September 2023 Climate Review:
After a very active July and August, the weather during September calmed down considerably. In fact, there were only 15 warnings issued the entire month, including 12 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and 3 Flash Flood Warnings. The month started off cooler than normal on the 1st, but quickly warmed to above normal as temperatures reached the 90-degree mark ahead of an approaching cold front. That front brought some shower and thunderstorm activity to the region on the 5th and 6th. In the wake of the front, a prolonged period of below normal temperatures persisted through the middle of the month as an upper-level trough prevailed over the eastern U.S. Spotty light precipitation was observed with a couple of frontal passages on the 12th and 17th-18th. Temperatures eventually returned to the warmer side of normal during the latter third of the month, with many locations some 10 to 15 degrees above normal by the last 5 days of September. September 27th-28th brought the bulk of severe weather for the month, with scattered reports of large hail and a few wind damage reports. In the end, the month finished about 1 to 2 degrees above normal, while precipitation was 1 to 3 inches below normal. The main exception was the southern Pennyrile region of western Kentucky, where as much as 2 to 5 inches fell the night of the 27th into the morning of the 28th.
| September 2023 Review: Precipitation and Temperature Maps (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Climate Maps are from the Northeast Regional Climate Center |
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