Knob Lick (4 mi S), Kentucky climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Knob Lick (4 mi S)'s normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 53.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.8°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,358 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationKnob Lick (4 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00154449
- Location37.02°N 85.70°W
- Elevation1,020 ft (311 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Knob Lick (4 mi S) is 67°F and the normal low 44°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Knob Lick (4 mi S).
- Jan 44° 25°
- Feb 48° 28°
- Mar 58° 35°
- Apr 68° 45°
- May 76° 56°
- Jun 83° 64°
- Jul 86° 68°
- Aug 86° 66°
- Sep 81° 59°
- Oct 70° 47°
- Nov 57° 37°
- Dec 48° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Knob Lick (4 mi S) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.61 in), the least in October (3.57 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F | 25°F | 34.4°F | 3.93 | – | <1 | 22 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 48°F | 28°F | 38.1°F | 4.49 | – | <1 | 17 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 58°F | 35°F | 46.4°F | 4.75 | – | <1 | 12 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 45°F | 56.9°F | 4.66 | – | <1 | 2 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 56°F | 65.8°F | 5.61 | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 83°F | 64°F | 73.6°F | 5.00 | – | 4 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 86°F | 68°F | 76.9°F | 5.13 | – | 8 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 86°F | 66°F | 76.1°F | 3.65 | – | 5 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 81°F | 59°F | 70.0°F | 3.72 | – | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 47°F | 58.5°F | 3.57 | – | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 57°F | 37°F | 47.2°F | 3.88 | – | <1 | 10 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 48°F | 31°F | 39.2°F | 5.08 | – | <1 | 17 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 47°F | 56.9°F | 53.47 | – | 22 | 81 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −4°C | 1.3°C | 100 mm |
| February | 9°C | −2°C | 3.4°C | 114 mm |
| March | 14°C | 2°C | 8.0°C | 121 mm |
| April | 20°C | 7°C | 13.8°C | 118 mm |
| May | 24°C | 13°C | 18.8°C | 142 mm |
| June | 28°C | 18°C | 23.1°C | 127 mm |
| July | 30°C | 20°C | 24.9°C | 130 mm |
| August | 30°C | 19°C | 24.5°C | 93 mm |
| September | 27°C | 15°C | 21.1°C | 94 mm |
| October | 21°C | 8°C | 14.7°C | 91 mm |
| November | 14°C | 3°C | 8.4°C | 99 mm |
| December | 9°C | −1°C | 4.0°C | 129 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Summer Shade (10 miles away), gets 7 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00154449; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Knob Lick (4 mi S)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00154449.
When is the last frost at Knob Lick (4 mi S)?
In Knob Lick (4 mi S), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 5 in half of years and after April 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 2 in half of years and before October 21 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 51 year in 10 after April 24; 9 in 10 after March 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 21 year in 10 before October 21; 9 in 10 before November 18
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 211 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 233 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 25 in half of springs and before November 14 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Knob Lick (4 mi S) in zone 7a in ZIP code 42154, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Kentucky · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00154449; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Knob Lick (4 mi S)?
In a normal year in Knob Lick (4 mi S), 22 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 81 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 22a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 81a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 14high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00154449.
How sunny is it at Knob Lick (4 mi S)?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Knob Lick (4 mi S), 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (81%) and December the cloudiest (62%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 63% | 2.0 |
| February | 62% | 2.7 |
| March | 66% | 3.8 |
| April | 73% | 5.1 |
| May | 74% | 5.7 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 79% | 6.0 |
| August | 81% | 5.6 |
| September | 79% | 4.7 |
| October | 75% | 3.5 |
| November | 72% | 2.5 |
| December | 62% | 1.8 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Knob Lick (4 mi S) record?
A normal year at Knob Lick (4 mi S) brings 4,263 heating degree days, 21% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,343 cooling degree days, 48% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,197 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 948 | 0 |
| February | 753 | 0 |
| March | 581 | 4 |
| April | 270 | 25 |
| May | 90 | 114 |
| June | 4 | 264 |
| July | 0 | 368 |
| August | 1 | 343 |
| September | 39 | 187 |
| October | 238 | 35 |
| November | 537 | 4 |
| December | 801 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,263 | 1,343 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00154449. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Knob Lick (4 mi S) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 59.1°F, 2.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 56.9°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 57.2°F | +0.3°F | 49.60 |
| 2023 | 59.7°F | +2.8°F | 52.66 |
| 2025 | 59.1°F | +2.2°F | 63.63 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00154449. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Knob Lick (4 mi S)'s climate compare?
Knob Lick (4 mi S) is warmer than 45 of the 68 places with their own NOAA record in Kentucky, and wetter than 52. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 56.9°F is warmer than 66%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Knob Lick (4 mi S) is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Knob Lick (4 mi S) share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Edmonton, KY1,705 people · 5 mi SE
- Hiseville, KY86 people · 8 mi NW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Knob Lick (4 mi S)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Knob Lick (4 mi S)?
January, with a normal high of 44°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow at Knob Lick (4 mi S)?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Summer Shade (10 miles away), records 7 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Knob Lick (4 mi S)?
May, with 5.61 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.57 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Knob Lick (4 mi S) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Knob Lick (4 mi S) in zone 7a in ZIP code 42154, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Knob Lick (4 mi S)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 5; in one year in ten it comes after April 24. Waiting until April 24 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kentucky climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Summer Shade, KY9 miles from this station, 56.9°F a year
- Glasgow, KY12 miles from this station, 59.5°F a year
- Greensburg, KY19 miles from this station, 56.9°F a year
- Barren River Lake, KY25 miles from this station, 57.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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