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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 >

June Summary

July Summary

August Summary

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