Kentucky · county areal climate 1951–2025

Rowan County, KY

A 49.5" / 55.2°F normal · 2025 ran 109% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 77% (23.31") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 16th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.3°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

49.5in
annual precipitation · 55.2°F

2025 vs Normal

109%
54.1" · 55.1°F (-0.1 vs normal)

Wettest Year

69.8in
2018

Driest Year

32.9in
1963

Biggest Rain Day

5.37in
May 3 · 2010

Warmest Year

57.2°F
1998

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

33°
J
37°
F
45°
M
55°
A
64°
M
71°
J
75°
J
74°
A
68°
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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