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 >

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.

September Summary

October Summary

November Summary

	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"