Kentucky saw a couple rounds of much welcomed rainfall, one Tuesday/Tuesday night and the other on Sunday. Overall, Western and Central Kentucky were the big winners with many seeing more than inch. Totals diminished to the east, but most still exceeded a half inch. This was the first significant rainfall the state had seen in over a month. Even with this week's rainfall, the state is still running roughly two inches below normal over the past 30 days and 3.5 over the past 60. Prior to the rainfall, the U.S. Drought Monitor further expanded drought conditions across Kentucky, now covering over 82% of the area.
Temperatures for the period averaged 57 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees warmer than normal and 6 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 69 in the West to 69 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 1 degree warmer than normal in the West to 2 degrees warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 48 degrees in the West to 44 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 4 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 82 degrees at PADUCAH ASOS and the extreme low was 29 degrees at BRANDENBURG 4SW.
Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.75 inches statewide which was normal for this time of year. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 1.26 inches, Central 0.92 inches, Bluegrass 0.54 inches and East 0.27 inches, which was 0.42, 0.15, -0.14 and -0.43 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.05 inches at PIKEVILLE 13S to a high of 1.73 inches at MORGANFIELD 4E.
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