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February Weather in Clay City Kentucky, United States

Daily high temperatures increase by 9°F, from 44°F to 53°F, rarely falling below 28°F or exceeding 69°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 6°F, from 29°F to 35°F, rarely falling below 12°F or exceeding 51°F.

For reference, on July 19, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Clay City typically range from 68°F to 86°F, while on January 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 29°F to 43°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in February in Clay City

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in February in Clay City

Average Hourly Temperature in February in Clay CityFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJanMarNowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Solesino, Italy (4,679 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Clay City (view comparison).

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The month of February in Clay City experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 58% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is February 26, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 43% of the time.

For reference, on January 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 61%, while on August 25, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 68%.

Cloud Cover Categories in February in Clay City

Cloud Cover Categories in February in Clay CityFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanMarFeb 141%Feb 141%Feb 2943%Feb 2943%Feb 1142%Feb 1142%Feb 2143%Feb 2143%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Clay City, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is increasing, starting the month at 27% and ending it at 32%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 43% on May 12, and its lowest chance is 24% on October 19.

Over the course of February in Clay City, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 21% to 29%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 3% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 2% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in February in Clay City

Probability of Precipitation in February in Clay CityFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%JanMarFeb 127%Feb 127%Feb 2932%Feb 2932%Feb 1128%Feb 1128%Feb 2130%Feb 2130%NowNowsnowmixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during February in Clay City is increasing, starting the month at 2.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.2 inches or falls below 1.2 inches, and ending the month at 3.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.4 inches or falls below 1.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in February in Clay City

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during February in Clay City is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 2.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.9 inches, and ending the month at 1.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.3 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in February in Clay City

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of February in Clay City, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 2 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 14 seconds, and weekly increase of 15 minutes, 37 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 1, with 10 hours, 18 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 29, with 11 hours, 21 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in February in Clay City

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in February in Clay CityFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrJanMarnightnightdaydayFeb 110 hr, 18 minFeb 110 hr, 18 minFeb 2911 hr, 21 minFeb 2911 hr, 21 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Clay City is 7:40 AM on February 1 and the earliest sunrise is 32 minutes earlier at 7:07 AM on February 29.

The earliest sunset is 5:58 PM on February 1 and the latest sunset is 30 minutes later at 6:28 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is observed in Clay City during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during February, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:13 AM and sets 14 hours, 47 minutes later, at 9:01 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:47 AM and sets 9 hours, 32 minutes later, at 5:20 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in February in Clay City

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in February in Clay CityFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829292 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJanMar7:07 AM7:07 AMFeb 296:28 PMFeb 296:28 PM7:40 AM7:40 AMFeb 15:58 PMFeb 15:58 PM7:30 AM7:30 AMFeb 116:09 PMFeb 116:09 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of February. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February in Clay City

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February in Clay CityFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJanMar0010102020203030405000010102020303040NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of February 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in February in Clay City

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in February in Clay CityFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJanMarJan 116:58 AMJan 116:58 AMJan 2512:55 PMJan 2512:55 PMFeb 96:00 PMFeb 96:00 PMFeb 247:31 AMFeb 247:31 AMMar 105:01 AMMar 105:01 AMMar 253:01 AMMar 253:01 AM8:22 AM8:22 AM5:46 PM5:46 PM4:42 PM4:42 PM8:05 AM8:05 AM7:40 AM7:40 AM5:54 PM5:54 PM5:40 PM5:40 PM7:34 AM7:34 AM8:11 AM8:11 AM8:17 PM8:17 PM7:29 PM7:29 PM7:43 AM7:43 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Feb 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
65%-10:55 AMWSW-5:18 AMS249,071 mi
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50%12:41 AMESE11:20 AMWSW-6:01 AMS246,586 mi
3
45%1:44 AMESE11:49 AMWSW-6:47 AMS243,422 mi
4
34%2:50 AMESE12:26 PMWSW-7:38 AMS239,716 mi
5
24%3:58 AMSE1:12 PMSW-8:35 AMS235,691 mi
6
15%5:04 AMSE2:09 PMSW-9:37 AMS231,657 mi
7
8%6:05 AMSE3:18 PMSW-10:41 AMS227,982 mi
8
2%6:57 AMESE4:34 PMWSW-11:46 AMS225,043 mi
9
0%7:40 AMESE5:54 PMWSW-12:47 PMS223,155 mi
10
1%8:16 AMESE7:13 PMWSW-1:44 PMS222,504 mi
11
5%8:46 AME8:29 PMW-2:37 PMS223,119 mi
12
12%9:14 AME9:44 PMW-3:27 PMS224,871 mi
13
21%9:41 AME10:57 PMWNW-4:16 PMS227,519 mi
14
32%10:09 AMENE--5:05 PMS230,754 mi
15
43%-12:09 AMWNW10:39 AMENE5:55 PMS234,264 mi
16
50%-1:20 AMWNW11:13 AMENE6:48 PMS237,773 mi
17
65%-2:30 AMWNW11:54 AMNE7:42 PMS241,066 mi
18
74%-3:35 AMNW12:41 PMNE8:37 PMS244,002 mi
19
83%-4:34 AMNW1:35 PMNE9:31 PMS246,505 mi
20
90%-5:24 AMNW2:35 PMNE10:23 PMS248,551 mi
21
95%-6:06 AMWNW3:37 PMENE11:12 PMS250,148 mi
22
98%-6:40 AMWNW4:39 PMENE11:58 PMS251,320 mi
23
99%-7:09 AMWNW5:40 PMENE--
24
100%-7:34 AMWNW6:40 PMENE12:40 AMS252,085 mi
25
100%-7:56 AMW7:38 PME1:20 AMS252,443 mi
26
97%-8:17 AMW8:35 PME1:59 AMS252,376 mi
27
93%-8:37 AMW9:33 PME2:38 AMS251,843 mi
28
88%-8:59 AMWSW10:32 PMESE3:17 AMS250,791 mi
29
80%-9:22 AMWSW11:34 PMESE3:58 AMS249,170 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Clay City is essentially constant during February, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 23, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 69% of the time, while on November 27, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in February in Clay City

Humidity Comfort Levels in February in Clay CityFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JanMarFeb 10%Feb 10%Feb 290%Feb 290%Feb 110%Feb 110%Feb 210%Feb 210%NowNowdrydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Clay City is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 7.5 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 25, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.6 miles per hour, while on July 31, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.4 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during February is 7.6 miles per hour on February 25.

Average Wind Speed in February in Clay City

Average Wind Speed in February in Clay CityFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphJanMarFeb 257.6 mphFeb 257.6 mphFeb 17.4 mphFeb 17.4 mphFeb 117.4 mphFeb 117.4 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Clay City throughout February is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 39% on February 1.

Wind Direction in February in Clay City

Wind Direction in February in Clay CityFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JanMarNowNowwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Clay City typically lasts for 6.8 months (209 days), from around April 4 to around October 29, rarely starting before March 16 or after April 21, and rarely ending before October 11 or after November 17.

The month of February in Clay City is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February in Clay City

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February in Clay CityFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanMar0%Feb 150%Feb 15Mar 1610%Mar 1610%NowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablefrigid
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Clay City are gradually increasing during February, increasing by 42°F, from 28°F to 70°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in February in Clay City

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of February, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Clay City is increasing during February, rising by 1.0 kWh, from 2.6 kWh to 3.6 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in February in Clay City

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in February in Clay CityFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhJanMarFeb 12.6 kWhFeb 12.6 kWhFeb 293.6 kWhFeb 293.6 kWhFeb 112.9 kWhFeb 112.9 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Clay City are 37.859 deg latitude, -83.919 deg longitude, and 617 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Clay City contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 633 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 676 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (899 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,240 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Clay City is covered by cropland (60%) and trees (36%), within 10 miles by trees (68%) and cropland (31%), and within 50 miles by trees (56%) and cropland (41%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Clay City, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Clay City.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Clay City according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Clay City is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Clay City and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

Sources mapKIOB, 58%15 mi, 404 ftKI39, 26%28 mi, 384 ftKJKL, 15%38 mi, 748 ft© OpenStreetMap contributors

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Clay City and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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