985	33.3	94	41	105	25.7	87	7.91	125	0
1984	32.2	103	40.1	115	24.2	106	8.41	111	0
1983	38.4	21	45.7	36	31.1	11	7.43	128	0
1982	31.9	107	40.6	110	23.2	120	10.73	69	0
1981	33.3	94	42.3	89	24.4	104	6.80	132	0
1980	32.9	98	40.9	107	24.9	98	6.61	134	0
1979	29.5	126	37.9	132	21.1	134	16.96	8	0
1978	25.5	131	33.6	141	17.4	140	10.09	73	0
1977	27.6	129	37	136	18.2	139	4.55	141	0
1976	35.9	55	44.9	47	26.8	72	12.50	44	0
1975	38.1	26	46	30	30.2	20	13.08	35	0
1974	38.2	23	46.7	22	29.6	27	12.05	52	0
1973	37.1	37	45.5	39	28.8	38	10.03	74	0
1972	38.2	23	47.7	12	28.6	42	14.00	30	0
1971	34.2	78	43.3	73	25.1	95	13.52	31	0
1970	30.2	122	38.5	124	21.9	130	8.70	106	0
1969	34.2	78	42.2	92	26.2	78	8.75	104	0
1968	32.2	103	41.1	103	23.4	116	6.14	138	0
1967	34.5	74	42.7	80	26.2	78	8.24	117	0
1966	32.7	99	40.3	112	25.1	95	8.24	117	0
1965	34.6	72	44.2	58	25	97	11.93	55	0
1964	30.8	116	39.8	120	21.8	131	6.16	137	0
1963	28.7	127	38	129	19.3	137	5.64	140	0
1962	34.6	72	43.6	69	25.6	88	15.42	19	0
1961	32.5	101	41.1	103	23.9	111	7.39	129	0
1960	35.2	64	42.1	93	28.3	46	11.48	57	0
1959	32.6	100	42.5	86	22.7	122	9.19	94	0
1958	32.2	103	40.3	112	24.1	109	10.75	67	0
1957	38.6	17	46.6	24	30.6	15	12.45	45	0
1956	35	67	43.3	73	26.8	72	12.17	50	0
1955	34.5	74	42.4	88	26.5	76	12.64	41	0
1954	37.5	33	47.1	18	28	50	8.28	114	0
1953	39.1	11	47.1	18	31.1	11	9.12	97	0
1952	38.3	22	46.9	20	29.6	27	15.64	17	0
1951	33.2	96	42.3	89	24.2	106	16.62	12	0
1950	40.6	7	49.9	3	31.3	9	27.55	1	0
1949	39.9	8	48.3	8	31.5	8	16.14	14	0
1948	31.7	109	40.9	107	22.6	123	9.21	93	0
1947	34.9	68	43.6	69	26.2	78	10.78	66	0
1946	33.5	91	42.7	80	24.4	104	9.41	87	0
1945	31.7	109	39.9	118	23.5	115	14.30	25	0
1944	37.1	37	46.6	24	27.6	62	8.10	123	2
1943	35.7	58	45.3	42	26.1	83	11.88	56	0
1942	34.8	70	43.7	67	25.9	86	8.48	110	0
1941	35.8	57	44	61	27.7	58	6.40	135	0
1940	30.1	123	38	129	22.1	129	9.34	89	0
1939	38.1	26	47.4	14	28.8	38	16.11	15	0
1938	36.8	42	44.7	50	28.9	36	9.77	82	4
1937	38.7	16	47.2	17	30.2	20	23.07	2	0
1936			36.7	138	20.4	135	9.19	94	18
1935	35.6	60	43.8	65	27.7	58	10.10	72	9
1934			45.5	39	25.3	91	9.03	100	18
1933	38.2	23	46.3	28	30.2	20	12.21	49	0
1932	43.9	1	51.8	1	35.9	1	17.31	6	0
1931	35.6	60	42.1	93	29.1	32	5.96	139	0
1930	37.4	34	45.2	43	29.5	29	9.23	92	0
1929	33.7	87	42	95	25.3	91	8.12	122	0
1928	34.3	77	41.9	96	26.6	75	8.62	109	0
1927	37.1	37	44.6	53	29.5	29	12.72	39	0
1926	33.6	89	41	105	26.2	78	7.50	126	0
1925	36.4	49	44.6	53	28.2	47	12.02	53	0
1924	36.1	53	43.7	67	28.5	43	14.10	28	0
1923	36.8	42	44.7	50	28.9	36	16.70	10	0
1922	36.5	47	44	61	29	35	10.73	69	0
1921	37.3	35	44.2	58	30.4	17	7.26	131	0
1920	31.2	113	38.5	124	24	110	14.07	29	0
1919	38.6	17	46.1	29	31.2	10	8.92	102	0
1918	27.4	130	35.9	139	18.8	138	8.35	113	0
1917	33.7	87	42.7	80	24.8	100	11.42	59	0
1916	36.2	52	44.7	50	27.7	58	15.72	16	0
1915	33.9	82	40.6	110	27.1	69	9.90	76	0
1914	35.2	64	42.3	89	28	50	9.11	98	2
1913	36.9	41	45.2	43	28.5	43	16.62	12	0
1912	30.5	119	38.5	124	22.5	124	10.48	71	0
1911	35.6	60	43.2	75	28	50	7.46	127	0
1910	30.4	120	38.4	127	22.4	126	11.34	62	0
1909	38.6	17	46.7	22	30.4	17	12.34	46	0
1908	34.4	76	41.8	97	26.9	70	8.94	101	2
1907	36.5	47	44.4	57	28.7	40	15.49	18	0
1906	34.9	68	42.6	83	27.3	64	8.26	115	0
1905	27.8	128	35.5	140	20.1	136	7.27	130	0
1904	29.7	124	37.9	132	21.5	132	6.29	136	0
1903	33.9	82	41.4	99	26.5	76	14.44	24	2
1902	29.6	125	36.9	137	22.4	126	9.16	96	0
1901	33.8	86	41.4	99	26.2	78	3.97	143	0
1900	33.5	91	41.5	98	25.5	89	8.21	120	0
1899	30.8	116	38.6	122	22.9	121	12.33	47	4
1898			44.9	47	29.1	32	16.87	9	12
1897			43.2	75	26.9	70	11.48	57	10
1896			43.4	72	27.5	63	9.89	77	14
1895			38.3	128	21.3	133	9.57	83	14
1894			46	30	27.3	64	9.54	86	11
1893			39.6	121	22.4	126	9.57	83	10
1892							8.26	115	22
1891			46.4	26			13.11	33	19
1890							15.20	20	20
1889			43.8	65	27.3	64	9.32	90	13
1888	34.7	71	43.5	71	26	84	10.03	74	0
1876	40.8	5	48.9	6	32.6	5	11.40	60	0
1875	31.7	109	40	117	23.4	116	9.56	85	0
1874	37.8	28	45.1	45	30.5	16	14.78	21	0
1873	30.3	121	38	129	22.5	124	9.88	79	2

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	43.9
2023	42.7
2017	41.2
2024	41
2020	40.8
1876	40.8
1950	40.6
1949	39.9
2016	39.6
2012	39.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1978	25.5
1918	27.4
1977	27.6
1905	27.8
1963	28.7
1979	29.5
1902	29.6
1904	29.7
1940	30.1
1970	30.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1950	27.55
1937	23.07
2019	17.80
1989	17.73
2022	17.53
1932	17.31
2008	17.11
1979	16.96
1898	16.87
1923	16.70

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1901	3.97
1986	4.14
1977	4.55
1963	5.64
1931	5.96
1968	6.14
1964	6.16
1904	6.29
1941	6.40
1980	6.61

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 72°F; 28 December 2025
Coldest night: 1°F; 15 December 2025
Wettest day: 1.48 in; 25 January 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 7.97 in of precipitation in Lexington, KY, the driest winter since 2002, 20th driest of 143.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Lexington, KY: 72°F on Sunday 28 December 2025.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Lexington, KY: a low of 1°F on Monday 15 December 2025.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Lexington, KY: 1.48 in on Sunday 25 January 2026.