Bowling Green Winter Weather History

In light of the snowstorm that just hit Kentucky, I’m sure many folks have wondered how does that compare to previous snowstorms? How about the cold. Is this the coldest it has ever been? Here is some interesting winter climate history for Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Top 10 Snowiest Months:

32.0” March 1960
26.0” February 1929
22.6” January 1948
21.6” January 1895
20.0” February 1979
19.0” January 1918
18.0” January 1977
15.4” February 1907
14.2” January 1964
14.0” January 1917

Top 10 Snowiest Winters:

48.0” 1959-60
37.7” 1977-78
35.6” 1894-95
34.5” 1909-10
33.0” 1917-18
32.0” 1916-17
30.7” 1967-68,06-07
28.0” 1928-29
27.8” 1935-36
27.3” 1978-79

Top 10 Snowiest Days:

18.0” March 9, 1960
13.0” February 12, 1910
11.0” February 16, 1903; March 22, 1968
10.0” January 6, 1910; February 21, 1929
8.3” March 2, 1927
8.2” February 26, 1894
8.0” December 29, 1935; January 1, 1964; January 22, 1935; January 26, 1907; January 31, 1899;
November 2, 1966
7.5” March 30, 1987
7.4” March 27, 1947
7.0” February 13, 1960; December 24, 1912; December 31, 1967

Deepest Snow Depths

14” January 15, 1917; February 13, 1910

13” January 20-23, 1978; February 12, 1910

12” March 9, 1960; January 16, 1917 11” January 20, 1918; January 22, 1918; March 10-11, 1960

10” January 14, 1917; January 15, 1918; January 17, 1917; January 21, 1918, January 24, 1978; February 9, 1979; March 12, 1960

9” January 14, 1918; January 23, 1918; January 24, 1948; January 27-28, 1948; February 10, 1979; February 15, 1986; February 21, 1929; March 13, 1960; December 14, 1917

8” January 1, 1964; January 7, 1920; January 15, 1968; January 18-19, 1918; January 25, 1948, January 26, 1978, January 26-February 1, 1978; March 21, 1996; March 23, 1968; November 2, 1966; December 29, 1935

All-time Lowest Temperature:

-26° January 12, 1886

Days with Low Below 0:

In 1977, Bowling Green saw temperatures drop below 0 9 times!

Days with High Below 32:

1977-78 also had 19 days where the high temperature did not exceed 32 degrees.

Coldest Month Ever:

January 1977 averaged just 19.9 degrees for the entire month!