Below normal temperatures and low humidity were the common theme over the first half of the week with northerly flow and stubborn cloud cover in place. Highs struggled in the upper 70s to middle 80s for most. Temperatures returned to seasonable levels over the second half, along with rain returning to the region. Coverage was sparse through Saturday, before increasing on Sunday. Some storms led to bouts of heavy rainfall and localized flooding across Central KY. Outside of Central Kentucky though, significant accumulations were hit and miss. Overall, the state only averaged 0.44 inches for the week.
Temperatures for the period averaged 73 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees cooler than normal and 2 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 83 in the West to 81 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 5 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 5 degrees cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 65 degrees in the West to 64 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 1 degree cooler than normal in the West to 2 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 90 degrees at BOWLING GREEN APT and the extreme low was 55 degrees at MONTICELLO AWOS.
Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.44 inches statewide which was 0.42 inches below normal and 51% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.37 inches, Central 0.80 inches, Bluegrass 0.38 inches and East 0.20 inches, which was 0.41, 0.06, 0.49 and 0.73 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at BOONEVILLE 2S to a high of 2.50 inches at COLUMBIA 3N.
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