Kentucky · THREADEX · 1981–2026

Jackson, KY

37.591°N, 83.314°W · station JKLthr · 46 years of record
65°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Jackson.
65°TUE7/1466°WED7/1569°THU7/1671°FRI7/1771°SAT7/1870°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#10 / 45
coldest Jul 14 in 45 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

54°F
set in 2001

Mildest Jul 14 ever

74°F
set in 1992

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Jackson. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5464741981: 72°F1982: 65°F1983: 71°F1984: 66°F1985: 71°F1986: 66°F1987: 61°F1988: 68°F1989: 62°F1990: 67°F1991: 64°F1992: 74°F1993: 69°F1994: 69°F1995: 72°F1996: 67°F1997: 67°F1998: 70°F1999: 63°F2000: 71°F2001: 54°F2002: 66°F2003: 62°F2004: 68°F2005: 68°F2006: 71°F2007: 61°F2008: 68°F2009: 59°F2010: 63°F2011: 65°F2012: 66°F2013: 69°F2014: 70°F2015: 66°F2016: 71°F2017: 71°F2018: 70°F2019: 70°F2020: 65°F2021: 69°F2022: 65°F2023: 72°F2024: 69°F2025: 70°F65° forecast198120012025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1465°F
Coldest this date since2022
This-date record54°F
This-date rank#10 of 45
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-18°F (1985)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1981–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Jackson in each calendar month, and for the whole 1981–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°F2002-18°F1985
Feb80°F2018-8°F1996
Mar88°F20267°F1996
Apr92°F198620°F1982
May91°F200630°F2020
Jun104°F201244°F1988
Jul101°F198852°F1983
Aug101°F198845°F1986
Sep98°F201934°F1989
Oct97°F201926°F1981
Nov84°F201613°F1986
Dec79°F1982-13°F1989
All-time104°F2012-18°F1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Jackson so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (88°F)

Record Lows in 2026

2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

40 days
record run, ended Feb 10 1985

So far in 2026

45 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Jackson's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 67°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 44°FJan: 27°FFeb: 48°FFeb: 30°FMar: 58°FMar: 38°FApr: 69°FApr: 47°FMay: 75°FMay: 56°FJun: 82°FJun: 63°FJul: 85°FJul: 66°FAug: 84°FAug: 65°FSep: 79°FSep: 59°FOct: 68°FOct: 48°FNov: 57°FNov: 39°FDec: 47°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:22 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Solar noon11:39 AM
Daylight14h 33m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.59°N, 83.31°W

Nearby Stations

Huntington, WV67 mi NELexington, KY77 mi WBristol-Johnson City, TN91 mi SECharleston, WV108 mi NEBluefield, WV117 mi EOak Ridge, TN119 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Jackson's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Jackson, KY — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Jackson's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Jackson, KY — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1981

Each cell is one day's low at Jackson, coloured by temperature — 46 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Jackson, KY daily low heat map 1981–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Jackson — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
45 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 36th most in 46 years. Normal for this point: 51. Record: 66 in 2013.

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