Kentucky · county areal climate 1951–2025

Letcher County, KY

A 55.1°F / 48.7" normal · 2025 ran +0.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +1.8°F (54.2°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 5th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 62% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

55.1°F
annual mean · 48.7" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.2°F
55.3°F · 53.0" (109% of normal)

Warmest Year

56.7°F
2024 · coldest 51.8°F (1976)

Wettest Year

61.7in
2020 · driest 32.3" (1965)

Hottest Day

100.3°F
Jun 30 · 2012

Coldest Day

-20.1°F
Jan 21 · 1985

Biggest Rain Day

4.09in
Mar 12 · 1963

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

34°
J
38°
F
46°
M
55°
A
63°
M
70°
J
74°
J
73°
A
67°
S
56°
O
45°
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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