Lexington Weather in 1948

Historical record of Lexington, Kentucky weather for the year 1948 based on NOAA data.

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1948 Lexington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	99 °F	August 26
Lowest temperature	-3 °F	January 24
Highest daily low	72 °F	July 5
Lowest daily high	14 °F	January 24
Most daily precipitation	2.9 inches	April 12
Most daily snow	5.0 inches	January 31
Total annual precipitation	50.3 inches	-
Total annual snow	34.7 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Lexington in 1948?

The highest temperature recorded in Lexington, Kentucky in 1948 was 99 °F which happened on August 26.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Lexington in 1948

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	99 °F	Aug 26
2	97 °F	Aug 28
3	96 °F	Aug 27
3	96 °F	Aug 25
3	96 °F	Aug 24
3	96 °F	Jul 5
7	95 °F	Jul 4
8	93 °F	Aug 29
8	93 °F	Aug 23
8	93 °F	Jun 28
8	93 °F	Jun 26
8	93 °F	Jun 21

What was the coldest temperature in Lexington in 1948?

The lowest temperature recorded in Lexington, Kentucky in 1948 was -3 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Lexington in 1948

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-3 °F	January 24
1	-3 °F	January 18
3	-2 °F	January 28
3	-2 °F	January 25
5	-1 °F	December 26
6	0 °F	January 26
6	0 °F	January 19
8	2 °F	January 23
9	3 °F	January 29
9	3 °F	January 17

January 1948 Lexington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	65	28	1.33	0.0
January 2	30	26	0.02	0.0
January 3	32	28	0.00	0.0
January 4	35	28	0.00	0.0
January 5	34	29	0.00	0.0
January 6	42	28	0.00	0.0
January 7	44	23	0.00	0.0
January 8	56	31	0.00	0.0
January 9	56	35	0.00	0.0
January 10	39	24	0.00	0.0
January 11	41	20	0.00	0.0
January 12	42	32	0.65	0.9
January 13	35	14	0.01	0.0
January 14	18	5	0.00	0.2
January 15	35	6	0.00	0.0
January 16	35	17	0.11	5.0
January 17	19	3	0.05	2.0
January 18	17	-3	0.00	0.0
January 19	30	0	0.00	0.0
January 20	38	14	0.00	0.0
January 21	41	26	0.01	0.4
January 22	27	11	0.06	2.0
January 23	14	2	0.00	0.0
January 24	14	-3	0.06	4.4
January 25	21	-2	0.00	0.0
January 26	26	0	0.00	0.0
January 27	21	8	0.05	1.2
January 28	18	-2	0.00	0.0
January 29	23	3	0.00	0.0
January 30	27	14	0.01	0.0
January 31	18	12	0.22	5.0

February 1948 Lexington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	21	12	0.00	0.0
February 2	32	6	0.00	0.0
February 3	35	13	0.00	0.0
February 4	37	33	0.47	1.2
February 5	33	27	0.33	3.5
February 6	34	17	0.00	0.0
February 7	37	26	0.00	0.0
February 8	34	12	0.00	0.0
February 9	22	6	0.00	0.0
February 10	32	5	0.00	0.0
February 11	42	25	0.14	0.0
February 12	37	34	0.11	0.0
February 13	63	34	1.95	0.0
February 14	37	25	0.02	1.0
February 15	50	22	0.00	0.0
February 16	60	38	0.00	0.0
February 17	63	43	0.00	0.0
February 18	70	40	0.00	0.0
February 19	67	35	0.00	0.0
February 20	37	25	0.00	0.0
February 21	27	21	0.11	3.2
February 22	32	19	0.00	0.2
February 23	48	29	0.00	0.0
February 24	54	33	0.00	0.0
February 25	51	47	0.79	0.0
February 26	57	43	0.08	0.0
February 27	68	43	0.93	0.0
February 28	67	42	0.00	0.0
February 29	45	30	0.00	0.0

March 1948 Lexington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	49	28	0.08
March 2	66	42	0.75
March 3	46	35	0.00
March 4	39	25	0.00
March 5	44	19	0.00
March 6	42	36	0.42
March 7	49	33	0.02
March 8	46	26	0.00
March 9	48	35	0.00
March 10	53	34	0.00
March 11	34	22	0.03
March 12	34	12	0.00
March 13	47	16	0.00
March 14	63	29	0.00
March 15	62	51	1.75
March 16	64	42	1.03
March 17	57	41	0.00
March 18	69	41	0.03
March 19	76	56	0.21
March 20	75	55	0.00
March 21	78	65	0.00
March 22	67	57	0.59
March 23	60	49	0.13
March 24	63	45	0.00
March 25	75	44	0.00
March 26	66	56	1.55
March 27	59	31	0.18
March 28	44	25	0.00
March 29	63	30	0.00
March 30	65	44	0.01
March 31	72	51	0.28

April 1948 Lexington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	55	42	0.01
April 2	60	33	0.00
April 3	55	32	0.00
April 4	71	37	0.00
April 5	67	55	0.20
April 6	70	55	0.62
April 7	66	55	0.70
April 8	74	45	0.41
April 9	55	38	0.00
April 10	64	37	0.00
April 11	71	56	0.16
April 12	64	48	2.85
April 13	66	52	2.01
April 14	59	45	0.38
April 15	62	41	0.00
April 16	78	43	0.00
April 17	57	37	0.00
April 18	75	39	0.00
April 19	79	54	0.00
April 20	82	58	0.11
April 21	61	41	0.00
April 22	68	40	0.00
April 23	82	51	0.00
April 24	83	60	0.00
April 25	85	59	0.00
April 26	85	62	0.00
April 27	82	59	0.02
April 28	59	50	0.03
April 29	59	43	0.00
April 30	69	38	0.00

May 1948 Lexington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	70	51	0.77
May 2	80	58	0.37
May 3	66	51	0.00
May 4	67	49	0.68
May 5	66	42	0.00
May 6	59	52	0.40
May 7	60	43	0.06
May 8	71	43	0.01
May 9	81	53	0.00
May 10	84	60	0.00
May 11	85	63	0.19
May 12	79	59	0.13
May 13	65	53	0.00
May 14	68	53	0.00
May 15	70	51	0.00
May 16	72	55	0.68
May 17	69	51	0.00
May 18	72	48	0.00
May 19	70	49	0.00
May 20	76	47	0.00
May 21	78	55	0.00
May 22	68	47	0.00
May 23	79	47	0.00
May 24	76	53	0.00
May 25	70	51	0.00
May 26	71	46	0.00
May 27	82	50	0.00
May 28	74	65	0.05
May 29	77	60	0.22
May 30	77	53	0.00
May 31	74	48	0.00

June 1948 Lexington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	77	46	0.00
June 2	83	53	0.00
June 3	85	57	0.00
June 4	89	60	0.00
June 5	86	62	0.00
June 6	79	65	0.16
June 7	77	63	0.14
June 8	78	59	0.00
June 9	74	53	0.00
June 10	85	55	0.00
June 11	87	60	0.00
June 12	91	64	0.00
June 13	79	62	0.02
June 14	85	58	0.00
June 15	90	61	0.40
June 16	78	60	0.49
June 17	82	54	0.00
June 18	87	65	0.10
June 19	86	63	0.00
June 20	83	56	0.00
June 21	93	63	0.29
June 22	91	69	0.00
June 23	92	72	0.00
June 24	89	70	0.00
June 25	91	68	0.00
June 26	93	67	0.03
June 27	92	67	0.02
June 28	93	69	0.00
June 29	85	68	0.54
June 30	85	67	0.07

July 1948 Lexington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	78	57	0.00
July 2	86	57	0.00
July 3	91	62	0.00
July 4	95	67	0.00
July 5	96	72	0.09
July 6	92	67	0.00
July 7	82	62	0.00
July 8	87	61	0.00
July 9	89	70	0.00
July 10	90	67	0.00
July 11	85	70	0.22
July 12	87	71	0.07
July 13	83	68	0.35
July 14	85	69	0.11
July 15	87	69	0.00
July 16	87	70	0.26
July 17	87	69	0.44
July 18	89	66	0.69
July 19	88	69	0.32
July 20	85	70	0.06
July 21	90	71	0.00
July 22	85	71	0.81
July 23	82	65	0.06
July 24	78	59	0.00
July 25	84	56	0.00
July 26	83	65	0.03
July 27	83	68	0.00
July 28	88	69	0.00
July 29	90	68	0.00
July 30	92	71	0.03
July 31	85	66	0.03

August 1948 Lexington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	85	61	0.00
August 2	87	60	0.00
August 3	85	66	0.00
August 4	77	58	0.36
August 5	72	56	0.00
August 6	77	51	0.00
August 7	80	59	0.00
August 8	83	56	0.00
August 9	84	59	0.00
August 10	87	65	0.00
August 11	77	66	1.22
August 12	87	66	0.02
August 13	88	65	0.00
August 14	84	64	0.00
August 15	82	59	0.00
August 16	83	58	0.00
August 17	86	57	0.00
August 18	81	64	0.46
August 19	83	60	0.00
August 20	84	58	0.00
August 21	88	60	0.00
August 22	89	63	0.00
August 23	93	68	0.00
August 24	96	66	0.00
August 25	96	69	0.00
August 26	99	67	0.00
August 27	96	69	0.00
August 28	97	69	0.00
August 29	93	68	0.03
August 30	91	64	0.52
August 31	79	60	0.00

September 1948 Lexington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	80	55	0.00
September 2	88	54	0.00
September 3	89	61	0.00
September 4	86	65	0.00
September 5	86	68	0.18
September 6	76	64	0.59
September 7	83	67	0.43
September 8	86	62	0.00
September 9	72	61	0.02
September 10	78	57	0.00
September 11	82	55	0.00
September 12	86	59	0.00
September 13	86	62	0.00
September 14	81	60	0.00
September 15	84	52	0.00
September 16	90	54	0.00
September 17	90	63	0.00
September 18	85	60	0.00
September 19	90	65	0.00
September 20	92	67	0.84
September 21	87	65	0.00
September 22	66	56	0.00
September 23	69	48	0.00
September 24	67	46	0.00
September 25	64	49	0.00
September 26	68	47	0.00
September 27	74	50	0.00
September 28	70	55	0.00
September 29	78	56	0.00
September 30	70	52	0.00

October 1948 Lexington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	73	52	0.00
October 2	74	50	0.00
October 3	66	49	0.00
October 4	58	48	0.82
October 5	67	49	0.01
October 6	67	42	0.00
October 7	67	47	0.09
October 8	57	46	0.03
October 9	72	49	0.00
October 10	72	48	0.00
October 11	61	48	0.02
October 12	60	41	0.00
October 13	71	41	0.00
October 14	66	43	0.00
October 15	73	43	0.00
October 16	80	57	0.33
October 17	66	29	1.26
October 18	47	24	0.00
October 19	60	30	0.00
October 20	55	30	0.00
October 21	56	34	0.00
October 22	55	43	0.07
October 23	63	42	0.00
October 24	59	42	0.00
October 25	51	32	0.00
October 26	63	32	0.00
October 27	71	42	0.00
October 28	69	47	0.00
October 29	76	42	0.00
October 30	76	50	0.00
October 31	60	55	0.66

November 1948 Lexington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	66	54	0.01
November 2	68	52	0.08
November 3	65	55	0.48
November 4	72	56	0.00
November 5	75	54	2.07
November 6	54	46	0.11
November 7	60	39	0.00
November 8	66	40	0.00
November 9	66	48	0.17
November 10	49	33	0.30
November 11	57	30	0.00
November 12	49	40	0.03
November 13	50	30	0.02
November 14	58	29	0.00
November 15	61	34	0.00
November 16	60	44	0.16
November 17	59	36	0.00
November 18	66	38	0.08
November 19	64	45	0.66
November 20	49	36	0.00
November 21	59	34	0.00
November 22	50	33	0.12
November 23	44	27	0.00
November 24	45	24	0.00
November 25	57	28	0.00
November 26	49	44	0.75
November 27	52	42	0.02
November 28	46	37	0.95
November 29	40	32	0.18
November 30	49	32	0.00

December 1948 Lexington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	48	28	0.00	0.0
December 2	53	32	0.12	0.0
December 3	53	37	0.02	0.0
December 4	47	38	0.00	0.0
December 5	55	40	0.09	0.0
December 6	48	32	0.00	0.0
December 7	56	34	0.00	0.0
December 8	38	23	0.00	0.0
December 9	41	26	0.00	0.0
December 10	32	22	0.00	0.0
December 11	48	21	0.00	0.0
December 12	60	48	0.00	0.0
December 13	61	49	0.00	0.0
December 14	66	55	1.55	0.0
December 15	65	61	1.19	0.0
December 16	61	35	0.51	0.0
December 17	44	30	0.00	0.0
December 18	40	29	0.33	0.0
December 19	35	32	0.10	0.0
December 20	45	30	0.00	0.0
December 21	53	38	0.00	0.0
December 22	43	28	0.00	0.0
December 23	39	26	0.00	0.0
December 24	32	27	0.13	4.5
December 25	29	6	0.00	0.0
December 26	23	-1	0.00	0.0
December 27	36	12	0.00	0.0
December 28	46	25	0.00	0.0
December 29	52	34	0.67	0.0
December 30	34	24	0.02	0.0
December 31	32	18	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1872–2024	Lexington Bluegrass Airport	location