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 >

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The summer started off very wet, then around Independence Day the tap shut off and we entered a dry period through much of August. The drying conditions also led to much warmer temperatures in the second half of the summer compared to the first half.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	77.9°	+0.8°	18.11"	+6.48"
Frankfort	76.0°	+1.3°	13.56"	+1.72"
Lexington	76.4°	+1.7°	13.14"	+0.80"
Louisville Bowman	77.2°	+0.4°	14.45"	+2.83"
Louisville Muhammad Ali	79.0°	+1.2°	11.81"	+0.46"

A pleasant day in downtown La Grange, Kentucky, on July 28.

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

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