Lexington sees coldest August day in nearly 40 years as temperatures drop below 50
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- Lexington hit 46 degrees on Aug. 27, breaking a 1968 low temperature record.
- This marks the coldest August day in nearly 40 years, per National Weather Service.
- Forecasts show mild highs into Labor Day, with lows set to rise post-holiday.
Temperatures in Lexington dropped below 50 degrees again Wednesday morning, setting a new daily weather record.
At 5:15 a.m., the temperature in Lexington was 46 degrees. The National Weather Service said the mark broke the Aug. 27 low-temperature record from 1968 and was the coldest temperature recorded in August in nearly 40 years.
On Tuesday, the low temperature of 48 degrees tied the coldest Aug. 26 in the city’s history, according to the NWS. The record mark was previously set in 1945.
The low temperature Monday was 53 degrees, which was 5 degrees short of the record from 1942, according to the NWS.
Temperatures are expected to remain pleasant over the next several days heading into Labor Day weekend. The NWS’ seven-day forecast for Lexington predicts highs in the upper 70s to low 80s and lows in the lower to mid-50s through Monday.
The average low temperature in Lexington between Aug. 25 and 29 is about 64 degrees, according to the NWS.
However, true autumn temperatures are still a ways off. NWS forecaster Brian Neudorff called the current weather pattern a “false fall,” and he said temperatures are likely to gradually increase again after Labor Day.
The daily low temperature record for Aug. 28 is 50 degrees, set in 1986, according to the NWS. Temperatures are expected to get down into the low 50s overnight into Thursday morning.
This story was originally published August 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM.
