Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

March Summary

April Summary

May Summary

This spring was a quiet one, with just some minor sporadic severe weather and few significant temperature or precipitation extremes. There were only two tornadoes: one on March 14 north of Salem, Indiana, and another on April 12 near La Grange, Kentucky.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Snow	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	59.0°	+1.5°	10.46"	-3.90"	Trace	-1.3"
Frankfort	56.6°	+1.9°	15.13"	+2.21"
Lexington	57.0°	+2.0°	11.63"	-1.30"	3.3"	+1.6"
Louisville Bowman	56.6°	-0.2°	16.94"	+3.58"
Louisville International	59.1°	+1.5°	14.97"	+1.52"	2.6"	+1.1"