Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Heat Continues in the West

Strong to severe thunderstorms may bring areas of excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the southern Plains today through Friday. Hot to dangerously hot temperatures are forecast across portions of the Pacific Northwest and southern Great Basin today. Gusty winds, dry, and hot conditions will bring critical fire weather to parts of central Washington state today. Read More >

Sparse severe weather led to another relatively quiet spring this year. We did record four tornadoes, but all were weak and short-lived. On the other side of the coin, we experienced an unusual late season snow on April 20-21 when two inches fell on parts of central Kentucky during the overnight hours.

March Summary

April Summary

May Summary

	Average temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Snow	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	58.1°	-0.6°	12.97"	-1.41"	0.2"
Frankfort	55.5°	-0.6°	10.45"	-3.92"
Lexington	53.9°	-1.9°	12.22"	-2.12"	0.9"	-2.1"
Louisville Ali	58.9°	+0.3°	11.71"	-2.87"	1.8"	-0.4"
Louisville Bowman	57.2°	-0.4°	11.55"	-2.67"