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 >

June 2020 was a pretty normal month. As a matter of fact, the average temperature for the month at Louisville's Bowman Field was exactly normal, which you don't see very often. Only two days had significant severe weather. The first was on the 10th when storms over the Blue Grass caused scattered wind damage. The other was on the 29th with tree damage widely scattered around central Kentucky.

The most significant event of the month was torrential rainfall that fell on parts of the area from the 27th to the 30th. Several waves of rainfall swept through the region, resulting in mostly minor flooding. However, on the 28th about half a foot of rain inundated Ohio County, leading to the declaration of a state of emergency and voluntary evacuations in Beaver Dam.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Rain	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	75.5°	+0.5°	5.03"	+0.83"
Frankfort	73.8°	+1.2°	3.88"	-0.21"
Lexington	72.1°	-0.6°	2.93"	-1.51"
Louisville Bowman	75.1°	0°	4.29"	+0.15"
Louisville International	76.8°	+1.2°	6.52"	+2.73"