Louisville Weather in 1940

Historical record of Louisville, Kentucky weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.

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1940 Louisville Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	102 °F	July 30
Lowest temperature	-11 °F	January 6
Highest daily low	79 °F	August 26
Lowest daily high	8 °F	January 19
Most daily precipitation	1.7 inches	April 19
Most daily snow	6.0 inches	February 13
Total annual precipitation	36.4 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Louisville in 1940?

The highest temperature recorded in Louisville, Kentucky in 1940 was 102 °F which happened on July 30.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Louisville in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	102 °F	Jul 30
2	101 °F	Jul 29
2	101 °F	Jul 28
4	100 °F	Jul 25
5	98 °F	Jul 27
5	98 °F	Jul 26
7	96 °F	Aug 16
7	96 °F	Aug 12
7	96 °F	Jul 24
10	95 °F	Sep 21
10	95 °F	Sep 20
10	95 °F	Aug 26
10	95 °F	Aug 25
10	95 °F	Aug 15
10	95 °F	Aug 5
10	95 °F	Aug 3
10	95 °F	Aug 2
10	95 °F	Jul 31
10	95 °F	Jul 23
10	95 °F	Jul 22
10	95 °F	Jul 21
10	95 °F	Jun 6

What was the coldest temperature in Louisville in 1940?

The lowest temperature recorded in Louisville, Kentucky in 1940 was -11 °F which happened on Jan 6.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Louisville in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-11 °F	January 6
2	-10 °F	January 19
3	-5 °F	January 26
4	-2 °F	January 5
5	-1 °F	January 25
6	3 °F	January 27
6	3 °F	January 18
8	4 °F	January 31
8	4 °F	January 20
8	4 °F	January 7
8	4 °F	January 3
8	4 °F	January 2

January 1940 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	20	12	0.00	n/a
January 2	18	4	0.00	n/a
January 3	23	4	0.40	4.0
January 4	29	19	0.11	1.2
January 5	28	-2	0.00	n/a
January 6	22	-11	0.00	n/a
January 7	31	4	0.08	2.0
January 8	32	25	0.05	0.5
January 9	28	10	n/a	0.5
January 10	38	17	0.00	n/a
January 11	42	33	0.50	n/a
January 12	42	34	0.00	n/a
January 13	38	34	0.00	n/a
January 14	53	31	0.87	n/a
January 15	40	22	0.00	n/a
January 16	40	18	0.00	n/a
January 17	39	21	0.00	n/a
January 18	26	3	0.22	2.3
January 19	8	-10	0.00	n/a
January 20	24	4	0.00	n/a
January 21	25	5	0.00	n/a
January 22	32	11	0.00	n/a
January 23	27	22	0.30	1.9
January 24	27	13	0.00	0.0
January 25	19	-1	0.00	n/a
January 26	15	-5	0.00	n/a
January 27	23	3	0.00	n/a
January 28	30	11	0.00	n/a
January 29	30	5	0.00	n/a
January 30	34	12	0.08	n/a
January 31	40	4	0.00	n/a

February 1940 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	38	19	0.00	0.0
February 2	37	18	0.00	0.0
February 3	42	11	0.00	0.0
February 4	41	29	0.00	0.0
February 5	41	35	0.00	0.0
February 6	39	35	1.01	0.0
February 7	37	29	0.00	0.0
February 8	54	31	0.00	0.0
February 9	51	44	0.11	0.0
February 10	48	35	0.98	0.0
February 11	49	24	0.27	1.0
February 12	60	41	0.00	0.0
February 13	51	29	0.49	6.0
February 14	38	23	0.18	0.0
February 15	39	7	0.00	0.0
February 16	42	16	0.00	0.0
February 17	41	24	0.00	0.0
February 18	41	35	1.32	0.0
February 19	43	38	0.23	0.0
February 20	43	32	0.54	0.0
February 21	38	33	0.02	0.0
February 22	34	31	0.00	0.5
February 23	40	21	0.00	0.0
February 24	40	34	0.05	0.0
February 25	39	24	0.08	0.0
February 26	41	20	0.00	0.0
February 27	47	35	0.17	0.0
February 28	47	36	0.09	0.0
February 29	49	34	0.00	0.0

March 1940 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	68	28	0.00
March 2	72	41	1.36
March 3	59	46	1.49
March 4	47	37	0.03
March 5	48	34	0.00
March 6	47	32	0.00
March 7	47	26	0.00
March 8	44	27	0.00
March 9	50	24	0.00
March 10	45	33	0.00
March 11	40	31	0.00
March 12	40	33	0.00
March 13	55	33	0.36
March 14	42	29	0.19
March 15	47	21	0.00
March 16	59	38	0.00
March 17	72	29	0.30
March 18	68	51	0.00
March 19	68	28	0.00
March 20	57	38	0.00
March 21	60	26	0.00
March 22	55	26	0.00
March 23	38	25	0.00
March 24	39	22	0.00
March 25	37	18	0.00
March 26	45	19	0.00
March 27	67	35	0.00
March 28	70	52	0.07
March 29	75	54	0.21
March 30	65	49	0.84
March 31	82	49	0.10

April 1940 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	81	47	n/a
April 2	87	47	n/a
April 3	84	66	n/a
April 4	80	52	n/a
April 5	62	39	n/a
April 6	n/a	34	n/a
April 7	63	47	0.12
April 8	64	46	0.29
April 9	51	47	0.01
April 10	62	33	n/a
April 11	60	49	0.97
April 12	56	26	0.29
April 13	50	28	n/a
April 14	64	28	n/a
April 15	84	42	n/a
April 16	77	50	0.00
April 17	72	55	1.27
April 18	69	43	0.32
April 19	48	43	1.68
April 20	46	35	0.75
April 21	62	33	0.00
April 22	69	34	n/a
April 23	64	49	0.07
April 24	65	40	0.03
April 25	69	42	n/a
April 26	62	46	n/a
April 27	65	39	n/a
April 28	78	38	n/a
April 29	75	56	n/a
April 30	75	55	0.86

May 1940 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
May 1	67	44	0.15	n/a
May 2	45	33	0.00	n/a
May 3	49	39	0.00	n/a
May 4	65	32	0.00	n/a
May 5	78	41	0.00	n/a
May 6	88	58	0.02	n/a
May 7	90	57	0.00	n/a
May 8	90	58	0.00	n/a
May 9	79	54	0.00	n/a
May 10	72	46	0.00	n/a
May 11	70	49	0.00	n/a
May 12	77	39	0.00	n/a
May 13	87	55	0.00	n/a
May 14	85	65	0.00	n/a
May 15	80	53	0.43	n/a
May 16	67	51	0.00	n/a
May 17	76	41	0.00	n/a
May 18	83	52	0.00	n/a
May 19	78	63	0.30	n/a
May 20	84	53	0.00	n/a
May 21	89	54	0.00	n/a
May 22	87	61	0.00	n/a
May 23	81	59	0.12	n/a
May 24	75	54	0.56	n/a
May 25	67	48	0.10	n/a
May 26	70	48	0.00	n/a
May 27	72	49	0.05	n/a
May 28	78	49	0.02	n/a
May 29	77	54	0.00	n/a
May 30	74	50	0.18	n/a
May 31	66	55	0.33	n/a

June 1940 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
June 1	72	57	0.03	n/a
June 2	84	50	0.00	n/a
June 3	87	58	0.00	n/a
June 4	93	59	0.00	n/a
June 5	93	60	0.00	n/a
June 6	95	62	0.00	n/a
June 7	92	67	0.02	n/a
June 8	89	68	0.36	n/a
June 9	94	66	0.00	n/a
June 10	90	68	0.00	n/a
June 11	93	69	0.03	n/a
June 12	89	70	0.01	n/a
June 13	91	70	0.00	n/a
June 14	87	68	0.36	n/a
June 15	88	70	0.08	n/a
June 16	86	68	0.00	n/a
June 17	88	70	0.00	n/a
June 18	86	70	0.10	n/a
June 19	88	72	0.03	n/a
June 20	80	54	0.00	n/a
June 21	80	50	0.00	n/a
June 22	89	51	0.00	n/a
June 23	92	64	0.00	n/a
June 24	87	71	1.42	n/a
June 25	82	59	0.02	n/a
June 26	84	56	0.00	n/a
June 27	92	74	0.00	n/a
June 28	87	76	0.00	n/a
June 29	79	63	0.00	n/a
June 30	87	58	0.00	n/a

July 1940 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
July 1	87	67	0.00	n/a
July 2	86	67	0.01	n/a
July 3	83	58	0.00	n/a
July 4	82	52	0.00	n/a
July 5	85	52	0.00	n/a
July 6	88	55	0.00	n/a
July 7	84	58	0.00	n/a
July 8	83	68	0.00	n/a
July 9	91	64	0.00	n/a
July 10	94	65	0.00	n/a
July 11	92	69	0.04	n/a
July 12	88	64	0.65	n/a
July 13	78	52	0.00	n/a
July 14	85	51	0.00	n/a
July 15	90	60	0.00	n/a
July 16	85	63	0.46	n/a
July 17	81	58	0.00	n/a
July 18	87	60	0.00	n/a
July 19	90	65	0.00	n/a
July 20	93	68	0.00	n/a
July 21	95	71	0.00	n/a
July 22	95	76	0.00	n/a
July 23	95	75	0.00	n/a
July 24	96	76	0.00	n/a
July 25	100	75	0.00	n/a
July 26	98	78	0.00	n/a
July 27	98	75	0.00	n/a
July 28	101	76	0.00	n/a
July 29	101	74	0.00	n/a
July 30	102	77	0.00	n/a
July 31	95	73	0.00	n/a

August 1940 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	93	69	0.00
August 2	95	66	0.00
August 3	95	66	0.00
August 4	92	77	0.00
August 5	95	72	0.00
August 6	92	71	0.20
August 7	89	63	0.00
August 8	89	68	0.00
August 9	92	61	0.00
August 10	89	72	0.00
August 11	94	69	0.00
August 12	96	71	0.00
August 13	92	75	0.00
August 14	94	68	0.00
August 15	95	67	0.01
August 16	96	69	0.00
August 17	92	72	0.00
August 18	92	73	0.22
August 19	80	62	0.00
August 20	79	57	0.00
August 21	80	n/a	0.00
August 22	86	46	0.00
August 23	86	56	0.00
August 24	85	58	0.00
August 25	95	62	0.00
August 26	95	79	0.00
August 27	89	73	0.91
August 28	91	68	0.06
August 29	80	68	0.00
August 30	85	69	0.14
August 31	87	61	0.12

September 1940 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	81	58	0.00
September 2	80	55	0.00
September 3	82	54	0.00
September 4	85	56	0.00
September 5	87	57	0.00
September 6	87	59	0.00
September 7	87	58	0.00
September 8	90	60	0.00
September 9	89	59	0.00
September 10	85	61	0.24
September 11	65	46	0.00
September 12	70	40	0.00
September 13	76	41	0.00
September 14	83	50	0.00
September 15	84	53	0.00
September 16	79	49	0.00
September 17	81	49	0.00
September 18	86	49	0.00
September 19	93	54	0.00
September 20	95	58	0.00
September 21	95	59	0.00
September 22	92	59	0.00
September 23	87	61	0.00
September 24	84	70	0.00
September 25	70	48	0.81
September 26	62	37	0.00
September 27	69	48	0.00
September 28	75	40	0.00
September 29	77	41	0.00
September 30	74	50	0.00

October 1940 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	73	47	0.00
October 2	75	42	0.00
October 3	79	44	0.00
October 4	89	44	0.00
October 5	86	52	0.00
October 6	87	59	0.00
October 7	80	57	0.53
October 8	70	46	0.00
October 9	71	40	0.00
October 10	73	39	0.00
October 11	75	45	0.00
October 12	83	51	0.00
October 13	88	n/a	0.00
October 14	85	54	0.00
October 15	78	49	0.11
October 16	61	38	0.00
October 17	69	33	0.00
October 18	61	34	0.00
October 19	72	n/a	0.03
October 20	68	39	0.00
October 21	66	n/a	0.00
October 22	76	43	0.00
October 23	82	48	0.00
October 24	85	50	0.00
October 25	85	51	0.00
October 26	86	54	0.00
October 27	81	49	0.00
October 28	85	49	0.00
October 29	79	56	0.12
October 30	n/a	44	0.00
October 31	74	35	0.00

November 1940 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	68	55	0.77
November 2	72	45	0.00
November 3	80	39	0.00
November 4	77	45	0.00
November 5	70	50	0.68
November 6	52	43	0.00
November 7	52	26	0.00
November 8	50	26	0.00
November 9	55	28	0.00
November 10	63	50	0.83
November 11	69	52	0.00
November 12	53	30	0.00
November 13	40	25	0.00
November 14	35	18	0.00
November 15	30	29	0.00
November 16	42	21	0.00
November 17	56	33	0.00
November 18	59	29	0.00
November 19	64	38	0.00
November 20	65	51	0.00
November 21	69	45	0.00
November 22	68	50	0.67
November 23	53	47	0.34
November 24	55	41	0.07
November 25	47	30	0.00
November 26	52	36	0.84
November 27	49	32	0.00
November 28	38	25	0.00
November 29	52	36	0.00
November 30	52	38	0.04

December 1940 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	53	31	0.00
December 2	41	21	0.00
December 3	39	12	0.00
December 4	47	20	0.00
December 5	45	33	0.00
December 6	54	26	0.00
December 7	54	41	0.51
December 8	47	31	0.00
December 9	60	26	0.00
December 10	60	49	0.00
December 11	54	36	0.00
December 12	61	46	0.60
December 13	60	37	0.04
December 14	42	32	0.00
December 15	50	33	0.26
December 16	60	35	0.56
December 17	35	32	0.00
December 18	41	27	0.00
December 19	54	26	0.00
December 20	53	46	0.00
December 21	47	34	0.00
December 22	55	30	0.00
December 23	54	30	0.00
December 24	63	24	0.00
December 25	52	32	0.14
December 26	57	46	0.07
December 27	56	51	0.70
December 28	53	42	0.14
December 29	43	38	0.03
December 30	40	37	0.00
December 31	45	38	0.00

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Weather Station Details

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