Drought was the primary weather factor this fall, with widespread moderate and severe drought covering southern Indiana and central Kentucky from mid-October through the end of the season. All five climate sites (listed in the table below) had below normal precipitation for each of the three fall months. Wildfires became a problem in Kentucky. Ranchers and farmers had to dip into hay reserves to feed their stock when pastures dried up. The Rolling Fork river at Boston, KY, fell to within inches of its all-time record low stage. Herrington Lake released so much water, to keep downstream water levels up, that its docks became unusable.
Average Temperature | Departure from Normal | Precipitation | Departure from Normal | Snowfall | Departure from Normal | |
Bowling Green | 59.7° | -0.2° | 6.34" | -4.66" | T | |
Frankfort | 56.6° | -1.0° | 6.07" | -4.28" | ||
Lexington | 57.9° | +0.2° | 4.56" | -5.89" | 0.3" | -0.1" |
Louisville Ali | 60.0° | -0.3° | 5.32" | -5.48" | 1.5" | +1.1" |
Louisville Bowman | 58.0° | -0.8° | 4.20" | -6.50" |
Rainbow over the Kennedy and Lincoln Bridges on September 5 in Louisville.