Heat, Ballard
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ballard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Kentucky, February 1 to 28, 1998
The month of February averaged about 7 degrees above normal at Paducah, making it the fourth warmest February on record there. This provided area residents with unusual opportunities for outdoor recreation.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 22 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
The month of February averaged about 7 degrees above normal at Paducah, making it the fourth warmest February on record there. This provided area residents with unusual opportunities for outdoor recreation. The mild temperatures caused many trees and plants to blossom early, including creeping phlox, daffodils, and forsynthia. The premature buds were vulnerable to late season cold snaps.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Caldwell
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.145, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Calloway
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calloway forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Carlisle
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carlisle forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Christian
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Crittenden
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Daviess
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Fulton
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Graves
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Graves forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Henderson
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Hickman
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Hopkins
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.309, -87.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Livingston
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Lyon
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Marshall
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, McCracken
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- McCracken forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, McLean
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLean forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.529, -87.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Muhlenberg
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Muhlenberg forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Todd
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.836, -87.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Trigg
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Trigg forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Union
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Webster
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.518, -87.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in California, February 1 to 25, 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, February 1 to 26, 1998
- Wildfire and Drought in Guam, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 1, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 1, 1998
- High Surf in California, February 1 to 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 1, 1998
- Heat in Missouri, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Heat in Indiana, February 1 to 28, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 1 to 2, 1998
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, February 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5630058, 5630059, 5630060, 5630061, 5630062, 5630063, 5630064, 5630065, 5630066, 5630067, 5630068, 5630069, 5630070, 5630071, 5630072, 5630073, 5630074, 5630142, 5630143, 5630144, 5630145, 5630146.