Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

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This was a fairly typical Ohio Valley summer: heat, humidity, and occasional thunderstorms. Where there were instances of local flooding and tree damage from storms, fortunately there were no tornadoes. The most impactful weather event of the season was a squall line on July 11 that brought severe winds to southern Indiana and north central Kentucky, including a measured 59 mph gust at Jeffersonville, Indiana. The remnants of Hurricane Laura traveled the length of Kentucky on August 28 but had little effect other than an inch or two of rain and isolated tree damage.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	78.3°	+1.2	17.27"	+5.64"
Frankfort	76.4°	+1.7	14.94"	+3.10"
Lexington	74.8°	+0.1	10.58"	-1.76"
Louisville Ali	79.0°	+1.2	17.11"	+5.76"
Louisville Bowman	77.5°	+0.7	16.01"	+4.39"

9th wettest summer on record at Louisville

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Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

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