Tropical Storm Arthur and Heavy Rainfall in the South; Severe Weather in the Midwest

An outbreak of severe thunderstorms is expected across portions of Illinois and Indiana tonight. Intense tornadoes, swaths of damaging gusts, and hail in excess of 2 inches in diameter possible. Tropical Storm Arthur will continue to produce strong winds across coastal Upper Texas and Louisiana tonight, as well as potentially life-threatening flooding across southern Louisiana into Mississippi. Read More >

With the exception of Frankfort in May, every climate site in central Kentucky was drier than normal for each of the three months of spring this year, resulting in a season that was about 2 to 5 inches drier than normal. Parts of the Louisville metro and also southern Kentucky, especially around Edmonton and Greensburg, received less than 70% of the normal amount of precipitation for spring. Fortunately we had a wet winter that helped to bolster groundwater levels, but by the end of May signs of dryness were beginning to appear.

March Summary

April Summary

May Summary

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Snow	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	59.9°	+1.2°	11.40"	-2.98"	5.1"
Frankfort	57.0°	+0.9°	12.55"	-1.82"
Lexington	57.4°	+1.6°	11.82"	-2.52"	5.5"	+2.5"
Louisville Ali	59.9°	+1.3°	10.04"	-4.54"	1.5"	-0.7"
Louisville Bowman	58.5°	+0.9°	10.53"	-3.69"