Heat Wave Continues; Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain

Prolonged and intense heat wave continues into Friday with relief expected by this weekend. Extreme Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories remain in effect for portions of the Ohio Valley and the Southeast. Unsettled weather could produce severe weather and excessive rainfall for parts of the Central and Eastern U.S. Read More >

The first half of the month was very quiet, but then we experienced severe weather on eight of the final 14 days of the month mostly in the form of scattered wind damage. A small tornado struck near Troy, Indiana in Perry County on the 19th.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Rainfall	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	77.3°	+2.3°	3.11"	-1.09"
Frankfort	74.4°	+1.5°	6.21"	+2.12"
Lexington	73.7°	+1.0°	5.64"	+1.20"
Louisville Bowman	76.3°	+1.2°	7.56"	+3.42"
Louisville International	77.3°	+1.8°	6.82"	+3.03"

Records

1st: Cold high of 62° at Frankfort
2nd: Cold high of 62° at Frankfort
13th: Warm low of 72° at Frankfort
14th: Warm low of 73° at Frankfort, warm low of 77° at Louisville
15th: Warm low of 74° at Bowling Green, warm low of 71° at Frankfort, warm low of 72° at Lexington, warm low of 78° at Louisville
16th: Warm low of 74° at Bowling Green, warm low of 72° at Frankfort
20th: Rainfall of 1.80" at Lexington
23rd: Warm low of 77° at Bowling Green

The sun rising above morning fog enshrouding the campus of Eastern Kentucky University on the 7th.

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Heat Wave Continues; Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain

June 2015 Summary