Thermograph

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

Louisville weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Louisville, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 105°F on 2012-06-29; its coldest fell to -20°F on 1994-01-19.

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
70°F2008-01-07
3°F1994-01-19
60°F2005-01-12
-20°F1994-01-19
February
79°F2017-02-24
10°F1996-02-04
65°F2018-02-20
-10°F2015-02-17
March
87°F2026-03-22
21°F1980-03-02
68°F1998-03-31
-3°F1980-03-03
April
88°F1986-04-26
34°F2007-04-07
70°F2025-04-29
23°F1982-04-07
May
93°F2012-05-27
52°F1981-05-19
75°F1985-05-31
32°F2020-05-09
June
105°F2012-06-29
63°F2003-06-04
80°F2022-06-14
46°F1993-06-01
July
103°F2012-07-07
70°F2004-07-26
80°F2012-07-26
53°F2014-07-29
August
101°F1988-08-17
68°F2004-08-13
80°F1989-08-05
47°F1986-08-29
September
100°F2011-09-03
57°F1984-09-27
76°F2012-09-01
37°F1993-09-30
October
96°F2019-10-02
39°F1993-10-31
74°F1986-10-04
24°F1981-10-24
November
82°F2016-11-01
23°F2014-11-18
66°F2011-11-14
13°F2019-11-13
December
74°F1982-12-02
2°F1989-12-22
64°F1982-12-03
-19°F1989-12-22

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)
79°F2017-02-24
2°F1989-12-22
65°F2018-02-20
-20°F1994-01-19
Spring (Mar–May)
93°F2012-05-27
21°F1980-03-02
75°F1985-05-31
-3°F1980-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
105°F2012-06-29
63°F2003-06-04
80°F2012-07-26
46°F1993-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
100°F2011-09-03
23°F2014-11-18
76°F2012-09-01
13°F2019-11-13

All-time records

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

High

Highest 105°F 2012-06-29
Lowest 2°F 1989-12-22

Low

Highest 80°F 2012-07-26
Lowest -20°F 1994-01-19

Feels-like

Highest 149°F 1988-07-15
Lowest -41°F 1985-01-20

Humidity

Highest 25.0 g/m³ 1995-08-17
Lowest 0.5 g/m³ 1982-01-10

Wind

Highest 27 mph 2008-09-14
Lowest 2 mph 2012-07-07

Gust

Highest 68 mph 2016-02-03
Lowest 6 mph 1993-01-07

Precip

Wettest 3.42 in 2014-07-14
Driest 13-day dry spell 1993-01-25

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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