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Hurricane Isaias Approaching the Gulf Coast; Remnants of Rachel to Impact the Southwest U.S.

Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall along the U.S. northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday. A life-threatening storm surge is expected along the coast with damaging wind gusts extending well inland. Areas of heavy rainfall are forecast throughout much of the Southeast U.S. The remnants of Rachel will bring gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the Southwest U.S. this weekend. Read More >

June Summary

July Summary

August Summary

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.