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...Wettest Calendar Year on Record at Lexington, Louisville, and Frankfort*...

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Snow	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	59.8°	+1.8°	54.93"	+5.04"	12.2"	+3.0"
Frankfort	57.1°	+1.8°	68.94"	+23.32"
Lexington	57.3°	+1.7°	71.98"	+26.81"	22.1"	+9.1"
Louisville Bowman	58.8°	+1.6°	65.42"	+19.88"
Louisville International	59.5°	+1.3°	68.83"	+23.92"	19.4"	+6.9"

6th warmest year on record at Louisville
7th warmest year on record at Bowling Green and Lexington

*Previous record wet years, all set in 2011: Lexington 66.35", Louisville 68.02", Frankfort 65.58"

Not only was this the wettest calendar year on record at Lexington and Frankfort, it was also those cities' wettest 12-month period (using calendar months) and wettest 365-day period on record. The wettest 12-month period (using calendar months) for Louisville is 73.72" April 1996-March 1997, and Louisville's wettest 365-day period is 75.54" March 19, 1996 - March 18, 1997. (All of the above as of December 31, 2018.)