Louisville Weather in 1959

Historical record of Louisville, Kentucky weather for the year 1959 based on NOAA data.
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1959 Louisville Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 100 °F August 26
Lowest temperature -2 °F January 5
Highest daily low 76 °F July 31
Lowest daily high 15 °F January 5
Most daily precipitation 2.2 inches January 21
Most daily snow 1.0 inches January 27
Total annual precipitation 37.1 inches -
Total annual snow 2.4 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Louisville in 1959
Rank Temperature Date
1 100 °F Aug 26
1 100 °F Jun 29
3 99 °F Aug 25
3 99 °F Jun 30
3 99 °F Jun 28
6 98 °F Aug 23
6 98 °F Aug 22
6 98 °F Jul 30
6 98 °F Jul 9
6 98 °F Jul 1
Lowest Temperatures in Louisville in 1959
Rank Temperature Date
1 -2 °F January 5
2 1 °F January 4
3 5 °F January 18
3 5 °F January 6
5 6 °F January 16
6 8 °F January 17
7 9 °F January 22
8 13 °F November 18
8 13 °F November 17
8 13 °F February 20
8 13 °F February 19
January 1959 Louisville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
50 34 0.26 0.0
48 27 0.00 0.0
49 24 0.03 0.1
24 1 0.05 0.3
15 -2 0.00 0.0
35 5 0.00 0.0
43 30 0.02 0.0
36 22 0.02 0.0
31 20 0.00 0.0
33 15 0.00 0.0
43 15 0.00 0.0
55 27 0.00 0.0
59 40 0.00 0.0
60 46 0.25 0.0
53 20 0.76 0.0
20 6 0.01 0.1
20 8 0.00 0.0
34 5 0.00 0.0
48 34 0.42 0.0
59 36 1.42 0.0
66 18 2.15 0.0
23 9 0.00 0.0
33 19 0.00 0.0
51 22 0.00 0.0
51 40 0.00 0.0
49 32 0.00 0.0
37 25 0.10 1.0
35 23 0.00 0.0
61 35 0.02 0.0
59 34 0.00 0.0
35 28 0.00 0.0
February 1959 Louisville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
34 21 0.00 0.0
29 16 0.00 0.0
46 20 0.24 0.0
38 30 0.00 0.0
37 27 0.00 0.0
42 22 0.00 0.0
57 24 0.00 0.0
53 46 0.00 0.0
67 44 0.50 0.0
68 29 0.18 0.0
40 25 0.00 0.0
57 24 0.11 0.0
56 48 0.12 0.0
60 41 0.53 0.0
41 30 0.00 0.0
50 29 0.00 0.0
65 37 0.02 0.0
47 20 0.01 0.0
26 13 0.00 0.0
29 13 0.00 0.0
45 16 0.00 0.0
49 24 0.30 0.0
53 38 0.25 0.0
50 30 0.00 0.0
54 26 0.00 0.0
62 29 0.00 0.0
69 39 0.00 0.0
55 36 0.50 0.0
March 1959 Louisville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
39 29 0.00 0.0
55 24 0.00 0.0
51 36 0.05 0.0
60 28 0.00 0.0
54 40 0.64 0.0
45 33 0.00 0.0
46 28 0.00 0.0
59 25 0.00 0.0
51 34 0.19 0.0
43 34 0.07 0.0
38 32 0.25 0.0
39 29 0.00 0.0
60 30 0.00 0.0
65 51 0.00 0.0
60 35 0.00 0.0
47 25 0.00 0.0
41 26 0.00 0.0
52 19 0.00 0.0
70 29 0.00 0.0
57 43 0.16 0.0
51 29 0.00 0.0
45 22 0.00 0.0
69 24 0.00 0.0
77 35 0.00 0.0
83 51 0.00 0.0
65 58 0.34 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
51 28 0.00 0.0
45 37 0.42 0.0
66 43 0.00 0.0
80 51 0.01 0.0
April 1959 Louisville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 49 0.48 0.0
63 42 0.00 0.0
63 43 0.00 0.0
66 38 0.00 0.0
80 44 0.00 0.0
68 45 0.00 0.0
87 44 0.00 0.0
84 65 0.01 0.0
65 45 0.06 0.0
56 44 0.00 0.0
51 41 0.00 0.0
44 37 0.27 0.0
54 40 0.00 0.0
66 40 0.00 0.0
74 37 0.00 0.0
78 44 0.00 0.0
84 55 0.00 0.0
71 59 0.57 0.0
72 55 0.03 0.0
61 45 0.01 0.0
59 40 0.00 0.0
62 42 0.00 0.0
71 34 0.00 0.0
79 40 0.00 0.0
85 59 0.00 0.0
81 63 0.00 0.0
71 66 0.02 0.0
69 51 0.10 0.0
80 51 0.00 0.0
86 53 0.13 0.0
May 1959 Louisville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
80 56 0.02 0.0
94 58 0.00 0.0
93 64 0.00 0.0
95 59 0.00 0.0
94 66 0.11 0.0
92 66 0.00 0.0
72 57 0.00 0.0
76 50 0.00 0.0
84 56 0.00 0.0
85 68 0.04 0.0
87 68 0.50 0.0
74 65 1.13 0.0
77 57 0.67 0.0
57 45 0.00 0.0
61 42 0.00 0.0
69 39 0.00 0.0
66 44 0.16 0.0
77 51 0.36 0.0
89 61 0.00 0.0
76 68 0.53 0.0
84 66 0.61 0.0
85 65 0.08 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
87 59 0.09 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
77 65 0.12 0.0
90 64 0.00 0.0
92 66 0.00 0.0
88 68 0.00 0.0
89 65 0.00 0.0
June 1959 Louisville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
87 70 0.11 0.0
75 64 0.01 0.0
79 57 0.00 0.0
82 54 0.00 0.0
85 62 0.00 0.0
87 60 0.00 0.0
91 61 0.00 0.0
93 66 0.00 0.0
91 67 0.00 0.0
84 69 0.22 0.0
85 69 0.00 0.0
94 69 0.00 0.0
81 58 0.00 0.0
79 52 0.00 0.0
85 54 0.00 0.0
88 58 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
82 53 0.00 0.0
87 56 0.00 0.0
93 62 0.00 0.0
86 71 0.02 0.0
88 71 0.03 0.0
81 71 0.61 0.0
91 74 0.02 0.0
90 74 0.09 0.0
96 71 0.00 0.0
99 76 0.00 0.0
100 73 0.00 0.0
99 74 0.00 0.0
July 1959 Louisville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
98 66 0.02 0.0
78 60 0.00 0.0
89 58 0.00 0.0
92 62 0.00 0.0
83 71 0.06 0.0
90 65 0.00 0.0
95 60 0.00 0.0
97 64 0.00 0.0
98 69 0.00 0.0
91 69 0.00 0.0
93 64 0.00 0.0
86 63 0.00 0.0
94 64 0.00 0.0
92 67 0.00 0.0
94 69 0.09 0.0
94 68 0.00 0.0
94 72 0.00 0.0
97 71 0.21 0.0
91 71 0.00 0.0
89 66 0.00 0.0
96 64 0.00 0.0
91 72 0.53 0.0
82 72 1.16 0.0
88 71 0.11 0.0
81 70 0.09 0.0
94 71 0.08 0.0
94 71 0.22 0.0
91 73 0.04 0.0
96 72 0.00 0.0
98 76 0.00 0.0
94 76 0.00 0.0
August 1959 Louisville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
91 71 0.00 0.0
88 68 0.00 0.0
91 69 0.00 0.0
82 70 0.10 0.0
94 67 0.00 0.0
88 73 0.14 0.0
90 70 0.00 0.0
80 67 0.00 0.0
82 66 0.00 0.0
87 64 0.00 0.0
91 62 0.00 0.0
96 61 0.00 0.0
97 65 0.00 0.0
96 69 0.00 0.0
92 71 0.90 0.0
85 70 1.85 0.0
80 70 1.03 0.0
95 70 0.00 0.0
95 73 0.00 0.0
94 73 0.02 0.0
96 74 0.00 0.0
98 74 0.00 0.0
98 74 0.00 0.0
95 74 0.00 0.0
99 74 0.00 0.0
100 74 0.00 0.0
90 75 0.00 0.0
86 70 1.15 0.0
91 72 0.00 0.0
89 72 0.01 0.0
91 69 0.00 0.0
September 1959 Louisville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
89 71 0.15 0.0
88 70 0.00 0.0
88 66 0.00 0.0
91 63 0.00 0.0
94 67 0.00 0.0
93 68 0.00 0.0
95 70 0.00 0.0
94 72 0.00 0.0
93 70 0.04 0.0
77 58 0.11 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.00 0.0
81 54 0.00 0.0
84 56 0.00 0.0
86 53 0.00 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
73 52 0.00 0.0
81 49 0.00 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
86 61 0.00 0.0
90 63 0.00 0.0
90 61 0.00 0.0
89 62 0.12 0.0
90 63 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
91 69 0.06 0.0
93 73 0.00 0.0
84 68 0.00 0.0
78 64 0.00 0.0
October 1959 Louisville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
80 55 0.00 0.0
87 56 0.00 0.0
91 61 0.02 0.0
92 66 0.00 0.0
92 70 0.02 0.0
76 63 0.41 0.0
79 60 0.00 0.0
75 63 0.77 0.0
69 46 0.00 0.0
83 46 0.00 0.0
73 49 0.33 0.0
66 39 0.00 0.0
55 47 0.70 0.0
54 39 0.00 0.0
67 34 0.00 0.0
75 39 0.00 0.0
69 44 0.00 0.0
62 34 0.00 0.0
72 35 0.00 0.0
76 43 0.00 0.0
76 46 0.00 0.0
79 47 0.00 0.0
69 55 0.36 0.0
56 44 0.18 0.0
46 40 0.00 0.0
52 41 0.38 0.0
51 40 0.00 0.0
57 31 0.00 0.0
67 36 0.00 0.0
68 55 0.02 0.0
64 59 0.07 0.0
November 1959 Louisville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
62 51 0.00 0.0
56 35 0.00 0.0
58 33 0.34 0.0
71 54 0.35 0.0
79 41 1.10 0.0
41 29 0.00 0.0
41 29 0.00 0.0
50 24 0.00 0.0
55 26 0.00 0.0
67 34 0.00 0.0
58 39 0.04 0.0
60 33 0.00 0.0
74 56 0.00 0.0
63 30 0.52 0.0
43 28 0.00 0.0
51 34 0.01 0.0
34 13 0.00 0.0
38 13 0.00 0.0
56 28 0.00 0.0
60 33 0.00 0.0
62 38 0.00 0.0
66 30 0.00 0.0
63 52 0.72 0.0
55 34 0.02 0.0
42 32 0.00 0.0
59 38 0.92 0.0
38 31 0.12 0.3
31 24 0.01 0.3
34 21 0.00 0.0
42 23 0.00 0.0
December 1959 Louisville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
55 29 0.00 0.0
45 34 0.00 0.0
50 25 0.00 0.0
57 30 0.00 0.0
48 37 0.22 0.0
39 25 0.04 0.0
37 24 0.00 0.0
47 27 0.00 0.0
53 21 0.00 0.0
47 23 0.00 0.0
53 45 0.73 0.0
54 40 0.79 0.0
40 29 0.00 0.0
45 26 0.00 0.0
55 32 0.00 0.0
51 36 0.01 0.0
53 45 1.00 0.0
50 34 0.01 0.0
40 28 0.00 0.0
43 29 0.00 0.0
37 27 0.00 0.0
41 23 0.00 0.0
44 29 0.00 0.0
51 36 0.02 0.0
54 28 0.00 0.0
57 48 0.03 0.0
69 52 0.79 0.0
56 37 0.09 0.0
40 35 0.00 0.0
36 30 0.03 0.0
33 29 0.01 0.3
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Louisville International Airport location
1893–1947 Jeffersonville location