Meads climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Meads?

Meads has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 1,128 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Meads?

The hottest day measured in Meads between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1954, reaching 41.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Meads?

The coldest day measured in Meads between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -29.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Meads?

Yes. Meads gets on average 40.4 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Meads warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Meads?

The wettest day measured in Meads between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2004, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Meads?

The windiest day measured in Meads between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 2024, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Meads?

The warmest month in Meads is July (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Meads?

Meads receives on average 1,128 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Meads?

Meads gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Meads (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 1,128 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Meads averages 78 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.

Meads 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 88 to 68 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 14 July 1954) and the coldest -29.0 °C (on 19 January 1994).

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

MeadsKentucky

coords: 38.41°, -82.71°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

13.0°C

Average daily high

18.3°C

Average daily low

8.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,128mm

Sunshine / day

8.7h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

14.4km/h

Seasonal range

23.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

78 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

44 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

134 d/yr

Annual snowfall

40.4 cm

Average feels-like high

17.4 °C

Average feels-like low

6.6 °C

Average peak gust

34.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

45 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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

41.5 °C

14 July 1954

Coldest day

-29.0 °C

19 January 1994

Wettest day

148 mm

17 September 2004

Windiest day

41.7 km/h

27 September 2024

Strongest gust

103.7 km/h

1 March 2017

Hottest feels-like

44.5 °C

14 July 1954

Coldest feels-like

-34.1 °C

19 January 1994

Snowiest day

31.4 cm

4 February 1998

Sunniest day

14.7 h

21 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	33.8 °C19 August 2025	-21.9 °C22 January 2025	13.7 °C	1,247 mm	49	75
2024	36.4 °C28 August 2024	-13.8 °C21 January 2024	14.9 °C	1,179 mm	74	53
2023	35.3 °C24 August 2023	-9.0 °C4 February 2023	14.7 °C	977 mm	45	45
2022	36.6 °C22 June 2022	-18.6 °C23 December 2022	13.6 °C	1,319 mm	41	75
2021	34.3 °C12 August 2021	-8.5 °C17 February 2021	14.0 °C	1,244 mm	46	71
2020	36.0 °C19 July 2020	-10.2 °C26 December 2020	14.2 °C	1,300 mm	52	49
2019	36.7 °C13 September 2019	-16.5 °C31 January 2019	14.4 °C	1,420 mm	76	64
2018	34.4 °C4 September 2018	-16.3 °C16 January 2018	13.8 °C	1,552 mm	55	76
2017	34.4 °C18 June 2017	-12.6 °C28 December 2017	14.3 °C	1,301 mm	41	62
2016	34.8 °C25 July 2016	-13.9 °C24 January 2016	14.3 °C	1,152 mm	52	71
2015	33.6 °C14 June 2015	-24.5 °C20 February 2015	13.8 °C	1,215 mm	58	71
2014	35.4 °C13 July 2014	-19.0 °C7 January 2014	12.7 °C	1,028 mm	40	88
2013	33.6 °C16 July 2013	-12.1 °C2 February 2013	13.2 °C	1,146 mm	32	81
2012	38.9 °C29 June 2012	-8.9 °C12 February 2012	14.6 °C	1,028 mm	65	63
2011	37.9 °C3 September 2011	-14.3 °C9 January 2011	13.8 °C	1,453 mm	60	63
2010	35.9 °C4 August 2010	-14.2 °C10 January 2010	13.4 °C	988 mm	75	85
2009	32.7 °C25 June 2009	-19.6 °C5 February 2009	12.9 °C	1,186 mm	19	72
2008	35.1 °C21 July 2008	-14.5 °C22 December 2008	13.0 °C	1,228 mm	44	85
2007	38.4 °C16 August 2007	-16.1 °C9 February 2007	14.4 °C	898 mm	85	77
2006	35.9 °C2 August 2006	-13.9 °C19 February 2006	13.8 °C	1,136 mm	53	61
2005	36.9 °C12 August 2005	-13.4 °C18 January 2005	13.6 °C	989 mm	61	76
2004	32.5 °C6 July 2004	-16.9 °C31 January 2004	13.3 °C	1,421 mm	17	78
2003	31.8 °C5 July 2003	-20.2 °C27 January 2003	12.6 °C	1,407 mm	17	83
2002	35.4 °C5 August 2002	-12.1 °C2 January 2002	13.7 °C	1,221 mm	56	75
2001	33.8 °C9 August 2001	-15.4 °C21 January 2001	13.5 °C	952 mm	24	72
2000	32.6 °C11 June 2000	-20.0 °C27 January 2000	12.8 °C	1,072 mm	20	81
1999	37.0 °C30 July 1999	-13.7 °C5 January 1999	13.8 °C	944 mm	58	73
1998	34.8 °C6 September 1998	-12.1 °C25 December 1998	14.3 °C	1,091 mm	46	44
1997	34.6 °C27 July 1997	-15.9 °C17 January 1997	12.4 °C	1,048 mm	23	70
1996	32.7 °C30 June 1996	-22.4 °C4 February 1996	12.1 °C	1,525 mm	17	95
1995	36.2 °C15 July 1995	-17.6 °C7 February 1995	12.8 °C	1,123 mm	45	86
1994	35.9 °C20 June 1994	-29.0 °C19 January 1994	13.1 °C	1,265 mm	43	71
1993	37.7 °C28 July 1993	-16.3 °C15 March 1993	13.0 °C	1,112 mm	59	76
1992	35.6 °C10 July 1992	-15.9 °C16 January 1992	12.8 °C	902 mm	25	72
1991	36.9 °C2 August 1991	-14.5 °C16 February 1991	14.2 °C	1,089 mm	56	72
1990	35.7 °C9 July 1990	-11.6 °C26 February 1990	14.2 °C	1,432 mm	42	53
1989	35.2 °C11 July 1989	-27.7 °C22 December 1989	12.3 °C	1,356 mm	28	87
1988	38.8 °C8 July 1988	-15.6 °C6 January 1988	13.0 °C	941 mm	59	88
1987	37.2 °C24 July 1987	-13.0 °C27 January 1987	13.8 °C	864 mm	70	71
1986	36.9 °C20 July 1986	-16.1 °C13 February 1986	13.7 °C	1,048 mm	62	71
1985	35.7 °C8 September 1985	-25.1 °C20 January 1985	13.0 °C	1,121 mm	39	79
1984	34.2 °C2 September 1984	-26.9 °C21 January 1984	13.1 °C	1,254 mm	50	71
1983	39.2 °C20 August 1983	-21.8 °C25 December 1983	13.0 °C	1,221 mm	68	73
1982	33.0 °C25 July 1982	-23.6 °C17 January 1982	13.1 °C	1,084 mm	29	75
1981	33.2 °C5 August 1981	-17.8 °C12 February 1981	12.4 °C	1,001 mm	34	89
1980	38.0 °C28 June 1980	-21.5 °C3 March 1980	12.5 °C	1,063 mm	56	86
1979	32.6 °C8 August 1979	-24.2 °C10 February 1979	12.0 °C	1,377 mm	9	87
1978	37.5 °C27 June 1978	-19.1 °C20 February 1978	11.8 °C	1,249 mm	37	88
1977	36.5 °C20 July 1977	-28.0 °C17 January 1977	13.0 °C	1,152 mm	55	81
1976	34.9 °C15 July 1976	-19.5 °C9 January 1976	12.2 °C	874 mm	33	98
1975	33.8 °C1 August 1975	-11.8 °C15 January 1975	13.2 °C	1,284 mm	45	75
1974	32.5 °C28 July 1974	-10.4 °C12 January 1974	13.1 °C	1,257 mm	18	63
1973	35.0 °C2 September 1973	-14.2 °C17 February 1973	13.6 °C	1,236 mm	35	71
1972	35.4 °C23 July 1972	-22.6 °C16 January 1972	12.5 °C	1,212 mm	28	79
1971	35.4 °C9 July 1971	-17.0 °C10 February 1971	13.3 °C	894 mm	42	77
1970	36.1 °C1 July 1970	-19.1 °C21 January 1970	13.0 °C	1,063 mm	53	85
1969	36.5 °C5 July 1969	-15.6 °C5 January 1969	12.5 °C	875 mm	59	98
1968	34.9 °C1 July 1968	-23.7 °C8 January 1968	12.3 °C	940 mm	41	84
1967	34.7 °C16 June 1967	-17.0 °C25 February 1967	12.5 °C	1,049 mm	24	85
1966	35.6 °C27 July 1966	-19.5 °C30 January 1966	12.1 °C	1,066 mm	53	84
1965	36.4 °C15 August 1965	-16.4 °C5 February 1965	12.9 °C	867 mm	46	85
1964	36.1 °C3 August 1964	-13.7 °C15 January 1964	13.3 °C	974 mm	65	83
1963	34.5 °C3 August 1963	-23.8 °C24 January 1963	12.2 °C	792 mm	44	86
1962	37.2 °C20 August 1962	-18.9 °C11 January 1962	12.5 °C	1,094 mm	42	89
1961	32.9 °C2 July 1961	-23.0 °C25 January 1961	12.4 °C	1,243 mm	32	74
1960	35.7 °C2 August 1960	-16.4 °C1 March 1960	12.4 °C	976 mm	58	102
1959	35.7 °C29 June 1959	-19.5 °C5 January 1959	13.4 °C	1,085 mm	72	85
1958	33.3 °C4 July 1958	-19.2 °C17 February 1958	11.7 °C	1,120 mm	23	89
1957	36.1 °C22 July 1957	-15.5 °C17 January 1957	13.5 °C	1,145 mm	53	68
1956	33.5 °C5 August 1956	-10.2 °C27 January 1956	13.0 °C	1,327 mm	29	72
1955	35.3 °C3 August 1955	-18.4 °C13 February 1955	13.2 °C	942 mm	55	90
1954	41.5 °C14 July 1954	-20.0 °C13 January 1954	13.5 °C	868 mm	65	73
1953	37.9 °C31 August 1953	-11.6 °C18 December 1953	14.0 °C	831 mm	71	68
1952	38.4 °C23 July 1952	-13.4 °C30 January 1952	13.5 °C	979 mm	70	71
1951	34.7 °C31 July 1951	-28.3 °C3 February 1951	12.6 °C	1,283 mm	48	86
1950	31.9 °C24 June 1950	-14.8 °C25 November 1950	12.3 °C	1,408 mm	10	93
1949	35.8 °C4 July 1949	-12.1 °C30 January 1949	13.9 °C	1,070 mm	56	63
1948	36.6 °C28 August 1948	-21.1 °C25 January 1948	13.0 °C	1,248 mm	39	74
1947	32.3 °C5 August 1947	-15.9 °C8 February 1947	11.8 °C	910 mm	28	100
1946	32.3 °C19 July 1946	-10.6 °C23 January 1946	13.2 °C	1,154 mm	12	67
1945	35.0 °C1 September 1945	-18.7 °C2 February 1945	12.4 °C	1,195 mm	29	83
1944	35.4 °C11 August 1944	-14.0 °C20 December 1944	12.6 °C	1,106 mm	40	89
1943	34.1 °C1 September 1943	-18.6 °C8 March 1943	11.9 °C	918 mm	37	97
1942	34.5 °C2 August 1942	-22.2 °C8 January 1942	12.1 °C	1,209 mm	14	91
1941	33.0 °C11 August 1941	-14.4 °C18 March 1941	12.2 °C	1,031 mm	26	101
1940	35.8 °C29 July 1940	-22.5 °C27 January 1940	11.0 °C	1,119 mm	28	98

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.0 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

49 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

75 d/yr

-3

Annual rainfall

1247 mm

+119 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	1.7 °C	-3.4 °C	89 mm	+1 mm
Feb	9.0 °C	+1.7 °C	134 mm	+44 mm
Mar	17.6 °C	+4.8 °C	62 mm	-47 mm
Apr	20.8 °C	+2.0 °C	143 mm	+38 mm
May	22.0 °C	-1.3 °C	205 mm	+92 mm
Jun	29.0 °C	+1.2 °C	124 mm	+26 mm
Jul	30.3 °C	+0.7 °C	153 mm	+47 mm
Aug	28.9 °C	-0.2 °C	26 mm	-62 mm
Sep	27.5 °C	+1.7 °C	94 mm	+14 mm
Oct	20.2 °C	+0.4 °C	75 mm	+2 mm
Nov	13.0 °C	+0.2 °C	73 mm	-15 mm
Dec	7.4 °C	+0.2 °C	70 mm	-21 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.8 °C

19 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-21.9 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

39.2 mm

30 May 2025

Windiest day

33.0 km/h

15 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

81.7 km/h

16 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.7 °C

23 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-26.9 °C

22 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

11.6 cm

11 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.7 h

12 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Meads?

Meads has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 1,128 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Meads?

The hottest day measured in Meads between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1954, reaching 41.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Meads?

The coldest day measured in Meads between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -29.0 °C.

Does it snow in Meads?

Yes. Meads gets on average 40.4 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.

Has the climate of Meads warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Meads?

The wettest day measured in Meads between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2004, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Meads?

The windiest day measured in Meads between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 2024, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Meads?

The warmest month in Meads is July (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Meads?

Meads receives on average 1,128 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Meads?

Meads gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Meads?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Meads between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1998, with 31.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Meads?

Yes: Meads has on average 45 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Meads?

In Meads, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 14 July 1954, and the lowest was -34.1 °C on 19 January 1994.

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