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 >

Though the month started off with a cool snap as temperatures dipped into the 20s on the 2nd, that quickly turned around by the following week as high pressure over the East Coast pumped very warm air northward into the Ohio Valley. Readings in the 80s were recorded on three consecutive days from the 8th to the 10th. Only once before had Louisville experienced three consecutive 80° days in November (in 2003). The warmth ended when a strong storm system swept through the region on the 11th, though no severe weather occurred. Just a few days later, on the 14th-15th, another strong autumn system rolled into southern Indiana and central Kentucky and caused wind gusts of 50-60 mph.

After the mini heat wave temperatures hovered around normal for the remainder of the month.

To finish things off, low pressure advancing from the Gulf of Mexico to the mid-Atlantic brought light snows to the region from the 30th into December 1. Amounts of 1 to 3 inches were reported in the Blue Grass, with almost none west of I-65.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Snowfall	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	51.5°	+3.1°	1.89"	-2.33"	T	-0.1"
Frankfort	49.7°	+3.7°	2.34"	-1.39"
Lexington	48.4°	+2.1°	2.31"	-1.22"	2.3"	+2.0"
Louisville Ali	52.9°	+4.2°	2.67"	-0.92"	0.1"	0
Louisville Bowman	51.1°	+3.6°	2.90"	-0.71"

Records

5th: Rainfall of 1.94" at Frankfort
8th: High of 82° at Bowling Green, high of 80° at Frankfort, high of 77° at Lexington, high of 82° at Louisville
9th: High of 81° at Bowling Green, high of 81° at Frankfort, high of 78° at Lexington, high of 82° at Louisville
10th: High of 81° at Frankfort, high of 77° at Lexington, low of 57° at Lexington, high of 80° at Louisville, low of 62° at Louisville
30th: Snowfall of 2.3" at Lexington