Lexington KY Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Lexington, Kentucky. How hot did it get in 2019? When was the last time thermometers in Lexington rose above 102 °F? What was the highest temperature in Lexington a century ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in Lexington and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records were observed at Blue Grass Airport and go back to 1888. The highest temperature measured during that time was 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42 Celsius) on July 15, 1936 and earlier in 1936.

Highest Lexington temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
98	August 25, 2023	37
98	July 06, 2022 +	37
92	July 26, 2021 +	33
93	July 25, 2020 +	34
100	September 10, 2019	38
97	July 04, 2018	36
94	July 22, 2017 +	34
95	July 24, 2016	35
95	September 05, 2015	35
93	July 13, 2014	34
95	July 17, 2013	35
105	July 07, 2012	41
98	September 03, 2011 +	37
96	August 12, 2010 +	36

Highest temperature recorded at Lexington each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
92	June 25, 2009	33
94	July 21, 2008	34
102	August 16, 2007	39
95	August 03, 2006 +	35
98	August 12, 2005	37
89	August 19, 2004	32
93	July 08, 2003	34
99	August 04, 2002	37
92	August 23, 2001	33
95	June 13, 2000	35
103	July 30, 1999	39
97	September 06, 1998	36
96	July 27, 1997	36
94	June 30, 1996	34
97	July 14, 1995	36
97	June 19, 1994	36
96	July 25, 1993 +	36
90	August 09, 1992 +	32
97	August 03, 1991	36
99	July 10, 1990	37
93	July 11, 1989	34
103	July 09, 1988	39
97	August 22, 1987	36
95	June 22, 1986	35
93	August 13, 1985 +	34
93	September 13, 1984 +	34
103	August 20, 1983	39
93	August 04, 1982	34
91	August 05, 1981	33
100	July 16, 1980	38
92	August 08, 1979	33
94	June 29, 1978	34
94	July 08, 1977	34
92	July 24, 1976 +	33
93	September 05, 1975 +	34
88	August 02, 1974 +	31
93	September 04, 1973 +	34
93	July 22, 1972 +	34
93	June 27, 1971	34
97	July 02, 1970	36
94	July 05, 1969	34
93	August 23, 1968 +	34
92	June 14, 1967	33
98	July 13, 1966	37
97	July 24, 1965	36
98	August 03, 1964	37
91	June 10, 1963	33
98	August 20, 1962	37
91	September 10, 1961 +	33
95	September 05, 1960 +	35
95	August 22, 1959 +	35
91	July 04, 1958	33
96	September 01, 1957 +	36
95	July 27, 1956	35
94	September 09, 1955 +	34
103	September 05, 1954 +	39
101	September 01, 1953	38
103	July 27, 1952	39
97	August 31, 1951	36
93	June 26, 1950	34
95	July 28, 1949 +	35
99	August 26, 1948	37
96	August 30, 1947 +	36
94	July 19, 1946	34
96	August 31, 1945	36
103	June 28, 1944	39
102	August 25, 1943	39
98	August 02, 1942	37
99	August 08, 1941	37
100	July 29, 1940	38
101	September 09, 1939 +	38
96	September 06, 1938 +	36
98	August 03, 1937	37
108	July 15, 1936 +	42
99	July 17, 1935	37
101	July 25, 1934	38
96	July 22, 1933	36
99	September 01, 1932	37
96	July 17, 1931 +	36
104	July 28, 1930	40
93	August 01, 1929	34
90	August 09, 1928 +	32
95	July 28, 1927	35
97	July 21, 1926	36
99	September 09, 1925	37
94	August 31, 1924	34
96	June 22, 1923	36
94	September 08, 1922	34
96	July 06, 1921	36
93	July 24, 1920 +	34
94	July 14, 1919 +	34
100	August 06, 1918	38
92	August 20, 1917 +	33
94	July 27, 1916	34
93	July 31, 1915	34
100	July 12, 1914	38
99	July 30, 1913 +	37
93	July 15, 1912	34
99	August 10, 1911	37
91	August 17, 1910	33
92	August 28, 1909	33
94	June 23, 1908	34
92	July 09, 1907	33
90	August 19, 1906 +	32
92	June 18, 1905	33
92	July 18, 1904	33
94	July 28, 1903 +	34
96	July 17, 1902	36
102	July 22, 1901	39
97	September 10, 1900	36
98	September 06, 1899 +	37
96	July 03, 1898 +	36
96	September 16, 1897 +	36
95	September 18, 1896	35
95	September 20, 1895	35
97	August 10, 1894	36
95	July 25, 1893	35
–	1892	–
–	1891	–
94	July 08, 1890 +	34
90	July 18, 1889 +	32
99	August 03, 1888	37

Lexington - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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