Hurricane Isaias Approaching the Gulf Coast; Remnants of Rachel to Impact the Southwest U.S.

Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall along the U.S. northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday. A life-threatening storm surge is expected along the coast with damaging wind gusts extending well inland. Areas of heavy rainfall are forecast throughout much of the Southeast U.S. The remnants of Rachel will bring gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the Southwest U.S. this weekend. 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"