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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		57.9		36		38.4		48.1		57.8		66.9		75.4		78.7		77.5		71.2		59.3		47.5		38.5

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		69.3		45.3		48.4		59.2		69.9		79.1		87.4		90.4		89.3		83.6		72.2		58.5		47.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		46.6		26.6		28.5		36.9		45.6		54.7		63.4		67.1		65.8		58.9		46.4		36.5		29.2

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		113		78		82		92		96		100		108		113		110		105		94		88		85

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-21		-21		-20		-6		19		30		39		46		40		33		19		-7		-14

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.7		0.8		0.2		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		57.9		---		---		0.1		0.2		3.2		12.2		17.7		16		7.9		0.5		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		129		---		---		1		5.2		13.5		25.4		29.8		28.7		19.2		5.6		0.5		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		193		0.4		1.2		6.7		15.6		25.6		29.7		31		31		28		17.5		5.6		0.7

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		249.3		3.9		6.3		15.1		24.3		30.4		30		31		31		29.9		27.4		14.9		5.2

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		298.2		10.6		14.1		24.4		29		31		30		31		31		30		30.7		23		13.4

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		337.5		20		21.8		29.4		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		29.1		23.2

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		339.1		31		28		31		30		30.5		25.3		19.8		23		28.5		30.9		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		259		31		28		30.6		27.7		21.3		7.7		2.2		4.5		17.1		28.4		29.6		30.8

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		196.3		29.8		27		27.7		20.2		9.1		0.8		---		0.2		5.7		20		26.2		29.5

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		134.1		28		23.4		19.5		8.8		0.9		---		---		---		0.3		8.5		18.6		26.1

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		87.5		21.3		18.3		11.6		2.7		---		---		---		---		---		2.2		11.5		19.7

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19.4		7.9		4.4		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.6		5.9

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4.8		2.7		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.2

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.5		0.9		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		48.9		4.6		4		5.1		4.2		4.6		4		4.3		3.4		3.4		3		3.8		4.6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		112		11		10		11		11		11		9		9		8		7		7		8		10

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		6.2		4.8		3.7		5.9		4.6		4.9		5.7		5		3.5		6		4		5.2		6.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		79.7		6.4		6.4		6.8		7.9		8.3		6.9		6.6		5.1		5.5		5.3		6.9		7.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		80		7		7		8		8		8		7		7		6		5		5		6		7

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		34		3		3		4		3		3		3		3		2		2		2		3		3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		33.1		2.5		2.8		2.6		3		3.5		2.7		2.9		2.3		2.4		2.3		3		3.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1

PRECIPITATION - RAIN

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		111.2		10.7		9.7		11.3		10.4		10.4		8.9		8.8		8.2		7.4		6.9		8.3		10.4

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		11		4.8		3.7		5.9		11		3.9		5.7		5.1		3.5		6		4		5.2		6.2

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		76.6		20.7		11.3		14.6		11.5		13.3		11.1		11.1		9.3		11.8		8.4		10.9		13.2

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		31.3		0.7		0.1		0.8		0.9		0.6		0.1		0.2		0.7		---		---		0.3		0.9

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		11.6		3.9		3.5		1.7		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.5		1.8

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6.5		2.1		2.2		0.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		49.8		22.2		20		32		5		---		---		---		---		---		3		8		13.5

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3.1		1.2		0.9		0.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.1		0.5		0.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.2		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7.2		3.3		2.2		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.5

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3		1.9		1.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.3		0.5		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.4		0.2		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4047		908		706		520		251		74		5		---		1		35		227		500		821

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1493		---		---		5		31		117		305		423		388		186		33		3		1

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4423		18		26		101		262		509		750		888		852		602		292		96		27

SKY CONDITIONS

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.5		11.3		12.4		13.6		14.7		15.2		14.9		14		12.8		11.6		10.6		10.2

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4		2		2.7		3.7		4.9		5.3		5.9		5.8		5.3		4.6		3.5		2.3		1.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.9		1.2		1.6		2		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.2		1		0.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		2.9		3.5		4.2		4.9		4.9		5.1		5.2		5.1		5.1		4.6		3.4		2.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		2.8		3.4		3.8		4.6		4.5		5.1		5.2		5		5.2		4.7		3.4		2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4		2		2.7		3.7		4.9		5.3		5.9		5.8		5.3		4.6		3.5		2.3		1.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.9		1.2		1.7		2.1		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.2		1.8		1.4		1		0.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		3.6		4.3		5.4		5.8		5.8		6.1		5.8		5.7		6		5.7		4.7		3.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.8		3.8		4.6		5.6		6.2		6.4		7.2		6.5		6.1		6.7		6.4		5.3		4.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.3		1.6		2.1		3		3.9		4.4		4.7		5.3		4.7		4.1		2.6		1.6		1.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.9		1.1		1.5		1.8		2.2		2.2		2.2		2		1.4		1		0.8		0.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		2.2		2.5		3.3		3.9		4		4.2		4.7		4.5		4.4		3.2		2.1		2.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		1.9		1.9		2.5		2.9		3		3.3		4.3		3.9		4		2.6		1.7		1.9

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

Bowling Green, Kentucky (1 mi / 1 km)
Bowling Green - Shake Rag Historical Marker, Kentucky (2 mi / 3 km)
Lucas, Kentucky (17 mi / 27 km)
Brownsville, Kentucky (18 mi / 29 km)
Cedar Spring, Kentucky (18 mi / 30 km)

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