Winter 2021-22 Summary

Winter 2021-22 turned out to be one of our busiest winters in several years. It started with a couple of small tornadoes near Frankfort on December 6, followed less than a week later by the historic December 10-11 tornado outbreak that included a high-end EF-3 twister tearing directly through Bowling Green. The remainder of December was quieter, but we had our warmest Christmas on record with temperatures in the 70s.

2022 started with a bang as we endured a New Year's Day tornado event along with flooding rains. It was the warmest and wettest January 1 on record at several locations. This was followed just several days later by frigid cold and heavy snow, including over half a foot at Bowling Green and nearly ten inches at Lexington. Cold temperatures set in for the remainder of the month and it was Lexington's coldest January since 2014.

February was characterized by several rainy systems, one after another, leading to minor flooding. Wintry weather wasn't widespread, but we did have some snow and ice, particularly on the 3rd-4th and 24th. A strong winter system on the 17th brought us 50-60mph winds!

December Summary

January Summary

February Summary

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Snow	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	41.8°	+2.2°	15.27"	+3.21"	10.4"
Frankfort	38.8°	+2.2°	15.81"	+5.37"
Lexington	37.7°	+1.3°	17.53"	+6.27"	18.4"	+7.3"
Louisville Ali	40.7°	+2.5°	14.99"	+4.06"	8.0"	-2.8"
Louisville Bowman	39.7°	+2.3°	14.63"	+4.20"

Records

5th wettest winter on record at Lexington

Bowling Green tornado destruction December 11, 2021

Destruction on the north side of Bowling Green December 11. NWS drone