Snapshot, Pulaski County, Kentucky 2021-2022 | Page 8

NEIGHBORING COUNTIES
HARRISON COUNTY Bordering Floyd County to the east , Harrison County ’ s population for 2020 was 40,682 , up 3.4 % from the 2010 Census .
• Median household income : $ 64,270
• Poverty rate : 8.2 %
• Adults 25 + with high school diploma : 88.4 %
• Adults 25 + with bachelor ’ s degree or higher : 18,7 %
Racial Breakdown 2019
% of County
White
97.1 %
Black
0.7 %
Hispanic / Latino
2.1 %
UNEMPLOYMENT 2019
Work force
Unemployed
Rank in State
19,847
1,248
36
May 2021 Unemployment Rate : 3.2 %
SCOTT COUNTY Bordering Clark County to the north , Scott County ’ s population for 2019 was 23,788 down 1.7 % from the 2010 Census .
• Median Household Income : $ 50,571
• Poverty rate : 13.6 %
• Adults 25 + with high school diploma : 83.2 %
• Adults 25 + with bachelor ’ s degree or higher : 12 %
Racial Breakdown 2019
% of County
White
97.1 %
Black
0.5 %
Hispanic / Latino
2.5 %
UNEMPLOYMENT 2019
Work force
Unemployed
Rank in State
10,484
878
58
May 2021 Unemployment Rate : 4.9 %

REGION

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
Month
Avg .
Normal
Jan
27.5
29.9
Feb
39.7
34.5
Mar
41.8
44.2
Apr
49.0
54.2
May
72.3
63.9
June
72.6
72.4
Jul
77.0
76.3
Aug
72.5
74.5
Sep
68.8
67.5
Oct
58.6
56.0
Nov
45.6
45.0
Dec
32.8
34.5
The average summer temperature in Indiana is between 70 to 80 degrees , while the average winter temperature is 35 to 40 degrees . The coldest month remains January , with the warmest month being July . The Old Farmer ’ s Almanac lists the first freeze date across the river in Louisville as October 30th , with the last freeze date being April 10th . This allows a growing season of around 202 days . The hottest temperature ever recorded in the state was 116 degrees at Collegeville in 1936 . The lowest temperature ever recorded was -36 degrees at New Whiteland in 1994 .
TORNADOES
PRECIPITATION ( INCHES )
Month
Avg .
Normal
Jan
2.89
3.10
Feb
7.99
2.92
Mar
5.39
4.17
Apr
3.90
4.42
May
3.40
5.00
June
3.99
4.09
Jul
6.07
4.32
Aug
1.78
3.91
Sep
3.03
3.11
Oct
4.32
3.02
Nov
4.12
4.09
Dec
1.95
3.56
Generally , May is the wettest month of the year in Indiana . NOAA data out of Charlestown , IN shows the area on average has 87 days of rain and snow a year with the norm being 45.3 inches of precipitation . The mean wind speed in Louisville is 6.44 mph with the mean sea level pressure coming in at . 29.86 IN .
* In June 2018 , the Indiana State Climate Office stopped doing their comprehensive weather summaries for each month . July-December above are 2017 figures .
WASHINGTON COUNTY Bordering Clark and Floyd Counties to the northwest , Washington County ’ s population for 2019 was 28,213 down 0.2 % from the 2010 Census .
• Median Household Income : $ 51,948
• Poverty rate : 12.1 %
• Adults 25 + with high school diploma : 85 %
• Adults 25 + with bachelor ’ s degree or higher : 13.4 %
Racial Breakdown 2019
% of County
White
97.9 %
Black
0.5 %
Hispanic / Latino
1.4 %
UNEMPLOYMENT 2019
Work force
Unemployed
Rank in State
13,465
932
55
May 2018 Unemployment Rate : 3.8 %
March and April are considered tornado season in Indiana . On average , 23 tornadoes are reported every year in Indiana . Between 1830 and 2014 , Clark County has experienced 30 recorded tornadoes . In the same time period , Floyd County has only had seven recorded tornadoes .
CLIMATE CHANGE
According to Purdue University ’ s report entitled “ Indiana ’ s Past & Future Climate ," Indiana has already warmed 1.2 degrees since 1895 . Temperatures are projected to rise about five to six degrees by mid-century , with significantly more warming by century ’ s end .
Likewise , “ the number of extremely hot days will rise significantly in all areas of the state . In the past , southern Indiana averaged about seven of these days per year , but by mid-century this region is projected to experience 38 to 51 extremely hot days per year .”
Sources : Indiana State Climate Office , National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration ; National Weather Service , weather . gov , Old Farmer ' s Almanac . Sources : STATS Indiana ; U . S . Census Bureau ; U . S . Bureau of Economic Analysis ; Indiana Family Social Services Administration .
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