Lexington sets or ties daily low temperature record for third straight day
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- Lexington set or tied daily low temperature records for three straight days.
- Thursday’s 48-degree low broke the Aug. 28 record set in 1986 by two degrees.
- Forecasters expect warmer lows and dry conditions through Labor Day weekend.
Lexington rewrote the daily low-temperature record book for the third straight day Thursday.
The low temperature Thursday in Lexington was 48 degrees, two degrees lower than the previous Aug. 28 record from 1986, according to the National Weather Service. It’s also the first time Lexington has dipped below 50 degrees on Aug. 28.
On Wednesday, Lexington’s low temperature was 46 degrees, which was the coldest temperature recorded in August in nearly 40 years and another daily record. Lexington’s low temperature on Tuesday was 48 degrees, which tied the daily record that has stood since 1945.
The average low temperature in Lexington between Aug. 25 and 29 is about 64 degrees, according to the NWS.
The daily low temperature record for Aug. 29 is 42 degrees, set in 1965, according to the NWS. The record-setting run of low temperatures in Lexington is likely to end, as temperatures are expected to only get down into the mid-50s overnight into Friday morning.
Comfortable temperatures are expected to continue into Labor Day weekend. The NWS’ seven-day forecast for Lexington predicts sunny and mostly sunny days with highs in the low 80s and lows in the mid- to high 50s through Monday.
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.
There is no chance of rain from Thursday to Monday, according to the NWS’ forecast. Rain chances increase to at least 30% beginning Tuesday.
