Cooling degree days (F) - Kentucky (US) - NOAA - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Heating and cooling degree days (NOAA)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Kentucky, cooling degree days stood at 7.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 21 June 2026, compared to 6.0 on 20 June 2026.
Sample. There are 16,608 observations overall in the daily time series displayed in the chart above. The time period covered by the series stretches from January 1981 to June 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some summary statistics we calculated on the whole sample: degree days peaked at 22.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 22 July 1983; they registered a minimum of 0.0 on 1 January 1981; they had a mean value of 3.4.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | 6.0 |
| 2026-06-20 | 6.0 |
| 2026-06-21 | 7.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Cooling degree days |
| Country | Kentucky (US) |
| Economic concept | Cooling needs |
| Data type | Estimate based on daily minimum and maximum temperatures |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | Population-weighted averages of weather-station observations |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Degrees Fahrenheit |
| Source | NOAA National Weather Service |
| Source type | Federal Administration |
| Data licence | Not copyrightable under U.S. law |
| Measure type | (max_daily_temperature + min_daily_temperature) / 2 - 65F |
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