Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Montana into portions of the central/southern Plains this weekend. A heatwave will build in the Desert Southwest, in parts of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. Read More >

While much of the region was a patchwork of above- and below-normal rainfall this summer thanks to spotty thunderstorm activity, areas east of a New Castle to Harrodsburg line, and throughout the Blue Grass region, were much wetter than normal. Frankfort had their fourth wettest summer on record, including nearly 4" on August 19 alone. On the night of June 18-19 three to seven inches of rain fell in the Madison, Indiana area, resulting in significant flooding. On July 29-30 torrential rains repeatedly moved through Nicholas County and produced deadly flooding in Carlisle. Finally, on August 30 thunderstorms ahead of a cold front produced flooding in southern Indiana, resulting in a few water rescues and a flooded school.

June Summary

July Summary

August Summary

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	78.7°	+0.6°	13.17"	+0.49"
Frankfort	76.2°	+0.5°	20.22"	+8.04"
Lexington	74.3°	-1.0°	19.02"	+5.23"
Louisville Ali	79.5°	+1.1°	12.92"	+0.89"
Louisville Bowman	78.0°	+0.8°	10.26"	-2.51"