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ILLINOIS · WAYNE COUNTY

Jeffersonville

350 people, 460 ft above sea level in Wayne County.

460 ftElevation, city center
350People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Clear 44°
Clear now Dew point 28° · Calm · high 43°
City of Jeffersonville River Interstate 2 miles
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The Jeffersonville plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Jeffersonville

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC) · 4:55 PM
Clear
44° Clear Feels like 44° · high of 43° near 5 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity53%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.29 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 28° · Dry37° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 130.02 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Wayne County
NWS Paducah and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:34 AM4:42 PM ↓
10 h 7 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
30
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 25 to 37°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 57° / 37°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
43° 27°
0% rain — NW 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
54° 28°
0% rain — NNE 0 A
MON Nov. 16 Sunny Sunny
55° 29°
0% rain — E 0 A
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58° 32°
0% rain — SE 5 A
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 39°
0% rain — S 3 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 45°
0% rain — SSW 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
68° 46°
0% rain — SSE 5 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Jeffersonville about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over Ontario a day ago, about 1,940 miles back along its path. It came down from about 10,900 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Rockies. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK, SEVEN YEARS AGO Nov. 13, 2019

The coldest this week has been

5° on Nov. 13, 2019, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1887. Next is 7° in 1959.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the 1 ENE Fairfield record since 1887.
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THE GROUND

What Jeffersonville stands on

Jeffersonville’s center stands about 460 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 410 ft to 510 ft, a difference of 100 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Mattoon Formation (shale), from the Late Pennsylvanian, 304 to 307 million years old.

Jeffersonville, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
400 ft500 ft JEFFERSONVILLE460 ftHigh point of the line540 ftLittle Wabash Riverabout 390 ft ← NWGolden Gate · SE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Mattoon Formation

Shale. Age: Late Pennsylvanian, 304 to 307 million years old. About 24 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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THE WATER

Where Jeffersonville’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Jeffersonville reaches the Gulf of America by way of Martin Creek, Deer Creek, the Elm, the Little Wabash, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 1,210 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Jeffersonville≈ 1,210 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF JEFFERSONVILLE ≈ 1,210 mi to the Gulf of America Martin Creek → Deer Creek → Elm → Little Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi

970 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Jeffersonville; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Jeffersonville’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1887 · 1 ENE Fairfield, 5 mi southeast

Jeffersonville has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 90° in July; winter nights fall to about 24° in January. About 46 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

41°24°47°28°57°36°69°46°78°56°87°64°90°68°89°66°83°58°70°47°56°36°45°29° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 TODAY 46.0 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average90° / 68°high / low, the warmest month
January, average41° / 24°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year46.0 inwettest months: April and May
Hottest on record113°FJuly 22, 1901
Coldest on record−23°FJanuary 19, 1994
Wettest day on record6.76 inMay 8, 1961
Snowiest day on record12.0 inFebruary 26, 1906
90° days a year44about 2 of them 100° or more
Nights at or below 32°99and 18 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropicalKöppen Cfa

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 19, to the last in spring, about April 12 (median dates)
2Highs of 90° and upJuly 1 to Aug. 4; normal highs reach 90°
3Lows below freezingNov. 28 to March 3; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Jeffersonville normally reaches 57° and falls to 37°. The record high is 77°, in 1931; the record low 8°, in 1986. The most rain on this date, 4.89 in, fell in 1993.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high41°47°57°69°78°87°90°89°83°70°56°45°
Normal low24°28°36°46°56°64°68°66°58°47°36°29°
Rain, inches3.332.684.225.004.984.703.833.512.903.733.823.30
Record high77° (1943)78° (1972)91° (1929)91° (1930)98° (1934)108° (2012)113° (1901)108° (1918)105° (1939)96° (2007)86° (2016)74° (1982)
Record low−23° (1994)−21° (1899)−8° (1978)17° (1990)29° (1903)39° (1992)45° (1911)43° (1986)25° (1899)19° (1981)−3° (1929)−18° (1989)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1887 at 1 ENE Fairfield, 5 miles southeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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Jeffersonville

350 people, 460 ft above sea level in Wayne County.

460 ftElevation
350People
1 sq miLand
Clear 44°
ClearDew point 28°
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Today in Jeffersonville

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear night 43° 0%
8p clear night 36° 0%
11p clear night 32° 0%
2a clear night 30° 0%
5a clear night 28° 0%
8a mostly sunny 33° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, SEVEN YEARS AGO · NOV. 13, 2019

5°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1887.

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What Jeffersonville stands on

Jeffersonville’s center stands about 460 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 410 ft to 510 ft, a difference of 100 ft: gently rolling country.

Jeffersonville, northwest to southeast Jeffersonville460 ftHigh point540 ftLittle Wabash Riverabout 390 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center460 ft
Within 3 miles410 to 510 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (100 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceMattoon Formation
Its ageLate Pennsylvanian, 304 to 307 million years old
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Jeffersonville’s year

Jeffersonville has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 90° in July; winter nights fall to about 24° in January. About 46 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 46.0 in
July, average90° / 68° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average41° / 24° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year46.0 in · wettest months: April and May
Hottest on record113°F · July 22, 1901
Coldest on record−23°F · January 19, 1994
Wettest day on record6.76 in · May 8, 1961
Snowiest day on record12.0 in · February 26, 1906
90° days a year44 · about 2 of them 100° or more
Nights at or below 32°99 · and 18 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropical · Köppen Cfa
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 19, to the last in spring, about April 12 (median dates)
2Highs of 90° and up · July 1 to Aug. 4; normal highs reach 90°
3Lows below freezing · Nov. 28 to March 3; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Jeffersonville normally reaches 57° and falls to 37°. The record high is 77°, in 1931; the record low 8°, in 1986. The most rain on this date, 4.89 in, fell in 1993.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1887 at 1 ENE Fairfield, 5 miles southeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,210 mito the Gulf of AmericaMartin Creek → Deer Creek → Elm → Little Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Jeffersonville reaches the Gulf of America by way of Martin Creek, Deer Creek, the Elm, the Little Wabash, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 1,210 river miles.

970 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.