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 June and July were rather stormy, the summer finished with a very quiet August. Overall, though, the summer was a wet one with Louisville and Frankfort ending up in the top five wettest summers on record. Temperatures tended to be near seasonal norms, though August was unusually cool.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Rain	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	77.6°	+0.5°	10.82"	-0.81"
Frankfort	74.2°	-0.5°	20.24"	+8.40"
Lexington	74.2	-0.5	17.50"	+5.16"
Louisville Bowman	76.6°	-0.2°	19.05"	+7.43"
Louisville International	77.8°	0°	18.94"	+7.59"