Most everyone across Kentucky didn't see a drop of rain last week, continuing our dry trend over recent weeks. In fact, this marked the fourth straight week that the state average has ran well below normal. Over the past 30 days, data at the Ag Weather Center shows Kentucky has only averaged 0.68 inches. The large majority of the state is running 2-3+ inches below normal over that time frame. Nearly 66% of the Commonwealth is now considered abnormally dry in the latest update of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Outside of precipitation, temperatures remained cool for this time of year. Frost advisories and freeze warnings were issued over the weekend as lows dipped into the low to middle 30s. Some even hit the middle to upper 20s.
Temperatures for the period averaged 55 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees cooler than normal and 2 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 74 in the West to 67 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 1 degree cooler than normal in the West to 6 degrees cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 42 degrees in the West to 41 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 8 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 6 degrees cooler than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 84 degrees at CINCINNATI and the extreme low was 25 degrees at BURKESVILLE 3W.
Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.00 inches statewide which was 0.79 inches below normal and 0% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.00 inches, Central 0.00 inches, Bluegrass 0.00 inches and East 0.00 inches, which was 0.82, 0.83, 0.74 and 0.79 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at ALBANY 1N to a high of 0.02 inches at PIKEVILLE 13S.
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