Summary of recent records broken or tied

Excessive Rainfall and Significant Flooding in the Upper Midwest This Weekend

Heavy to excessive rainfall is expected over the weekend across eastern Iowa, northern Missouri, northwest Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Numerous flash floods, some with significant impacts, are expected in these areas. Heaviest rainfall will occur overnight Saturday and Sunday, so be sure to have multiple ways to receive warnings. Read More >

...SUMMARY OF RECENT RECORDS... The first week and a half of October has been one for the record books, with persistently very warm temperatures and some locally heavy rain. Below is a summary of the records that were broken or tied. Louisville... October 2: new record warm low of 73 October 5: tied record high of 92 October 7: tied record warm low of 70 October 8: new record warm low of 72 October 9: new record warm low of 72 October 10: tied record warm low of 71 Lexington... October 2: tied record warm low of 69 October 4: tied record warm low of 70, record rainfall of 3.42" October 5: tied record warm low of 71 which also tied the all-time record warm low for the month of October October 7: new record warm low of 70 October 8: new record warm low of 70 October 9: new record warm low of 70 October 10: new record warm low of 70 Bowling Green... October 8: tied record warm low of 66 October 10: tied record warm low of 70 Frankfort... October 2: new record warm low of 70 October 6: new record warm low of 68 October 8: new record warm low of 68