Mammoth Cave National Park Weather in 1940

Historical record of Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.

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1940 Mammoth Cave National Park Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	98 °F	July 30
Lowest temperature	-14 °F	January 26
Highest daily low	75 °F	June 24
Lowest daily high	7 °F	January 19
Most daily precipitation	2.7 inches	March 3
Most daily snow	3.0 inches	April 20
Total annual precipitation	45.8 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Mammoth Cave National Park in 1940?

The highest temperature recorded in Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky in 1940 was 98 °F which happened on July 30.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Mammoth Cave National Park in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	98 °F	Jul 30
2	97 °F	Jul 31
3	96 °F	Aug 1
3	96 °F	Jul 29
3	96 °F	Jul 28
6	95 °F	Sep 22
6	95 °F	Sep 21
6	95 °F	Jul 24
9	94 °F	Sep 20
9	94 °F	Sep 9
9	94 °F	Jul 27
9	94 °F	Jul 26
9	94 °F	Jul 23

What was the coldest temperature in Mammoth Cave National Park in 1940?

The lowest temperature recorded in Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky in 1940 was -14 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Mammoth Cave National Park in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-14 °F	January 26
1	-14 °F	January 19
3	-9 °F	January 6
4	-7 °F	January 27
4	-7 °F	January 7
6	-6 °F	January 25
7	-3 °F	January 28
8	0 °F	January 18
9	1 °F	January 21
10	2 °F	January 31
10	2 °F	January 20
10	2 °F	January 3

January 1940 Mammoth Cave National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	20	5	0.03	0.3
January 2	11	4	0.00	0.1
January 3	22	2	0.00	0.0
January 4	29	18	0.13	2.0
January 5	28	7	0.00	0.0
January 6	18	-9	0.00	0.0
January 7	19	-7	0.01	0.0
January 8	22	8	0.14	0.0
January 9	27	15	0.00	0.0
January 10	39	21	0.00	0.0
January 11	46	32	0.23	0.0
January 12	44	31	0.06	0.0
January 13	50	31	0.02	0.0
January 14	54	28	0.79	0.0
January 15	31	20	0.00	0.0
January 16	44	13	0.00	0.0
January 17	40	23	0.00	0.0
January 18	27	0	0.01	0.1
January 19	7	-14	0.01	0.2
January 20	18	2	0.00	0.0
January 21	22	1	0.00	0.0
January 22	27	5	0.00	0.0
January 23	28	20	0.14	1.7
January 24	28	4	0.18	0.8
January 25	15	-6	0.00	0.0
January 26	9	-14	0.00	0.0
January 27	14	-7	0.00	0.0
January 28	20	-3	0.00	0.0
January 29	29	10	0.00	0.0
January 30	26	16	0.08	1.0
January 31	41	2	0.00	0.0

February 1940 Mammoth Cave National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	42	16	0.00	0.0
February 2	39	22	0.00	0.0
February 3	40	4	0.00	0.0
February 4	36	28	0.02	0.0
February 5	41	33	0.00	0.0
February 6	54	31	0.64	0.0
February 7	35	26	0.00	0.0
February 8	55	26	0.00	0.0
February 9	51	41	0.52	0.0
February 10	49	38	0.56	0.0
February 11	58	13	0.44	0.6
February 12	58	39	0.34	0.0
February 13	54	27	0.47	1.2
February 14	47	10	0.00	0.0
February 15	43	15	0.00	0.0
February 16	53	28	0.00	0.0
February 17	46	27	0.89	0.0
February 18	45	34	0.44	0.0
February 19	48	30	0.20	0.5
February 20	41	30	0.06	0.0
February 21	40	30	0.30	0.2
February 22	35	20	0.00	0.0
February 23	40	15	0.06	0.0
February 24	41	32	0.28	0.0
February 25	38	21	0.00	0.0
February 26	43	10	0.20	0.0
February 27	48	37	0.40	0.0
February 28	48	34	0.05	0.0
February 29	57	31	0.00	0.0

March 1940 Mammoth Cave National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	73	33	0.00	0.0
March 2	70	52	0.00	0.0
March 3	64	42	2.70	0.0
March 4	47	35	0.14	0.0
March 5	41	31	0.00	0.0
March 6	45	25	0.00	0.0
March 7	41	19	0.00	0.0
March 8	47	17	0.00	0.0
March 9	49	15	0.00	0.0
March 10	56	30	0.00	0.0
March 11	44	30	0.47	0.0
March 12	48	31	0.40	0.0
March 13	56	38	0.27	0.0
March 14	41	25	0.37	0.2
March 15	48	21	0.00	0.0
March 16	61	40	0.00	0.0
March 17	74	31	0.00	0.0
March 18	65	51	0.00	0.0
March 19	60	30	0.45	0.0
March 20	53	37	0.00	0.0
March 21	54	26	0.00	0.0
March 22	51	29	0.00	0.0
March 23	38	25	0.00	0.0
March 24	33	19	0.13	1.8
March 25	36	15	0.05	0.0
March 26	54	17	0.00	0.0
March 27	68	36	0.00	0.0
March 28	65	49	0.00	0.0
March 29	64	53	0.35	0.0
March 30	62	45	0.88	0.0
March 31	80	47	0.59	0.0

April 1940 Mammoth Cave National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	85	55	0.00	0.0
April 2	86	52	0.00	0.0
April 3	82	60	0.00	0.0
April 4	77	49	0.14	0.0
April 5	64	40	0.00	0.0
April 6	65	25	0.00	0.0
April 7	71	52	0.00	0.0
April 8	62	42	0.21	0.0
April 9	54	39	0.05	0.0
April 10	62	30	0.00	0.0
April 11	61	47	0.42	0.0
April 12	49	25	0.60	0.0
April 13	54	21	0.00	0.0
April 14	61	22	0.00	0.0
April 15	83	51	0.00	0.0
April 16	75	60	0.00	0.0
April 17	73	60	0.15	0.0
April 18	66	41	1.00	0.0
April 19	54	41	1.15	0.0
April 20	48	30	0.92	3.0
April 21	60	31	0.07	0.0
April 22	62	28	0.00	0.0
April 23	60	43	0.17	0.0
April 24	65	39	0.02	0.0
April 25	69	32	0.00	0.0
April 26	65	43	0.00	0.0
April 27	66	33	0.00	0.0
April 28	78	42	0.00	0.0
April 29	73	58	n/a	0.0
April 30	72	59	0.02	0.0

May 1940 Mammoth Cave National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
May 1	63	43	1.10	n/a
May 2	45	35	0.00	n/a
May 3	47	40	0.05	n/a
May 4	63	31	0.00	n/a
May 5	79	37	0.00	n/a
May 6	88	63	0.00	n/a
May 7	88	57	0.00	n/a
May 8	89	56	0.00	n/a
May 9	80	56	0.12	n/a
May 10	71	44	0.00	n/a
May 11	69	46	0.00	n/a
May 12	76	33	0.00	n/a
May 13	84	50	0.00	n/a
May 14	83	55	0.00	n/a
May 15	77	51	0.50	n/a
May 16	70	39	0.00	n/a
May 17	77	39	0.00	n/a
May 18	78	42	0.00	n/a
May 19	74	48	0.10	n/a
May 20	81	42	0.00	n/a
May 21	85	47	0.00	n/a
May 22	85	53	0.00	n/a
May 23	76	59	0.33	n/a
May 24	61	52	0.75	n/a
May 25	67	45	0.03	n/a
May 26	69	47	0.49	n/a
May 27	72	45	0.00	n/a
May 28	77	45	0.22	n/a
May 29	76	48	0.00	n/a
May 30	72	45	0.00	n/a
May 31	69	50	0.00	n/a

June 1940 Mammoth Cave National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
June 1	60	51	0.31	n/a
June 2	72	46	0.00	n/a
June 3	79	49	0.00	n/a
June 4	85	53	0.00	n/a
June 5	87	61	0.00	n/a
June 6	91	61	0.00	n/a
June 7	92	64	0.00	n/a
June 8	90	63	0.08	n/a
June 9	86	66	0.06	n/a
June 10	87	64	0.90	n/a
June 11	88	63	0.03	n/a
June 12	89	67	0.15	n/a
June 13	86	65	0.08	n/a
June 14	86	65	0.20	n/a
June 15	83	68	0.02	n/a
June 16	82	63	0.03	n/a
June 17	78	69	0.20	n/a
June 18	84	69	0.01	n/a
June 19	89	69	0.98	n/a
June 20	86	53	0.03	n/a
June 21	74	46	0.00	n/a
June 22	77	46	0.00	n/a
June 23	85	60	0.00	n/a
June 24	91	75	0.00	n/a
June 25	82	53	0.03	n/a
June 26	80	52	0.00	n/a
June 27	87	67	0.05	n/a
June 28	90	74	0.00	n/a
June 29	81	62	0.19	n/a
June 30	76	47	0.00	n/a

July 1940 Mammoth Cave National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
July 1	83	59	0.00	n/a
July 2	87	62	0.22	n/a
July 3	80	59	0.00	n/a
July 4	75	50	0.00	n/a
July 5	78	47	0.00	n/a
July 6	80	55	0.00	n/a
July 7	80	63	0.03	n/a
July 8	72	63	0.04	n/a
July 9	76	65	0.03	n/a
July 10	83	62	0.01	n/a
July 11	88	65	0.00	n/a
July 12	87	65	0.55	n/a
July 13	81	56	0.10	n/a
July 14	78	50	0.00	n/a
July 15	84	62	0.00	n/a
July 16	85	68	0.00	n/a
July 17	81	53	0.50	n/a
July 18	81	54	0.00	n/a
July 19	87	62	0.00	n/a
July 20	90	66	0.00	n/a
July 21	91	68	0.00	n/a
July 22	93	69	0.00	n/a
July 23	94	69	0.02	n/a
July 24	95	70	0.00	n/a
July 25	91	67	0.04	n/a
July 26	94	69	0.00	n/a
July 27	94	72	0.00	n/a
July 28	96	68	0.00	n/a
July 29	96	68	0.00	n/a
July 30	98	69	0.00	n/a
July 31	97	64	0.01	n/a

August 1940 Mammoth Cave National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
August 1	96	65	1.17	n/a
August 2	90	58	0.00	n/a
August 3	92	70	0.00	n/a
August 4	90	68	0.00	n/a
August 5	89	61	0.00	n/a
August 6	90	73	0.00	n/a
August 7	81	63	1.50	n/a
August 8	87	59	0.00	n/a
August 9	85	58	0.00	n/a
August 10	89	66	0.06	n/a
August 11	90	66	0.00	n/a
August 12	91	65	0.28	n/a
August 13	88	72	0.00	n/a
August 14	83	67	0.60	n/a
August 15	89	64	0.00	n/a
August 16	91	65	0.00	n/a
August 17	93	67	0.41	n/a
August 18	93	67	0.00	n/a
August 19	87	62	0.08	n/a
August 20	79	52	0.00	n/a
August 21	78	48	0.00	n/a
August 22	79	46	0.00	n/a
August 23	84	48	0.00	n/a
August 24	86	53	0.00	n/a
August 25	87	59	0.00	n/a
August 26	91	66	0.01	n/a
August 27	92	72	0.00	n/a
August 28	93	69	0.00	n/a
August 29	91	67	0.72	n/a
August 30	79	62	0.02	n/a
August 31	87	58	0.00	n/a

September 1940 Mammoth Cave National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
September 1	83	56	0.00	n/a
September 2	83	49	0.00	n/a
September 3	83	49	0.00	n/a
September 4	86	50	0.00	n/a
September 5	90	54	0.00	n/a
September 6	86	55	0.00	n/a
September 7	87	53	0.00	n/a
September 8	88	52	0.00	n/a
September 9	94	57	0.00	n/a
September 10	73	n/a	0.35	n/a
September 11	66	37	0.00	n/a
September 12	69	34	0.00	n/a
September 13	77	36	0.00	n/a
September 14	83	42	0.00	n/a
September 15	81	49	0.00	n/a
September 16	80	42	0.00	n/a
September 17	82	46	0.00	n/a
September 18	89	49	0.00	n/a
September 19	92	59	0.00	n/a
September 20	94	54	0.00	n/a
September 21	95	56	0.00	n/a
September 22	95	65	0.00	n/a
September 23	89	57	0.00	n/a
September 24	83	n/a	0.02	n/a
September 25	62	47	1.60	n/a
September 26	63	38	0.00	n/a
September 27	69	34	0.00	n/a
September 28	75	36	0.00	n/a
September 29	76	37	0.00	n/a
September 30	75	45	0.00	n/a

October 1940 Mammoth Cave National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	74	43	0.00	n/a
October 2	75	38	0.00	n/a
October 3	79	38	0.00	n/a
October 4	81	41	0.00	n/a
October 5	85	52	0.01	n/a
October 6	84	56	0.00	n/a
October 7	69	n/a	0.34	n/a
October 8	70	40	0.01	n/a
October 9	76	34	0.00	n/a
October 10	76	35	0.00	n/a
October 11	76	40	0.00	n/a
October 12	81	47	0.00	n/a
October 13	86	52	0.00	n/a
October 14	85	53	0.00	n/a
October 15	58	n/a	0.20	n/a
October 16	61	37	0.03	n/a
October 17	71	28	0.00	n/a
October 18	64	31	0.00	n/a
October 19	73	32	0.00	n/a
October 20	58	39	0.00	n/a
October 21	68	31	0.00	n/a
October 22	79	38	0.00	n/a
October 23	78	47	0.00	n/a
October 24	81	51	0.00	n/a
October 25	84	49	0.00	n/a
October 26	86	50	0.00	n/a
October 27	85	48	0.00	n/a
October 28	87	47	0.00	n/a
October 29	71	n/a	0.00	n/a
October 30	67	36	0.22	n/a
October 31	72	32	0.00	n/a

November 1940 Mammoth Cave National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	63	35	1.49	n/a
November 2	71	38	0.06	n/a
November 3	78	41	0.00	n/a
November 4	76	43	0.00	n/a
November 5	62	n/a	1.03	n/a
November 6	52	n/a	0.12	n/a
November 7	51	23	0.00	n/a
November 8	52	23	0.00	n/a
November 9	58	24	0.00	n/a
November 10	62	31	0.12	n/a
November 11	66	n/a	0.88	n/a
November 12	42	28	0.33	n/a
November 13	34	n/a	0.00	n/a
November 14	40	16	0.00	n/a
November 15	32	15	0.00	n/a
November 16	40	13	0.00	n/a
November 17	56	18	0.00	n/a
November 18	61	20	0.00	n/a
November 19	67	24	0.00	n/a
November 20	67	43	0.00	n/a
November 21	71	46	0.00	n/a
November 22	68	55	0.87	n/a
November 23	61	48	0.08	n/a
November 24	53	n/a	0.27	n/a
November 25	50	33	0.01	n/a
November 26	57	34	0.22	n/a
November 27	35	n/a	0.24	n/a
November 28	40	26	0.00	n/a
November 29	57	26	0.00	n/a
November 30	50	35	0.01	n/a

December 1940 Mammoth Cave National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	40	n/a	0.13	n/a
December 2	41	16	0.00	n/a
December 3	27	15	0.00	n/a
December 4	50	9	0.00	n/a
December 5	39	25	0.00	n/a
December 6	68	23	0.00	n/a
December 7	58	17	0.53	n/a
December 8	52	15	0.00	n/a
December 9	61	24	0.00	n/a
December 10	64	29	0.00	n/a
December 11	67	31	0.00	n/a
December 12	62	34	0.04	n/a
December 13	43	n/a	0.40	n/a
December 14	45	35	0.19	n/a
December 15	59	35	0.00	n/a
December 16	50	n/a	0.79	n/a
December 17	43	n/a	0.00	n/a
December 18	45	19	0.00	n/a
December 19	57	20	0.01	n/a
December 20	54	37	0.00	n/a
December 21	48	38	0.00	n/a
December 22	60	29	0.00	n/a
December 23	56	25	0.00	n/a
December 24	67	27	0.00	n/a
December 25	55	27	0.05	n/a
December 26	58	44	0.15	n/a
December 27	56	49	0.48	n/a
December 28	50	n/a	0.90	n/a
December 29	40	37	0.70	n/a
December 30	40	35	0.02	n/a
December 31	55	30	0.06	n/a

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1934–2024	Mammoth Cave	location