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 >

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"