Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Montana into portions of the central/southern Plains this weekend. A heatwave will build in the Desert Southwest, in parts of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. Read More >

Very little severe weather was observed this month, with damage reports restricted to isolated instances of trees blown down in locally strong storms. The remnants of Hurricane Laura traveled the length of Kentucky on the 28th, but just knocked down some trees in Russellville and brought less than two inches of rain to the region. There were no significant hot or cold spells; no daily average temperature during the month was more than 8 degrees away from normal at any of the climate observation sites.

Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms kept humidity levels high and vegetation green.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	77.7°	+0.2°	6.64"	+3.31"
Frankfort	75.7°	+0.5°	7.63"	+4.27"
Lexington	74.1°	-1.2°	3.57"	+0.32"
Louisville Ali	77.9°	-0.5°	5.56"	+2.23"
Louisville Bowman	76.7°	-0.8°	4.97"	+1.66"