Lexington has a population of some 320,000 people in the city proper which makes it the 2nd largest city in Kentucky and the 60th largest city in the United States. Some 510,000 people live in the Lexington metro area which makes it the 106th largest metro area in the country.
It can certainly get hot in Lexington and the state of Kentucky. The record hottest temperature ever recorded in Lexington is 108 degrees which first occurred on July 10, 1936. The hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of Kentucky is 114 degrees which occurred on July 28, 1930, in Greensburg.
The weather temperature has soared to 100 degrees or hotter in Lexington 67 times since 1872. Amazingly, 21 of those days all came in 1936. The earliest date in any year when a 100 degree weather temperature day occurred was on June 20, 1953, when it was 100 degrees. The latest date in any year when a 100 degree day occurred was on September 14, 1936, when it was 101 degrees.
All-Time Hottest Weather Temperature Days in Lexington, Kentucky
T-1. July 15, 1936 - 108 degrees
T-1. July 10, 1936 - 108 degrees
T-3. July 8, 1936 - 106 degrees
T-3. July 9, 1936 - 106 degrees
T-3. July 14, 1936 - 106 degrees
T-6. July 7, 2012 - 105 degrees
T-6. August 19, 1936 - 105 degrees
T-8. June 29, 1936 - 104 degrees
T-8. July 11, 1936 - 104 degrees
T-8. July 12, 1936 - 104 degrees
It's also been 104 degrees in Lexington a few other times just the latest dates are listed above.
The annual average temperature in Lexington for the entire year is 54.9 degrees. The hottest months of the year in Lexington are July with an average daily temperature of 75.8 degrees followed closely by August at 74.7 degrees.
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