Following a dry month of June and start to July, the tide has started to turn over recent weeks. In fact, over the past 21 days, data at the Ag Weather Center shows the state has averaged 3.57 inches, which is just over a half inch above normal. 1.39 of that 3.57-inch average fell this past week behind a couple rounds of storms, one coming early on Monday and the other on Wednesday evening. A large portion of Central and SE KY saw more than 2 inches. The one exception to the higher totals continues to be portions of Western Kentucky, which saw severe drought conditions expanded across the area in the latest update of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Outside of precipitation, heat was oppressive at times with highs peaking in the 90s several days throughout the week.
Temperatures for the period averaged 80 degrees across the state which was 3 degrees warmer than normal and 4 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 92 in the West to 87 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 3 degrees warmer than normal in the West to near normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 71 degrees in the West to 68 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 4 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 101 degrees at CADIZ 4SW and the extreme low was 60 degrees at CADIZ 4SW.
Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.39 inches statewide which was0.43 inches above normal and 145% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.74 inches, Central 1.93 inches, Bluegrass 0.99 inches and East 1.90 inches, which was -0.17, 0.95, 0.05 and 0.90 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at HINDMAN 5N to a high of 5.21 inches at BURKESVILLE 3W.
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