Fern Creek climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Fern Creek?

Fern Creek has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 1,134 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fern Creek?

The hottest day measured in Fern Creek between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2012, reaching 40.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Fern Creek?

The coldest day measured in Fern Creek between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1989, at -29.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Fern Creek?

Yes. Fern Creek gets on average 34.5 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Fern Creek warmed?

Yes: Fern Creek warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Fern Creek?

The wettest day measured in Fern Creek between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1979, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Fern Creek?

The windiest day measured in Fern Creek between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2008, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Fern Creek?

The warmest month in Fern Creek is July (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Fern Creek?

Fern Creek receives on average 1,134 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Fern Creek?

Fern Creek gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Fern Creek (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 1,134 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Fern Creek averages 80 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.

Fern Creek has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 92 to 68 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 29 June 2012) and the coldest -29.1 °C (on 22 December 1989).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Fern CreekKentucky

coords: 38.16°, -85.59°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAprilDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

13.2°C

Average daily high

18.4°C

Average daily low

8.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,134mm

Sunshine / day

8.8h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

14.7km/h

Seasonal range

24.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

80 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

52 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

125 d/yr

Annual snowfall

34.5 cm

Average feels-like high

17.6 °C

Average feels-like low

6.7 °C

Average peak gust

35.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

53 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

40.2 °C

29 June 2012

Coldest day

-29.1 °C

22 December 1989

Wettest day

105 mm

21 September 1979

Windiest day

46.1 km/h

14 September 2008

Strongest gust

110.2 km/h

3 February 2016

Hottest feels-like

43.5 °C

30 July 1999

Coldest feels-like

-34.5 °C

20 January 1985

Snowiest day

30.3 cm

22 March 1968

Sunniest day

14.4 h

11 June 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.3 °C19 August 2025	-16.8 °C22 January 2025	14.0 °C	1,417 mm	62	75
2024	36.0 °C28 August 2024	-16.2 °C20 January 2024	14.8 °C	1,217 mm	67	53
2023	34.7 °C28 July 2023	-7.9 °C4 February 2023	14.9 °C	1,051 mm	43	42
2022	36.3 °C22 June 2022	-22.0 °C23 December 2022	13.9 °C	1,252 mm	60	84
2021	34.0 °C29 July 2021	-15.6 °C20 February 2021	14.2 °C	1,326 mm	44	74
2020	33.7 °C18 July 2020	-10.0 °C25 December 2020	14.2 °C	1,280 mm	50	54
2019	35.6 °C13 September 2019	-18.8 °C21 January 2019	14.3 °C	1,483 mm	79	71
2018	34.4 °C4 July 2018	-17.2 °C6 January 2018	14.0 °C	1,507 mm	66	76
2017	35.6 °C22 July 2017	-14.9 °C7 January 2017	14.7 °C	1,248 mm	47	59
2016	34.0 °C16 June 2016	-14.7 °C24 January 2016	14.6 °C	1,103 mm	67	69
2015	33.8 °C5 September 2015	-24.0 °C20 February 2015	14.0 °C	1,312 mm	53	73
2014	33.9 °C19 June 2014	-21.2 °C24 January 2014	12.5 °C	1,159 mm	40	89
2013	34.7 °C28 August 2013	-13.5 °C1 February 2013	13.2 °C	1,141 mm	40	92
2012	40.2 °C29 June 2012	-9.0 °C14 January 2012	15.2 °C	831 mm	71	60
2011	37.9 °C3 September 2011	-16.7 °C22 January 2011	14.2 °C	1,523 mm	70	66
2010	36.9 °C4 August 2010	-15.5 °C14 December 2010	13.9 °C	874 mm	94	84
2009	32.7 °C24 June 2009	-17.9 °C16 January 2009	13.1 °C	1,183 mm	20	69
2008	36.6 °C21 July 2008	-15.5 °C22 December 2008	13.4 °C	1,161 mm	58	84
2007	37.6 °C16 August 2007	-15.3 °C5 February 2007	14.7 °C	993 mm	86	74
2006	34.4 °C2 August 2006	-13.6 °C19 February 2006	14.0 °C	1,228 mm	43	62
2005	36.0 °C12 August 2005	-13.6 °C18 January 2005	14.0 °C	983 mm	62	78
2004	32.9 °C13 July 2004	-21.6 °C25 December 2004	13.5 °C	1,314 mm	28	76
2003	34.5 °C27 August 2003	-18.1 °C24 January 2003	12.9 °C	1,315 mm	34	85
2002	36.2 °C4 August 2002	-12.5 °C4 March 2002	13.9 °C	1,289 mm	70	79
2001	34.3 °C8 July 2001	-18.2 °C21 January 2001	13.9 °C	1,108 mm	44	68
2000	35.4 °C9 August 2000	-19.3 °C25 December 2000	13.2 °C	1,120 mm	35	83
1999	39.3 °C30 July 1999	-18.6 °C5 January 1999	14.2 °C	935 mm	70	69
1998	36.0 °C6 September 1998	-11.3 °C12 March 1998	14.7 °C	1,084 mm	66	53
1997	35.7 °C27 July 1997	-19.8 °C12 January 1997	12.5 °C	1,219 mm	33	74
1996	35.4 °C30 June 1996	-20.9 °C4 February 1996	12.4 °C	1,535 mm	38	94
1995	35.3 °C13 July 1995	-16.8 °C12 February 1995	13.2 °C	1,258 mm	54	86
1994	35.4 °C20 June 1994	-29.1 °C19 January 1994	13.4 °C	1,106 mm	49	66
1993	35.2 °C28 July 1993	-18.3 °C18 February 1993	12.8 °C	1,161 mm	60	85
1992	34.4 °C13 July 1992	-17.0 °C16 January 1992	12.9 °C	969 mm	22	73
1991	37.0 °C2 August 1991	-14.1 °C16 February 1991	14.3 °C	1,008 mm	72	72
1990	35.7 °C10 July 1990	-13.2 °C24 December 1990	14.2 °C	1,456 mm	44	55
1989	35.7 °C4 August 1989	-29.1 °C22 December 1989	12.8 °C	1,245 mm	51	84
1988	39.3 °C9 July 1988	-21.6 °C13 February 1988	13.0 °C	985 mm	65	91
1987	35.9 °C22 August 1987	-12.6 °C24 January 1987	13.8 °C	915 mm	68	71
1986	36.3 °C25 July 1986	-18.8 °C13 February 1986	13.8 °C	985 mm	63	70
1985	34.8 °C8 September 1985	-27.2 °C20 January 1985	13.0 °C	1,105 mm	41	84
1984	34.1 °C13 June 1984	-23.1 °C21 January 1984	13.0 °C	1,354 mm	51	80
1983	38.9 °C22 July 1983	-22.1 °C25 December 1983	13.1 °C	1,190 mm	76	75
1982	33.4 °C3 August 1982	-23.5 °C17 January 1982	13.0 °C	1,162 mm	29	83
1981	33.6 °C9 July 1981	-17.3 °C19 December 1981	12.6 °C	1,095 mm	32	93
1980	38.8 °C16 July 1980	-19.1 °C3 March 1980	12.8 °C	924 mm	72	90
1979	33.2 °C8 August 1979	-22.4 °C15 January 1979	12.0 °C	1,574 mm	20	91
1978	36.4 °C27 June 1978	-20.4 °C5 March 1978	12.1 °C	1,237 mm	58	89
1977	35.8 °C19 July 1977	-25.5 °C17 January 1977	13.0 °C	1,212 mm	63	81
1976	34.9 °C24 July 1976	-20.5 °C9 January 1976	12.2 °C	939 mm	31	97
1975	34.7 °C20 June 1975	-11.6 °C10 February 1975	13.5 °C	1,274 mm	60	75
1974	34.1 °C27 July 1974	-10.2 °C13 January 1974	13.3 °C	1,159 mm	43	67
1973	34.2 °C3 September 1973	-15.5 °C22 December 1973	13.7 °C	1,344 mm	44	75
1972	34.2 °C23 July 1972	-22.8 °C16 January 1972	12.5 °C	1,166 mm	39	88
1971	35.6 °C27 June 1971	-18.7 °C14 February 1971	13.3 °C	895 mm	42	79
1970	36.1 °C2 July 1970	-23.4 °C21 January 1970	12.8 °C	1,020 mm	52	90
1969	35.1 °C5 July 1969	-15.1 °C4 January 1969	12.3 °C	918 mm	47	100
1968	34.8 °C20 August 1968	-23.6 °C8 January 1968	12.4 °C	905 mm	46	94
1967	33.1 °C15 June 1967	-17.9 °C25 February 1967	12.5 °C	1,113 mm	24	85
1966	36.9 °C13 July 1966	-24.8 °C30 January 1966	12.3 °C	1,063 mm	59	84
1965	36.9 °C24 July 1965	-20.7 °C17 January 1965	13.1 °C	930 mm	45	90
1964	37.3 °C3 August 1964	-16.3 °C14 January 1964	13.3 °C	1,065 mm	64	85
1963	34.3 °C3 August 1963	-24.9 °C24 January 1963	12.2 °C	835 mm	35	88
1962	37.6 °C20 August 1962	-20.9 °C10 January 1962	12.8 °C	934 mm	66	90
1961	33.7 °C1 July 1961	-21.0 °C28 January 1961	12.6 °C	1,209 mm	46	79
1960	35.9 °C5 September 1960	-19.6 °C6 March 1960	12.3 °C	905 mm	55	106
1959	35.5 °C30 June 1959	-19.5 °C5 January 1959	13.5 °C	1,060 mm	72	86
1958	33.0 °C13 June 1958	-19.6 °C17 February 1958	11.8 °C	1,097 mm	35	95
1957	34.9 °C30 August 1957	-14.7 °C16 January 1957	13.6 °C	1,339 mm	50	77
1956	35.0 °C5 August 1956	-12.4 °C26 January 1956	13.3 °C	1,196 mm	35	74
1955	35.0 °C5 August 1955	-15.8 °C12 February 1955	13.5 °C	1,041 mm	66	94
1954	40.1 °C14 July 1954	-14.0 °C13 January 1954	14.0 °C	803 mm	84	73
1953	38.3 °C2 September 1953	-17.1 °C17 December 1953	14.3 °C	809 mm	82	70
1952	39.3 °C27 July 1952	-13.2 °C30 January 1952	13.8 °C	927 mm	84	72
1951	35.7 °C2 June 1951	-25.8 °C2 February 1951	12.6 °C	1,415 mm	56	85
1950	33.1 °C26 June 1950	-17.1 °C25 November 1950	12.4 °C	1,680 mm	12	100
1949	33.9 °C4 July 1949	-12.9 °C1 February 1949	13.8 °C	1,221 mm	53	65
1948	36.6 °C26 August 1948	-22.5 °C26 January 1948	13.0 °C	1,315 mm	47	78
1947	36.5 °C6 August 1947	-15.7 °C5 February 1947	12.2 °C	872 mm	47	106
1946	33.3 °C19 July 1946	-13.4 °C27 January 1946	13.7 °C	1,076 mm	21	65
1945	35.4 °C31 August 1945	-20.5 °C1 February 1945	12.8 °C	1,116 mm	48	87
1944	36.5 °C28 June 1944	-12.5 °C13 February 1944	13.1 °C	920 mm	58	95
1943	36.9 °C25 August 1943	-22.9 °C8 March 1943	12.2 °C	765 mm	57	102
1942	35.5 °C2 August 1942	-23.1 °C8 January 1942	12.3 °C	1,114 mm	27	98
1941	34.4 °C11 August 1941	-14.6 °C18 March 1941	12.6 °C	983 mm	43	104
1940	36.6 °C29 July 1940	-24.3 °C27 January 1940	11.5 °C	959 mm	44	105

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.2 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

62 d/yr

+10

Frost days (< 0 °C)

75 d/yr

-5

Annual rainfall

1417 mm

+283 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	2.5 °C	-2.2 °C	107 mm	+14 mm
Feb	8.7 °C	+1.5 °C	154 mm	+61 mm
Mar	17.1 °C	+4.5 °C	154 mm	+39 mm
Apr	20.5 °C	+1.8 °C	203 mm	+88 mm
May	22.3 °C	-1.4 °C	190 mm	+77 mm
Jun	29.0 °C	+0.6 °C	123 mm	+32 mm
Jul	31.5 °C	+1.3 °C	104 mm	+8 mm
Aug	29.2 °C	-0.4 °C	40 mm	-35 mm
Sep	28.1 °C	+1.9 °C	75 mm	-1 mm
Oct	20.7 °C	+0.7 °C	114 mm	+39 mm
Nov	13.2 °C	+0.7 °C	84 mm	-10 mm
Dec	7.1 °C	+0.3 °C	71 mm	-28 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.3 °C

19 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-16.8 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

51.1 mm

5 Apr 2025

Windiest day

36.1 km/h

2 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

84.6 km/h

15 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.9 °C

23 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-21.4 °C

14 Dec 2025

Snowiest day

11.0 cm

11 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.3 h

11 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Fern Creek?

Fern Creek has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 1,134 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fern Creek?

The hottest day measured in Fern Creek between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2012, reaching 40.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Fern Creek?

The coldest day measured in Fern Creek between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1989, at -29.1 °C.

Does it snow in Fern Creek?

Yes. Fern Creek gets on average 34.5 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.

Has the climate of Fern Creek warmed?

Yes: Fern Creek warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Fern Creek?

The wettest day measured in Fern Creek between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1979, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Fern Creek?

The windiest day measured in Fern Creek between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2008, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Fern Creek?

The warmest month in Fern Creek is July (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Fern Creek?

Fern Creek receives on average 1,134 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Fern Creek?

Fern Creek gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fern Creek?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fern Creek between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1968, with 30.3 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Fern Creek?

Yes: Fern Creek has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fern Creek?

In Fern Creek, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 30 July 1999, and the lowest was -34.5 °C on 20 January 1985.

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