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Jackson, KY

37.591°N, 83.314°W · station JKLthr · 46 years of record
64°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Jackson.
72°WED9/272°THU9/371°FRI9/470°SAT9/567°SUN9/664°MON9/764°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Jackson — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#25 / 45
coldest Sep 7 in 45 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

47°F
set in 1984

Mildest Sep 7 ever

73°F
set in 2007
Forecast low 64°F — 25th coldest Sep 7 of 45 years · record 47°F (1984) · coldest since 2025.
1981: 63°F1982: 59°F1983: 70°F1984: 47°F1985: 69°F1986: 54°F1987: 66°F1988: 49°F1989: 63°F1990: 69°F1991: 63°F1992: 65°F1993: 59°F1994: 53°F1995: 64°F1996: 65°F1997: 61°F1998: 68°F1999: 65°F2000: 59°F2001: 68°F2002: 65°F2003: 58°F2004: 65°F2005: 59°F2006: 58°F2007: 73°F2008: 66°F2009: 63°F2010: 63°F2011: 57°F2012: 67°F2013: 58°F2014: 62°F2015: 67°F2016: 65°F2017: 47°F2018: 70°F2019: 64°F2020: 58°F2021: 59°F2022: 64°F2023: 68°F2024: 60°F2025: 52°F64° forecast455055606570751990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 764°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record47°F
This-date rank#25 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°FJan 31, 2002-18°FJan 20, 1985
Feb80°FFeb 20, 2018-8°FFeb 4, 1996
Mar88°FMar 22, 20267°FMar 9, 1996
Apr92°FApr 27, 198620°FApr 7, 1982
May91°FMay 31, 200630°FMay 9, 2020
Jun104°FJun 29, 201244°FJun 10, 1988
Jul101°FJul 8, 198852°FJul 7, 1983
Aug101°FAug 17, 198845°FAug 29, 1986
Sep98°FSep 10, 201934°FSep 24, 1989
Oct97°FOct 1, 201926°FOct 24, 1981
Nov84°FNov 2, 201613°FNov 14, 1986
Dec79°FDec 3, 1982-13°FDec 22, 1989
All-time104°FJun 29, 2012-18°FJan 20, 1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Jackson so far this year — through Aug 30.

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

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

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

76°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 22, 1983

Coldest high ever

4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan61°FJan 4, 20045°FJan 20, 1985
Feb63°FFeb 20, 20189°FFeb 4, 1996
Mar68°FMar 28, 202017°FMar 8, 1996
Apr70°FApr 29, 201731°FApr 4, 1987
May73°FMay 12, 200047°FMay 17, 2011
Jun75°FJun 9, 198160°FJun 8, 1997
Jul76°FJul 22, 198366°FJul 18, 2014
Aug76°FAug 24, 200765°FAug 12, 2004
Sep74°FSep 5, 201849°FSep 27, 1984
Oct71°FOct 4, 198634°FOct 31, 1993
Nov64°FNov 6, 202427°FNov 18, 2014
Dec62°FDec 3, 19824°FDec 22, 1989
All-time76°FJul 22, 19834°FDec 22, 1989

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: 62°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

Sunrise5:03 AM
Sunset6:03 PM
Solar noon11:33 AM
Daylight12h 59m · losing 16 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 Sep 7 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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