November 2019 Summary

The first three weeks of the month were colder than normal, with the coldest air mass moving in on the 12th and 13th when record lows and record cold highs were shattered. The front that ushered that cold air into the region brought the first measurable snow of the season to southern Indiana and central Kentucky. One to two inches fell across the area. Fortunately the snow fell during the overnight hours and ground temperatures were warm, so the impact was minor.

On the 27th powerful low pressure crossed the Great Lakes and induced wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph in the Ohio Valley. Louisville's Muhammad Ali and Lexington's Blue Grass airports both reported a peak gusts of 53 mph.

A band of heavy rain oriented from west to east moved eastward through southern Indiana and central Kentucky on the last day of the month, bringing over three inches of rain to some locations.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Snow	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	43.2°	-5.2°	6.39"	+2.17"	1.3"	+1.2"
Frankfort	40.8°	-5.2°	5.30"	+1.57"
Lexington	42.5°	-3.8°	5.73"	+2.20"	1.8"	+1.5"
Louisville Bowman	42.0°	-5.5°	5.16"	+1.55"
Louisville Muhammad Ali	43.0°	-5.7°	5.64"	+2.05"	1.0"	+0.9"

Records

1st: Snowfall of a trace at Louisville
11th: Snowfall of 1.2" at Bowling Green, snowfall of 1.6" at Lexington, snowfall of 0.9" at Louisville
12th: Low of 16° at Bowling Green, cold high of 28° at Bowling Green, snowfall of 0.1" at Bowling Green, snow depth of 1" at Bowling Green, low of 14° at Frankfort, cold high of 31° at Frankfort, snow depth of 2" at Lexington, cold high of 31° at Louisville, snow depth of 1" at Louisville
13th: Snow depth of 1" at Bowling Green, low of 12° at Frankfort, low of 12° at Lexington, snow depth of 1" at Lexington, low of 16° at Louisville, snow depth of a trace at Louisville
14th: Snow depth of a trace at Bowling Green
30th: Rainfall of 1.75" at Bowling Green, rainfall of 2.63" at Frankfort, rainfall of 2.63" at Lexington, rainfall of 3.01" at Louisville

7th coldest November on record at Frankfort
10th snowiest November on record at Bowling Green

NWS Louisville's Meteorologist-in-Charge John Gordon with Owlie Skywarn at KenTenn 2019 on the 16th.