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Cold Front Moving Through the Northeast U.S. Monday; Atmospheric River to Impact the Pacific Northwest Midweek

A cold front will cross the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. through Monday with gusty winds and areas of rain showers. A strong atmospheric river is expected to move into the Pacific Northwest by midweek bringing a threat for moderate to heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and mountain snows for parts of Washington, Oregon, northern California, and the Sierra Nevada. Read More >

The first significant snow of the season arrived on the 5th as an upper level disturbance swept overhead while surface temperatures were in the teens and 20s. One to three inches of snow accumulated.

A few days later, temperatures warmed significantly and stayed warm for much of the rest of the month. Bowling Green got to 71 and Louisville hit 70 degrees on the 12th, and temperatures throughout the region peaked in the 60s each day from the 20th to 22nd. Despite the abnormally warm temperatures, there was no severe weather in southern Indiana or central Kentucky. The closest we came was when a few trees were blown down in non-thunderstorm winds on the 10th.

 

  Average Temperature Departure from Normal Precipitation Departure from Normal Snowfall Departure from Normal
Bowling Green 44.2° +8.5° 4.16" +0.55" 0.7" -2.6"
Frankfort 40.3° +7.8° 3.94" +0.68"    
Lexington 40.2° +7.3° 4.71" +1.51" 3.3" -0.6"
Louisville Bowman 41.1° +6.6° 4.24" +0.86"    
Louisville International 41.6° +6.7° 4.21" +0.97" 2.6" -1.1"

 

Records

17th: record high of 67° at Lexington
20th: record warm low of 56° at Bowling Green

7th warmest January on record at Bowling Green and Louisville