Louisville Weather in 1956

Historical record of Louisville, Kentucky weather for the year 1956 based on NOAA data.

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1956 Louisville Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	96 °F	August 5
Lowest temperature	15 °F	January 24
Highest daily low	78 °F	July 27
Lowest daily high	27 °F	January 23
Most daily precipitation	1.9 inches	March 7
Most daily snow	4.0 inches	January 19
Total annual precipitation	41.0 inches	-
Total annual snow	13.8 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Louisville in 1956?

The highest temperature recorded in Louisville, Kentucky in 1956 was 96 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Louisville in 1956

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	96 °F	Aug 5
1	96 °F	Jul 27
3	95 °F	Jul 28
3	95 °F	Jul 2
3	95 °F	Jul 1
6	94 °F	Jul 3
7	93 °F	Aug 13
7	93 °F	Aug 12
7	93 °F	Jun 12
7	93 °F	Jun 11

What was the coldest temperature in Louisville in 1956?

The lowest temperature recorded in Louisville, Kentucky in 1956 was 15 °F which happened on Jan 24.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Louisville in 1956

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	15 °F	January 24
2	16 °F	January 26
2	16 °F	January 9
4	18 °F	November 24
4	18 °F	November 23
4	18 °F	January 31
4	18 °F	January 23
4	18 °F	January 16
9	19 °F	November 30
9	19 °F	January 14
9	19 °F	January 8

January 1956 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	50	25	0.00	0.0
January 2	53	40	0.00	0.0
January 3	50	33	0.00	0.0
January 4	41	27	0.00	0.0
January 5	57	25	0.00	0.0
January 6	62	34	0.00	0.0
January 7	35	24	0.00	0.0
January 8	34	19	0.00	0.0
January 9	37	16	0.00	0.0
January 10	36	29	0.03	0.0
January 11	38	34	0.07	0.0
January 12	35	26	0.01	0.0
January 13	43	24	0.00	0.0
January 14	44	19	0.00	0.0
January 15	41	26	0.04	0.1
January 16	27	18	0.07	0.8
January 17	33	20	0.00	0.0
January 18	41	23	0.22	1.4
January 19	34	32	0.71	4.0
January 20	34	30	0.00	0.0
January 21	40	26	0.00	0.0
January 22	38	20	0.00	0.0
January 23	27	18	0.00	0.0
January 24	33	15	0.00	0.0
January 25	29	25	0.30	3.5
January 26	33	16	0.00	0.0
January 27	42	21	0.00	0.0
January 28	53	27	0.22	0.0
January 29	54	35	0.86	0.0
January 30	37	21	0.34	0.0
January 31	38	18	0.00	0.0

February 1956 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	37	30	1.31	0.0
February 2	45	33	0.90	0.0
February 3	40	33	0.00	0.0
February 4	41	34	0.05	0.0
February 5	51	34	0.00	0.0
February 6	45	35	0.09	0.0
February 7	51	32	0.00	0.0
February 8	55	34	0.04	0.0
February 9	50	38	0.00	0.0
February 10	44	36	0.38	0.0
February 11	39	34	0.08	0.0
February 12	40	33	0.00	0.0
February 13	53	33	0.00	0.0
February 14	60	45	1.20	0.0
February 15	53	36	0.94	0.0
February 16	43	35	0.21	0.0
February 17	53	42	1.09	0.0
February 18	52	38	0.17	0.0
February 19	59	37	0.00	0.0
February 20	42	30	0.00	0.0
February 21	40	26	0.00	0.0
February 22	37	20	0.00	0.0
February 23	43	27	0.09	1.2
February 24	65	42	0.73	0.0
February 25	65	37	0.73	0.0
February 26	60	36	0.00	0.0
February 27	59	35	0.33	0.0
February 28	39	27	0.00	0.0
February 29	57	26	0.00	0.0

March 1956 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	60	44	0.31	0.0
March 2	62	44	0.00	0.0
March 3	56	40	0.00	0.0
March 4	62	30	0.00	0.0
March 5	76	51	0.00	0.0
March 6	77	63	0.00	0.0
March 7	72	32	1.94	0.0
March 8	34	23	0.00	0.0
March 9	61	26	0.00	0.0
March 10	65	35	0.00	0.0
March 11	56	37	0.11	0.0
March 12	42	35	0.05	0.0
March 13	52	32	0.48	0.0
March 14	46	36	0.43	0.0
March 15	51	34	0.00	0.0
March 16	41	30	0.60	1.6
March 17	51	31	0.15	0.0
March 18	42	32	0.16	0.0
March 19	37	27	0.00	0.0
March 20	45	24	0.00	0.0
March 21	56	24	0.00	0.0
March 22	57	39	0.00	0.0
March 23	65	34	0.06	0.0
March 24	48	28	0.17	0.0
March 25	57	25	0.00	0.0
March 26	73	47	0.00	0.0
March 27	77	48	0.00	0.0
March 28	67	49	0.04	0.0
March 29	62	36	0.00	0.0
March 30	51	32	0.00	0.0
March 31	58	34	0.00	0.0

April 1956 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	78	42	0.00
April 2	70	58	0.15
April 3	81	66	0.29
April 4	68	50	0.00
April 5	74	41	0.00
April 6	64	50	0.35
April 7	53	35	0.23
April 8	43	34	0.00
April 9	48	38	0.00
April 10	49	41	0.02
April 11	65	42	0.00
April 12	70	41	0.00
April 13	66	45	0.00
April 14	71	40	0.32
April 15	60	45	0.29
April 16	50	40	0.08
April 17	51	39	0.00
April 18	48	39	0.00
April 19	64	30	0.00
April 20	55	36	0.00
April 21	70	33	0.00
April 22	72	42	0.13
April 23	59	35	0.05
April 24	61	38	0.01
April 25	71	37	0.10
April 26	71	56	0.46
April 27	85	56	0.00
April 28	82	68	0.00
April 29	74	51	0.15
April 30	54	43	0.00

May 1956 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	69	41	0.00
May 2	66	56	1.23
May 3	73	51	0.00
May 4	68	49	0.00
May 5	82	48	0.00
May 6	81	61	0.44
May 7	64	50	0.41
May 8	66	42	0.00
May 9	75	44	0.00
May 10	79	64	0.00
May 11	84	64	0.00
May 12	87	70	0.00
May 13	87	67	0.00
May 14	77	62	0.00
May 15	63	51	0.66
May 16	61	48	0.00
May 17	76	48	0.03
May 18	76	45	0.00
May 19	79	52	0.00
May 20	74	44	0.00
May 21	79	51	0.00
May 22	87	70	0.00
May 23	77	54	0.02
May 24	67	50	0.00
May 25	75	44	0.00
May 26	68	59	0.74
May 27	80	66	0.17
May 28	86	64	0.01
May 29	87	66	0.00
May 30	86	69	0.02
May 31	81	62	0.25

June 1956 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	63	49	0.00
June 2	63	45	0.00
June 3	67	50	0.00
June 4	76	46	0.00
June 5	81	53	0.00
June 6	82	55	0.00
June 7	86	53	0.00
June 8	83	61	0.01
June 9	85	62	0.00
June 10	90	56	0.00
June 11	93	62	0.00
June 12	93	67	0.00
June 13	91	69	0.00
June 14	86	69	0.01
June 15	86	68	0.00
June 16	88	69	0.00
June 17	90	69	0.00
June 18	90	70	0.03
June 19	89	67	0.50
June 20	87	69	0.09
June 21	91	71	0.40
June 22	89	70	0.66
June 23	87	70	0.00
June 24	92	68	0.53
June 25	89	68	0.02
June 26	86	72	0.06
June 27	87	69	0.00
June 28	83	65	0.07
June 29	83	59	0.00
June 30	91	66	0.00

July 1956 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	95	70	0.00
July 2	95	73	0.00
July 3	94	72	0.00
July 4	92	71	0.02
July 5	89	72	0.37
July 6	83	68	0.00
July 7	92	65	0.00
July 8	90	72	0.00
July 9	85	66	0.00
July 10	81	60	0.00
July 11	86	56	0.00
July 12	83	61	0.00
July 13	79	67	0.68
July 14	87	69	0.00
July 15	88	68	0.00
July 16	78	69	0.11
July 17	86	67	0.00
July 18	83	62	0.00
July 19	87	65	0.00
July 20	86	68	0.05
July 21	87	64	0.00
July 22	85	65	0.20
July 23	80	67	0.27
July 24	78	68	0.64
July 25	86	68	0.00
July 26	91	69	0.00
July 27	96	78	0.00
July 28	95	70	0.22
July 29	79	69	0.03
July 30	82	65	0.00
July 31	85	60	0.00

August 1956 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	90	67	1.05
August 2	83	71	0.03
August 3	87	69	0.00
August 4	91	70	0.00
August 5	96	75	0.00
August 6	88	70	0.00
August 7	85	66	0.00
August 8	88	63	0.00
August 9	88	67	0.00
August 10	87	66	0.00
August 11	89	69	0.00
August 12	93	69	0.00
August 13	93	68	0.10
August 14	87	66	1.00
August 15	86	65	0.00
August 16	86	59	0.00
August 17	88	71	0.06
August 18	88	70	0.35
August 19	80	67	0.64
August 20	67	59	0.32
August 21	73	54	0.00
August 22	77	50	0.00
August 23	83	55	0.00
August 24	79	60	0.00
August 25	79	54	0.00
August 26	83	52	0.00
August 27	88	65	0.00
August 28	82	64	0.00
August 29	88	67	0.00
August 30	88	73	0.07
August 31	87	70	0.41

September 1956 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	78	62	0.14
September 2	79	58	0.00
September 3	83	53	0.00
September 4	87	63	0.24
September 5	87	62	0.86
September 6	74	57	0.00
September 7	70	50	0.00
September 8	73	46	0.00
September 9	76	48	0.00
September 10	77	52	0.00
September 11	81	59	0.00
September 12	87	63	0.07
September 13	90	66	0.00
September 14	90	64	0.37
September 15	83	64	0.51
September 16	82	64	1.47
September 17	76	58	0.02
September 18	70	48	0.00
September 19	70	48	0.02
September 20	62	43	0.00
September 21	74	43	0.00
September 22	87	63	0.00
September 23	78	51	0.00
September 24	72	50	0.00
September 25	75	47	0.00
September 26	77	47	0.00
September 27	71	49	0.00
September 28	74	47	0.00
September 29	82	50	0.00
September 30	79	54	0.00

October 1956 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	81	52	0.00
October 2	78	63	0.00
October 3	68	59	0.96
October 4	75	58	0.29
October 5	71	52	0.00
October 6	79	53	0.00
October 7	64	43	0.00
October 8	73	38	0.00
October 9	65	47	0.00
October 10	64	41	0.00
October 11	69	42	0.00
October 12	74	44	0.00
October 13	75	48	0.00
October 14	79	45	0.00
October 15	81	47	0.00
October 16	82	48	0.00
October 17	77	53	0.00
October 18	80	50	0.00
October 19	72	54	0.24
October 20	76	61	0.03
October 21	71	61	0.00
October 22	64	58	0.01
October 23	75	53	0.00
October 24	72	49	0.00
October 25	74	50	0.00
October 26	64	40	0.19
October 27	61	35	0.00
October 28	70	41	0.00
October 29	75	45	0.00
October 30	74	49	0.00
October 31	69	55	0.02

November 1956 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	69	48	0.00	0.0
November 2	73	44	0.00	0.0
November 3	77	45	0.00	0.0
November 4	72	48	0.00	0.0
November 5	70	53	0.00	0.0
November 6	64	47	0.07	0.0
November 7	65	44	0.00	0.0
November 8	44	35	0.00	0.0
November 9	49	29	0.00	0.0
November 10	55	35	0.00	0.0
November 11	71	34	0.00	0.0
November 12	63	30	0.00	0.0
November 13	60	24	0.00	0.0
November 14	71	53	0.00	0.0
November 15	65	41	0.15	0.0
November 16	47	27	0.00	0.0
November 17	47	22	0.00	0.0
November 18	54	22	0.00	0.0
November 19	65	27	0.00	0.0
November 20	62	47	0.41	0.0
November 21	66	33	0.69	0.0
November 22	33	25	0.00	0.0
November 23	30	18	0.11	1.2
November 24	33	18	0.00	0.0
November 25	41	29	0.08	0.0
November 26	35	32	0.01	0.0
November 27	32	26	0.00	0.0
November 28	47	23	0.00	0.0
November 29	35	27	0.00	0.0
November 30	38	19	0.00	0.0

December 1956 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	44	30	0.00
December 2	60	31	0.00
December 3	65	37	0.00
December 4	70	34	0.00
December 5	64	50	0.00
December 6	72	60	0.00
December 7	64	46	0.07
December 8	46	40	0.50
December 9	42	33	0.55
December 10	45	28	0.00
December 11	46	41	0.17
December 12	49	34	0.02
December 13	47	36	0.00
December 14	45	38	0.51
December 15	61	45	0.04
December 16	49	38	0.00
December 17	60	32	0.00
December 18	43	30	0.00
December 19	54	28	0.00
December 20	62	49	0.53
December 21	62	53	0.00
December 22	54	49	0.01
December 23	62	46	0.27
December 24	47	31	0.00
December 25	34	30	0.00
December 26	40	30	0.00
December 27	54	39	0.00
December 28	45	30	0.07
December 29	33	23	0.00
December 30	47	31	0.00
December 31	48	34	0.00

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Weather Station Details

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