Kentucky · county areal climate 1951–2025

Letcher County, KY

A 48.7" / 55.1°F normal · 2025 ran 109% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 65% (19.44") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.8°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

48.7in
annual precipitation · 55.1°F

2025 vs Normal

109%
53.0" · 55.3°F (+0.2 vs normal)

Wettest Year

61.7in
2020

Driest Year

32.3in
1965

Biggest Rain Day

4.09in
Mar 12 · 1963

Warmest Year

56.7°F
2024

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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