Louisville Weather in 1938

Historical record of Louisville, Kentucky weather for the year 1938 based on NOAA data.

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1938 Louisville Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	98 °F	September 7
Lowest temperature	5 °F	January 28
Highest daily low	76 °F	August 16
Lowest daily high	17 °F	January 26
Most daily precipitation	2.2 inches	July 31
Most daily snow	1.2 inches	November 24
Total annual precipitation	41.3 inches	-
Total annual snow	2.4 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Louisville in 1938?

The highest temperature recorded in Louisville, Kentucky in 1938 was 98 °F which happened on September 7.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Louisville in 1938

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	98 °F	Sep 7
2	97 °F	Aug 9
3	96 °F	Sep 10
3	96 °F	Aug 14
3	96 °F	Aug 8
3	96 °F	Aug 7
3	96 °F	Aug 6
3	96 °F	Jul 13
3	96 °F	Jul 10
10	95 °F	Sep 6
10	95 °F	Aug 21
10	95 °F	Aug 10
10	95 °F	Aug 4
10	95 °F	Jul 26
10	95 °F	Jul 8

What was the coldest temperature in Louisville in 1938?

The lowest temperature recorded in Louisville, Kentucky in 1938 was 5 °F which happened on Jan 28.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Louisville in 1938

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	5 °F	January 28
2	9 °F	January 9
3	10 °F	December 28
3	10 °F	January 26
5	13 °F	January 27
5	13 °F	January 25
7	14 °F	December 31
7	14 °F	November 27
9	15 °F	February 1
9	15 °F	January 8

January 1938 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	55	34	0.21	0.0
January 2	40	30	0.00	0.0
January 3	42	18	0.00	0.0
January 4	42	24	0.00	0.0
January 5	54	29	0.00	0.0
January 6	53	27	0.00	0.0
January 7	45	32	0.00	0.0
January 8	32	15	0.00	0.0
January 9	38	9	0.00	0.0
January 10	42	32	0.00	0.0
January 11	43	32	0.00	0.0
January 12	42	34	0.00	0.0
January 13	40	20	0.00	0.0
January 14	35	24	0.06	0.2
January 15	35	24	0.00	0.0
January 16	53	31	0.00	0.0
January 17	55	37	0.00	0.0
January 18	38	31	0.00	0.0
January 19	47	31	0.00	0.0
January 20	47	30	0.08	0.0
January 21	57	42	0.56	0.0
January 22	54	42	0.00	0.0
January 23	57	30	0.05	0.0
January 24	60	40	0.36	0.0
January 25	41	13	0.05	1.0
January 26	17	10	0.00	0.0
January 27	20	13	0.00	0.0
January 28	28	5	0.00	0.0
January 29	55	n/a	0.00	0.0
January 30	51	32	1.19	0.0
January 31	33	18	0.00	0.0

February 1938 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	37	15	0.00
February 2	56	25	0.00
February 3	59	45	0.09
February 4	58	28	0.00
February 5	68	35	0.00
February 6	63	51	0.44
February 7	53	34	0.00
February 8	64	26	0.00
February 9	69	50	0.00
February 10	63	41	0.28
February 11	68	42	0.44
February 12	75	46	0.00
February 13	73	56	0.00
February 14	67	39	0.00
February 15	n/a	28	0.00
February 16	46	32	0.05
February 17	58	42	0.27
February 18	59	n/a	0.47
February 19	50	34	0.40
February 20	36	31	0.01
February 21	35	31	0.00
February 22	42	34	0.21
February 23	42	31	0.00
February 24	37	32	0.02
February 25	34	26	0.00
February 26	40	32	0.00
February 27	53	35	0.00
February 28	38	22	0.00

March 1938 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	54	20	0.00
March 2	56	38	0.24
March 3	54	36	0.46
March 4	58	30	0.00
March 5	66	45	0.35
March 6	47	30	0.01
March 7	57	27	0.00
March 8	65	34	0.00
March 9	49	32	0.09
March 10	49	36	0.57
March 11	53	35	0.00
March 12	69	33	0.48
March 13	61	50	0.23
March 14	60	47	0.00
March 15	72	40	0.00
March 16	72	54	1.05
March 17	55	42	0.00
March 18	67	28	0.00
March 19	65	35	0.01
March 20	72	44	0.00
March 21	82	40	0.00
March 22	84	37	0.00
March 23	70	46	0.30
March 24	58	43	0.00
March 25	57	33	0.32
March 26	65	36	0.20
March 27	62	34	0.00
March 28	66	33	0.00
March 29	75	56	0.12
March 30	75	60	1.97
March 31	73	55	1.21

April 1938 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	n/a	39	0.00
April 2	49	35	0.00
April 3	57	30	0.00
April 4	56	36	0.00
April 5	58	40	0.19
April 6	72	45	0.14
April 7	58	39	0.37
April 8	70	41	0.77
April 9	56	34	0.03
April 10	62	30	0.00
April 11	68	35	0.00
April 12	77	46	0.00
April 13	80	45	0.00
April 14	81	56	0.00
April 15	80	67	0.00
April 16	82	50	0.01
April 17	82	60	0.00
April 18	74	59	0.03
April 19	83	46	0.00
April 20	73	56	0.17
April 21	74	52	0.00
April 22	65	45	0.00
April 23	65	35	0.00
April 24	77	47	0.00
April 25	86	49	0.00
April 26	87	50	0.00
April 27	86	52	0.00
April 28	82	62	0.11
April 29	76	50	0.00
April 30	75	52	0.13

May 1938 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	75	39	0.00
May 2	89	41	0.00
May 3	88	67	0.00
May 4	88	55	0.00
May 5	81	60	0.00
May 6	81	46	0.00
May 7	83	49	0.00
May 8	81	47	0.03
May 9	72	43	0.00
May 10	72	49	0.00
May 11	68	52	0.00
May 12	65	35	0.00
May 13	68	32	0.03
May 14	67	52	0.53
May 15	71	48	0.00
May 16	77	46	0.00
May 17	79	55	0.10
May 18	85	61	0.56
May 19	91	70	0.00
May 20	86	69	0.86
May 21	88	61	0.73
May 22	79	59	0.00
May 23	80	62	1.39
May 24	71	56	0.18
May 25	80	44	0.00
May 26	85	52	0.00
May 27	87	51	0.00
May 28	85	60	0.34
May 29	80	60	0.46
May 30	81	58	0.00
May 31	80	63	0.00

June 1938 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
June 1	76	63	0.20	n/a
June 2	87	64	0.08	n/a
June 3	83	50	0.00	n/a
June 4	85	55	0.00	n/a
June 5	82	61	0.23	n/a
June 6	88	55	0.00	n/a
June 7	80	61	0.00	n/a
June 8	83	51	0.00	n/a
June 9	82	57	0.00	n/a
June 10	83	68	0.11	n/a
June 11	90	65	0.00	n/a
June 12	80	65	0.00	n/a
June 13	81	50	0.00	n/a
June 14	84	58	0.00	n/a
June 15	92	54	0.00	n/a
June 16	91	70	0.00	n/a
June 17	85	62	0.00	n/a
June 18	82	69	0.51	n/a
June 19	80	65	0.65	n/a
June 20	81	65	0.00	n/a
June 21	88	62	0.00	n/a
June 22	92	65	0.00	n/a
June 23	91	70	0.00	n/a
June 24	90	70	0.00	n/a
June 25	89	69	0.22	n/a
June 26	88	67	0.66	n/a
June 27	77	59	0.02	n/a
June 28	78	52	0.00	n/a
June 29	80	51	0.00	n/a
June 30	86	51	0.00	n/a

July 1938 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	79	n/a	0.28
July 2	86	n/a	1.04
July 3	85	n/a	0.03
July 4	86	n/a	0.00
July 5	87	n/a	0.00
July 6	89	n/a	0.00
July 7	93	n/a	0.00
July 8	95	n/a	0.00
July 9	94	n/a	0.02
July 10	96	n/a	0.00
July 11	93	n/a	0.00
July 12	92	n/a	1.42
July 13	96	n/a	0.01
July 14	89	n/a	0.00
July 15	87	n/a	0.00
July 16	90	n/a	0.00
July 17	90	n/a	0.01
July 18	81	n/a	1.11
July 19	85	n/a	0.00
July 20	90	n/a	0.00
July 21	93	n/a	0.00
July 22	90	n/a	0.00
July 23	92	n/a	0.00
July 24	92	n/a	0.00
July 25	93	n/a	0.00
July 26	95	n/a	0.00
July 27	n/a	n/a	0.00
July 28	n/a	n/a	0.00
July 29	n/a	n/a	0.07
July 30	n/a	n/a	0.83
July 31	68	n/a	2.23

August 1938 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	87	68	0.74
August 2	91	66	0.00
August 3	92	71	0.00
August 4	95	70	0.40
August 5	92	68	1.22
August 6	96	70	0.10
August 7	96	68	0.02
August 8	96	71	0.42
August 9	97	72	0.00
August 10	95	75	0.00
August 11	87	76	0.04
August 12	86	63	0.00
August 13	93	59	0.00
August 14	96	67	0.00
August 15	93	70	0.00
August 16	92	76	0.00
August 17	85	73	0.01
August 18	88	61	0.00
August 19	90	58	0.00
August 20	93	58	0.00
August 21	95	63	0.34
August 22	92	63	0.00
August 23	93	66	0.37
August 24	90	71	0.00
August 25	86	63	0.30
August 26	90	58	0.05
August 27	86	63	0.00
August 28	85	61	0.00
August 29	88	57	0.00
August 30	90	58	0.00
August 31	94	59	0.00

September 1938 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	86	66	0.00
September 2	85	56	0.00
September 3	86	61	0.00
September 4	94	57	0.00
September 5	92	58	0.00
September 6	95	62	0.00
September 7	98	70	0.00
September 8	91	68	0.05
September 9	90	66	0.00
September 10	96	66	1.25
September 11	88	69	0.02
September 12	94	64	0.00
September 13	89	72	0.05
September 14	85	70	0.67
September 15	72	64	0.42
September 16	72	55	0.00
September 17	77	55	0.03
September 18	70	56	0.31
September 19	70	41	0.00
September 20	66	45	0.00
September 21	68	46	0.00
September 22	74	46	0.00
September 23	89	54	0.00
September 24	88	57	0.00
September 25	80	54	0.00
September 26	89	52	0.00
September 27	91	61	0.00
September 28	85	57	0.00
September 29	78	54	0.00
September 30	76	46	0.00

October 1938 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	74	44	0.00
October 2	76	41	0.00
October 3	77	40	0.00
October 4	77	43	0.00
October 5	86	52	0.03
October 6	68	55	0.00
October 7	72	38	0.00
October 8	83	38	0.00
October 9	85	50	0.00
October 10	82	46	0.00
October 11	86	45	0.00
October 12	86	48	0.00
October 13	80	60	0.00
October 14	81	39	0.00
October 15	85	41	0.00
October 16	87	39	0.00
October 17	85	41	0.00
October 18	89	42	0.00
October 19	69	55	0.13
October 20	64	46	0.04
October 21	71	39	0.00
October 22	79	42	0.00
October 23	69	42	0.25
October 24	60	34	0.10
October 25	74	36	0.00
October 26	82	45	0.00
October 27	68	40	0.00
October 28	64	34	0.00
October 29	67	38	0.00
October 30	68	35	0.00
October 31	71	33	0.00

November 1938 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	82	32	0.00	0.0
November 2	88	38	0.00	0.0
November 3	78	38	0.00	0.0
November 4	76	44	0.33	0.0
November 5	72	46	0.15	0.0
November 6	79	34	0.00	0.0
November 7	78	47	0.05	0.0
November 8	72	35	0.80	0.0
November 9	54	22	0.00	0.0
November 10	66	23	0.00	0.0
November 11	74	35	0.00	0.0
November 12	77	43	0.00	0.0
November 13	69	46	0.10	0.0
November 14	58	33	0.00	0.0
November 15	64	31	1.30	0.0
November 16	60	29	0.19	0.0
November 17	61	46	0.00	0.0
November 18	69	56	0.00	0.0
November 19	59	42	0.00	0.0
November 20	63	27	0.00	0.0
November 21	65	28	0.00	0.0
November 22	57	39	0.00	0.0
November 23	41	32	0.18	0.0
November 24	35	27	0.12	1.2
November 25	37	18	0.00	0.0
November 26	36	27	0.04	0.0
November 27	30	14	0.11	0.0
November 28	43	17	0.00	0.0
November 29	57	31	0.00	0.0
November 30	60	37	0.00	0.0

December 1938 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	58	24	n/a
December 2	65	42	0.00
December 3	58	46	0.21
December 4	60	31	n/a
December 5	56	39	0.03
December 6	49	37	n/a
December 7	57	35	n/a
December 8	53	36	0.00
December 9	50	34	0.30
December 10	45	26	n/a
December 11	58	40	n/a
December 12	56	32	0.05
December 13	44	20	n/a
December 14	50	26	n/a
December 15	40	17	n/a
December 16	41	18	n/a
December 17	42	32	0.00
December 18	45	16	n/a
December 19	41	18	n/a
December 20	53	22	n/a
December 21	43	28	n/a
December 22	39	16	n/a
December 23	44	34	0.23
December 24	52	29	n/a
December 25	47	25	n/a
December 26	40	27	0.00
December 27	40	18	0.00
December 28	32	10	n/a
December 29	35	17	n/a
December 30	38	18	n/a
December 31	49	14	n/a

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Louisville International Airport	location
1893–1947	Jeffersonville	location