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Severe Thunderstorm Threat From the Central Plains to the Northeast; Extreme HeatRisk for the East Coast

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from the central Plains to the Northeast through this evening. Widespread damaging winds are the primary threat but hail and a tornado or two is also possible. Extremely dangerous heat continues across the Eastern U.S. Warm overnight low temperatures will provide little to no relief. Read More >

June Summary

July Summary

August Summary

The summer started off very wet, then around Independence Day the tap shut off and we entered a dry period through much of August. The drying conditions also led to much warmer temperatures in the second half of the summer compared to the first half.

  Average Temperature Departure from Normal Precipitation Departure from Normal
Bowling Green 77.9° +0.8° 18.11" +6.48"
Frankfort 76.0° +1.3° 13.56" +1.72"
Lexington 76.4° +1.7° 13.14" +0.80"
Louisville Bowman 77.2° +0.4° 14.45" +2.83"
Louisville Muhammad Ali 79.0° +1.2° 11.81" +0.46"

 

A pleasant day in downtown La Grange, Kentucky, on July 28.