Another Round of Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow in California; Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast

Another round of heavy rainfall will renew concerns for additional flash flooding and landslides in southern California around burn scars and coastal mountain ranges. A low pressure system is bringing enhanced snowfall downwind from the lower Great Lakes into the Northeast mountain ranges. Above average temperatures will challenge or break daily record high temperatures across the southern Plains. Read More >

In keeping with what we typically see during a La Niña winter, January 2021 was warmer and wetter than normal.

There were two main snows during the month. One was on the 16th when a weak system had just enough moisture associated with it to produce one to three inches of snow, primarily from southern Kentucky into the Blue Grass area. The other snow-maker happened on the 27th as low pressure moved by to our southeast. Two to four inches of snow fell from southern Indiana to eastern Kentucky.

All climate sites set daily record rainfall amounts on the 25th in conjunction with a slow-moving warm front over the Tennessee Valley. Liberty, KY received over three inches of rain.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Snow	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	38.7°	+3.0°	4.02"	+0.41"	1.1"	-2.2"
Frankfort	35.3°	+2.8°	4.09"	+0.83"
Lexington	33.8°	+0.9°	4.78"	+1.58"	6.3"	+2.4"
Louisville Ali	36.5°	+1.6°	3.87"	+0.63"	5.7"	+2.0"
Louisville Bowman	36.1°	+1.6°	3.83"	+0.45"