The Bluegrass State saw a fairly dry week, averaging just under a third of an inch across the area. This rain fell on Wednesday and Thursday with the passage of a cold front. Coverage was scattered in nature, leading to some locations missing out and staying completely dry for the week. Looking at temperatures, the week opened with highs in the middle 80s to low 90s behind southerly flow and mostly sunny skies in place. Dewpoints in the mid-60s to around 70 led to a humid air mass in place. The tide shifted following the passage of the cold front mid-week. Cooler and drier air was ushered into the area by northwest flow, setting up a period of below normal temperatures to end the workweek. Low humidity continued into the weekend with highs back in the low to middle 80s by Sunday.
Temperatures for the period averaged 72 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees warmer than normal and 8 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 82 in the West to 83 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 1 degree cooler than normal in the West to 2 degrees warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 60 degrees in the West to 60 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from near normal in the West to 5 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 92 degrees at CAPE GIRARDEAU ASOS and the extreme low was 47 degrees at MCKEE 5S.
Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.31 inches statewide which was 0.79 inches below normal and 28% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.39 inches, Central 0.17 inches, Bluegrass 0.49 inches and East 0.18 inches, which was 0.68, 0.95, 0.59 and 0.93 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at BIG SANDY to a high of 2.61 inches at BENTON 4N.
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