Climate at a Glance | Divisional Rankings | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

Divisional Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

State:

Division:

Please note, Degree Days and Palmer Indices are not available for Alaska or Hawaii. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Kentucky, Climate Division 1

January 1939 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

View Period (Months):

All

Download:

CSV JSON XML

Record Driest

Bottom ⅒

Bottom ⅓

Normal

Top ⅓

Top ⅒

Record Wettest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
January 1939 1-Month	1.48	0.12	1.36	111th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1931
January 1939 1-Month	1.48	0.12	1.36	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	1937
Dec 1938–Jan 1939 2-Month	-0.30	0.03	-0.33	59th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1931
Dec 1938–Jan 1939 2-Month	-0.30	0.03	-0.33	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1937
Nov 1938–Jan 1939 3-Month	-0.58	-0.05	-0.53	47th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1931
	-0.58	-0.05	-0.53	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1916
	Ties: 1915
Oct 1938–Jan 1939 4-Month	-0.89	-0.01	-0.88	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1964
Oct 1938–Jan 1939 4-Month	-0.89	-0.01	-0.88	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1950
Sep 1938–Jan 1939 5-Month	-0.69	-0.03	-0.66	37th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1964
Sep 1938–Jan 1939 5-Month	-0.69	-0.03	-0.66	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2007
Aug 1938–Jan 1939 6-Month	-0.38	-0.04	-0.34	47th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1931
Aug 1938–Jan 1939 6-Month	-0.38	-0.04	-0.34	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1916
Jul 1938–Jan 1939 7-Month	0.27	-0.06	0.33	75th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1931
	0.27	-0.06	0.33	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	2007
	Ties: 1935, 1937
Jun 1938–Jan 1939 8-Month	0.31	-0.03	0.34	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1938	1931
	0.31	-0.03	0.34	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1951
	Ties: 1935
May 1938–Jan 1939 9-Month	0.29	-0.03	0.32	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1938	1931
May 1938–Jan 1939 9-Month	0.29	-0.03	0.32	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1930	1951
Apr 1938–Jan 1939 10-Month	0.00	-0.03	0.03	64th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1931
Apr 1938–Jan 1939 10-Month	0.00	-0.03	0.03	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1980
Mar 1938–Jan 1939 11-Month	0.15	-0.05	0.20	68th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1931
Mar 1938–Jan 1939 11-Month	0.15	-0.05	0.20	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1980
Feb 1938–Jan 1939 12-Month	0.03	-0.06	0.09	64th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1931
Feb 1938–Jan 1939 12-Month	0.03	-0.06	0.09	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1980
Aug 1937–Jan 1939 18-Month	-0.03	-0.05	0.02	59th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1955
Aug 1937–Jan 1939 18-Month	-0.03	-0.05	0.02	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1951
Feb 1937–Jan 1939 24-Month	-0.16	-0.05	-0.11	44th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1932
Feb 1937–Jan 1939 24-Month	-0.16	-0.05	-0.11	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1951
Feb 1936–Jan 1939 36-Month	-0.28	-0.05	-0.23	31st Driest	Driest since: 1933	1955
Feb 1936–Jan 1939 36-Month	-0.28	-0.05	-0.23	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1951
Feb 1935–Jan 1939 48-Month	-0.17	-0.05	-0.12	37th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1945
	-0.17	-0.05	-0.12	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	1952
	Ties: 1912, 1919, 1931
Feb 1934–Jan 1939 60-Month	-0.19	-0.06	-0.13	36th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1945
Feb 1934–Jan 1939 60-Month	-0.19	-0.06	-0.13	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2020, 2021

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2025, retrieved on March 28, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings

Climate at a Glance Divisional Rankings

Divisional Rankings

Kentucky, Climate Division 1

January 1939 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

Citing This Page

Success

Error