Louisville Weather in 1948

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

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1948 Louisville Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	100 °F	August 26
Lowest temperature	-6 °F	January 26
Highest daily low	74 °F	July 30
Lowest daily high	16 °F	January 24
Most daily precipitation	3.6 inches	November 5
Most daily snow	6.4 inches	February 5
Total annual precipitation	45.3 inches	-
Total annual snow	26.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Louisville in 1948?

The highest temperature recorded in Louisville, Kentucky in 1948 was 100 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Louisville in 1948

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	100 °F	Aug 26
1	100 °F	Aug 25
3	99 °F	Aug 28
3	99 °F	Aug 27
5	98 °F	Aug 24
5	98 °F	Jul 4
7	97 °F	Aug 23
8	96 °F	Jul 6
8	96 °F	Jul 3
8	96 °F	Jun 23

What was the coldest temperature in Louisville in 1948?

The lowest temperature recorded in Louisville, Kentucky in 1948 was -6 °F which happened on Jan 26.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Louisville in 1948

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-6 °F	January 26
2	-5 °F	January 25
3	-1 °F	January 28
4	0 °F	January 24
5	3 °F	January 18
6	4 °F	January 23
7	5 °F	January 29
8	6 °F	December 26
9	7 °F	February 2
9	7 °F	January 19

January 1948 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	62	27	1.28	0.4
January 2	35	26	0.00	0.0
January 3	34	29	0.00	0.0
January 4	39	30	0.00	0.0
January 5	37	32	0.00	0.0
January 6	48	31	n/a	0.0
January 7	49	27	0.00	0.0
January 8	59	37	0.00	0.0
January 9	59	35	0.00	0.0
January 10	41	26	0.00	0.0
January 11	46	22	0.00	0.0
January 12	44	34	0.51	0.0
January 13	36	16	0.00	0.0
January 14	18	8	0.00	0.0
January 15	40	8	0.00	0.0
January 16	36	18	0.01	0.1
January 17	22	8	0.11	1.1
January 18	21	3	0.00	0.0
January 19	33	7	0.00	0.0
January 20	41	13	0.01	0.0
January 21	44	23	0.05	0.7
January 22	24	10	0.08	1.0
January 23	19	4	0.00	0.0
January 24	16	0	0.28	2.9
January 25	21	-5	0.00	0.0
January 26	25	-6	0.02	0.5
January 27	23	10	0.06	0.9
January 28	21	-1	0.00	0.0
January 29	25	5	0.00	0.0
January 30	31	19	0.01	0.0
January 31	19	14	0.12	1.4

February 1948 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	23	15	0.00	0.0
February 2	39	7	0.00	0.0
February 3	39	16	0.01	0.1
February 4	38	31	0.27	0.2
February 5	36	27	0.54	6.4
February 6	34	15	0.00	0.0
February 7	42	17	0.00	0.0
February 8	34	15	0.00	0.0
February 9	27	9	0.00	0.0
February 10	35	9	0.00	0.0
February 11	45	26	0.10	0.0
February 12	42	35	0.11	0.0
February 13	58	32	1.89	0.0
February 14	41	25	0.09	0.9
February 15	53	24	0.00	0.0
February 16	62	38	0.00	0.0
February 17	67	44	0.00	0.0
February 18	73	46	0.00	0.0
February 19	67	34	0.00	0.0
February 20	38	24	0.00	0.0
February 21	28	22	0.50	5.5
February 22	32	16	0.00	0.0
February 23	50	25	0.00	0.0
February 24	54	33	0.01	0.0
February 25	51	47	0.32	0.0
February 26	63	45	0.08	0.0
February 27	73	45	0.69	0.0
February 28	63	45	0.00	0.0
February 29	46	32	0.00	0.0

March 1948 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	50	31	0.37
March 2	67	41	0.81
March 3	46	36	0.00
March 4	41	27	0.00
March 5	45	22	0.00
March 6	44	35	0.48
March 7	47	33	0.02
March 8	46	27	0.00
March 9	50	35	0.00
March 10	52	32	0.00
March 11	33	18	0.03
March 12	37	15	0.00
March 13	52	19	0.00
March 14	63	30	0.00
March 15	63	59	1.36
March 16	69	45	0.02
March 17	64	42	0.00
March 18	70	38	0.12
March 19	80	58	0.66
March 20	82	51	0.00
March 21	81	56	0.24
March 22	66	57	0.29
March 23	59	48	0.12
March 24	67	48	0.00
March 25	77	43	0.00
March 26	71	57	1.91
March 27	60	33	0.00
March 28	50	28	0.00
March 29	65	33	0.00
March 30	67	43	0.09
March 31	72	52	0.63

April 1948 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	54	41	0.00
April 2	62	34	0.00
April 3	60	31	0.00
April 4	74	40	0.00
April 5	74	60	0.05
April 6	78	60	0.06
April 7	73	57	0.40
April 8	78	48	1.38
April 9	59	41	0.00
April 10	68	40	0.00
April 11	72	54	0.27
April 12	54	48	3.16
April 13	68	50	0.97
April 14	53	46	0.08
April 15	66	38	0.00
April 16	80	43	0.00
April 17	60	38	0.00
April 18	79	39	0.00
April 19	82	60	0.00
April 20	84	62	0.02
April 21	63	44	0.00
April 22	72	42	0.00
April 23	85	48	0.00
April 24	86	66	0.00
April 25	87	62	0.00
April 26	84	59	0.00
April 27	82	62	0.00
April 28	62	54	0.00
April 29	62	46	0.00
April 30	71	40	0.00

May 1948 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	72	51	0.80
May 2	83	58	0.43
May 3	71	53	0.00
May 4	63	52	0.44
May 5	69	48	0.00
May 6	59	53	0.67
May 7	64	47	0.02
May 8	76	46	0.00
May 9	83	55	0.00
May 10	88	66	0.00
May 11	87	61	0.06
May 12	78	63	0.01
May 13	69	56	0.00
May 14	72	55	0.00
May 15	78	51	0.00
May 16	78	60	0.18
May 17	75	53	0.00
May 18	76	48	0.00
May 19	75	50	0.00
May 20	82	49	0.00
May 21	82	60	0.02
May 22	74	53	0.00
May 23	84	47	0.00
May 24	78	56	0.00
May 25	71	50	0.00
May 26	74	49	0.00
May 27	83	49	0.00
May 28	81	61	0.00
May 29	84	64	0.00
May 30	80	57	0.00
May 31	77	51	0.00

June 1948 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	84	51	0.00
June 2	87	52	0.00
June 3	88	56	0.00
June 4	94	58	0.00
June 5	84	69	0.03
June 6	76	66	0.16
June 7	82	64	0.07
June 8	83	60	0.00
June 9	81	56	0.00
June 10	88	55	0.00
June 11	89	59	0.00
June 12	92	61	0.00
June 13	81	62	0.05
June 14	86	58	0.00
June 15	90	62	0.33
June 16	82	61	0.00
June 17	84	56	0.00
June 18	87	66	0.00
June 19	89	64	0.00
June 20	84	59	0.00
June 21	94	64	0.00
June 22	95	70	0.00
June 23	96	71	0.00
June 24	89	71	0.08
June 25	94	68	0.04
June 26	93	67	0.00
June 27	94	70	0.00
June 28	95	68	0.49
June 29	87	69	0.16
June 30	86	64	0.62

July 1948 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	83	58	0.00
July 2	88	55	0.00
July 3	96	58	0.00
July 4	98	65	0.11
July 5	95	70	0.00
July 6	96	70	0.00
July 7	85	66	0.00
July 8	89	65	0.00
July 9	92	69	0.00
July 10	93	71	0.00
July 11	84	68	0.04
July 12	88	71	0.06
July 13	82	71	0.23
July 14	88	71	0.00
July 15	90	69	0.46
July 16	89	71	0.00
July 17	91	68	0.58
July 18	92	68	0.20
July 19	91	69	0.02
July 20	80	71	0.58
July 21	91	71	0.22
July 22	91	69	0.92
July 23	81	68	0.00
July 24	81	61	0.00
July 25	85	58	0.00
July 26	84	71	0.00
July 27	90	66	0.00
July 28	90	66	0.09
July 29	90	68	0.00
July 30	92	74	0.23
July 31	88	71	0.00

August 1948 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	88	61	0.00
August 2	91	64	0.00
August 3	92	64	0.00
August 4	74	62	0.85
August 5	76	59	0.00
August 6	80	54	0.00
August 7	82	59	0.00
August 8	87	57	0.00
August 9	90	60	0.00
August 10	90	66	0.02
August 11	87	68	0.18
August 12	92	68	0.02
August 13	92	69	0.05
August 14	86	67	0.05
August 15	86	63	0.00
August 16	87	62	0.00
August 17	89	58	0.00
August 18	86	65	0.00
August 19	86	59	0.00
August 20	88	55	0.00
August 21	91	58	0.00
August 22	94	59	0.00
August 23	97	62	0.00
August 24	98	64	0.00
August 25	100	66	0.00
August 26	100	67	0.00
August 27	99	67	0.00
August 28	99	68	0.00
August 29	95	69	0.11
August 30	92	66	0.06
August 31	82	63	0.00

September 1948 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	85	56	0.00
September 2	93	51	0.00
September 3	85	62	0.00
September 4	86	68	0.02
September 5	85	67	0.34
September 6	73	67	0.86
September 7	85	69	0.00
September 8	89	64	0.00
September 9	72	62	0.00
September 10	82	55	0.00
September 11	84	55	0.00
September 12	89	57	0.00
September 13	91	59	0.00
September 14	85	60	0.00
September 15	89	55	0.00
September 16	94	51	0.00
September 17	91	54	0.00
September 18	87	65	0.00
September 19	91	62	0.00
September 20	94	72	0.00
September 21	89	68	0.00
September 22	68	61	0.00
September 23	71	52	0.00
September 24	69	48	0.00
September 25	67	55	0.00
September 26	72	50	0.00
September 27	78	52	0.00
September 28	70	57	0.05
September 29	72	57	0.20
September 30	71	54	0.00

October 1948 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	79	52	0.00
October 2	73	51	0.00
October 3	67	46	0.00
October 4	58	50	0.12
October 5	66	54	0.00
October 6	72	46	0.00
October 7	66	48	0.17
October 8	57	50	0.00
October 9	74	51	0.00
October 10	73	46	0.00
October 11	65	46	0.07
October 12	62	44	0.00
October 13	74	41	0.00
October 14	69	46	0.00
October 15	76	36	0.00
October 16	79	55	0.29
October 17	65	32	1.12
October 18	50	25	0.00
October 19	65	30	0.00
October 20	59	31	0.00
October 21	55	38	0.03
October 22	64	46	0.07
October 23	67	46	0.00
October 24	61	44	0.00
October 25	49	33	0.00
October 26	62	40	0.00
October 27	76	30	0.00
October 28	77	44	0.00
October 29	79	37	0.00
October 30	78	39	0.00
October 31	62	58	0.32

November 1948 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	68	56	0.00
November 2	67	52	0.60
November 3	66	57	0.31
November 4	75	57	0.00
November 5	73	56	3.58
November 6	56	48	0.00
November 7	62	41	0.00
November 8	68	39	0.00
November 9	68	40	0.42
November 10	50	32	0.16
November 11	60	30	0.00
November 12	50	42	0.13
November 13	50	32	0.01
November 14	62	28	0.00
November 15	66	36	0.00
November 16	60	46	0.30
November 17	61	40	0.00
November 18	69	39	0.78
November 19	69	45	0.51
November 20	49	35	0.00
November 21	59	34	0.00
November 22	50	32	0.03
November 23	46	27	0.00
November 24	44	25	0.00
November 25	60	30	0.00
November 26	55	49	0.57
November 27	53	39	0.00
November 28	46	34	0.67
November 29	40	35	0.06
November 30	52	32	0.00

December 1948 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	51	30	0.00	0.0
December 2	56	32	0.00	0.0
December 3	60	40	0.00	0.0
December 4	50	39	0.00	0.0
December 5	57	42	0.25	0.0
December 6	52	36	0.00	0.0
December 7	56	33	0.00	0.0
December 8	38	25	0.00	0.0
December 9	42	28	0.00	0.0
December 10	35	24	0.00	0.0
December 11	50	23	0.00	0.0
December 12	65	48	0.00	0.0
December 13	63	44	0.00	0.0
December 14	66	57	0.55	0.0
December 15	68	64	1.11	0.0
December 16	64	38	0.06	0.0
December 17	48	33	0.00	0.0
December 18	41	32	0.18	0.0
December 19	37	34	0.00	0.0
December 20	46	31	0.00	0.0
December 21	56	42	0.00	0.0
December 22	42	31	0.00	0.0
December 23	41	29	0.00	0.0
December 24	35	28	0.36	3.9
December 25	30	15	0.00	0.1
December 26	26	6	0.00	0.0
December 27	41	10	0.00	0.0
December 28	48	26	0.11	0.0
December 29	55	34	0.42	0.0
December 30	34	23	0.01	0.0
December 31	38	17	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

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