Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

The first half of the month was very quiet, but then we experienced severe weather on eight of the final 14 days of the month mostly in the form of scattered wind damage. A small tornado struck near Troy, Indiana in Perry County on the 19th.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Rainfall	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	77.3°	+2.3°	3.11"	-1.09"
Frankfort	74.4°	+1.5°	6.21"	+2.12"
Lexington	73.7°	+1.0°	5.64"	+1.20"
Louisville Bowman	76.3°	+1.2°	7.56"	+3.42"
Louisville International	77.3°	+1.8°	6.82"	+3.03"

Records

1st: Cold high of 62° at Frankfort
2nd: Cold high of 62° at Frankfort
13th: Warm low of 72° at Frankfort
14th: Warm low of 73° at Frankfort, warm low of 77° at Louisville
15th: Warm low of 74° at Bowling Green, warm low of 71° at Frankfort, warm low of 72° at Lexington, warm low of 78° at Louisville
16th: Warm low of 74° at Bowling Green, warm low of 72° at Frankfort
20th: Rainfall of 1.80" at Lexington
23rd: Warm low of 77° at Bowling Green