AS WE HEAD FURTHER INTO FALL...THE CHILL OF AUTUMN WILL ARRIVE AND
BRING FREEZING TEMPERATURES. IN FACT...SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS
EASTERN KENTUCKY SAW TEMPERATURES DIP INTO THE 30S THIS MORNING.
WITH FEWER CLOUDS EXPECTED TONIGHT...MORE LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE
READINGS IN THE 30S...WITH SOME AREAS POSSIBLY SEEING FROST. IT WILL
NOT BE TOO LONG BEFORE WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ARRIVE
IN THE COAL FIELDS.



ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY...THE MEDIAN DATE FOR DROPPING TO 32 DEGREES
GENERALLY OCCURS AROUND THE MIDDLE TO LATTER PART OF OCTOBER.
ALTHOUGH SHELTERED VALLEY LOCATIONS GENERALLY SEE 32 DEGREES A WEEK
OR SO EARLIER ON AVERAGE. FOR READINGS OF 28 DEGREES...THIS
TYPICALLY OCCURS IN LATE OCTOBER AND EARLY NOVEMBER.

THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS MEDIAN DATES FOR TEMPERATURES TO DIP TO 32
DEGREES AND 28 DEGREES FOR SELECTED COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER
SITES AND AIRPORTS ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY...

                        32 DEGREE             28 DEGREE
                       MEDIAN DATE           MEDIAN DATE
BARBOURVILLE             OCT 22                 NOV  4
BAXTER                   OCT 23                 NOV  6
CAVE RUN LAKE            OCT 17                 OCT 25
GRAYHAWK                 OCT  7                 OCT 18
HEIDELBERG               OCT 19                 OCT 29
HYDEN                    OCT 22                 NOV  4
MANCHESTER               OCT 14                 OCT 24
MIDDLESBORO              OCT 18                 NOV  3
MONTICELLO               OCT 19                 OCT 28
MT STERLING              OCT 21                 NOV  3
MOUNT VERNON             OCT 13                 NOV  3
PAINTSVILLE              OCT 22                 NOV  3
SOMERSET                 OCT 15                 OCT 25
STEARNS                  OCT  7                 OCT 24
WEST LIBERTY             OCT  6                 OCT 20
WILLIAMSBURG             OCT 19                 OCT 27
NWS JACKSON              OCT 26                 NOV  7
LONDON-CORBIN ARPT       OCT 13                 OCT 28

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AVERAGE DATES OF 32 DEGREE NIGHTS AND 36 DEGREE NIGHTS FROM 1971-2000.