Though June and July were rather stormy, the summer finished with a very quiet August. Overall, though, the summer was a wet one with Louisville and Frankfort ending up in the top five wettest summers on record. Temperatures tended to be near seasonal norms, though August was unusually cool.
Average Temperature | Departure from Normal | Rain | Departure from Normal | |
Bowling Green | 77.6° | +0.5° | 10.82" | -0.81" |
Frankfort | 74.2° | -0.5° | 20.24" | +8.40" |
Lexington | 74.2 | -0.5 | 17.50" | +5.16" |
Louisville Bowman | 76.6° | -0.2° | 19.05" | +7.43" |
Louisville International | 77.8° | 0° | 18.94" | +7.59" |
3rd wettest summer on record at Frankfort
5th wettest summer on record at Louisville
The remnants of Tropical Storm Bill swirled through the Ohio Valley June 20.