Kentucky · county areal climate 1951–2025

Bell County, KY

A 55.4°F / 53.6" normal · 2025 ran +0.9°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +2°F (54.6°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 5th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 77% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

55.4°F
annual mean · 53.6" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.9°F
56.3°F · 58.0" (108% of normal)

Warmest Year

57.4°F
2024 · coldest 52.0°F (1976)

Wettest Year

68.4in
2020 · driest 36.3" (2007)

Hottest Day

101.9°F
Jun 30 · 2012

Coldest Day

-20.8°F
Jan 21 · 1985

Biggest Rain Day

4.2in
Mar 12 · 1963

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

34°
J
39°
F
46°
M
55°
A
63°
M
71°
J
74°
J
73°
A
67°
S
57°
O
46°
N
38°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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