Kentucky Weather Summary -- 2013:
By:  Tom Priddy
     UK Ag. Weather Center
     
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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period December 23 to December 29, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall:

A very large temperature swing from the previous week's mild conditions
occurred. The first half of the workweek was the coldest with morning
low temperatures in the teens on Tuesday and Wednesday. A warming trend
elevated the temperatures for the end of the workweek and weekend. Rain,
and mix precitition occurred at the beginning and end of the period.
The east received the greater amounts and was near normal for rainfall
and west, central and Bluegrass areas were below normal for precipitation.

Temperatures for the period averaged 34 degrees across the state which was 2 
degrees cooler than normal and 14 degrees cooler than the previous period. High 
temperatures averaged from 43 in the West to 45 in the East. Departure from 
normal high temperatures ranged from 2 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 
1 degree cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 24 
degrees in the West to 26 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low 
temperature ranged from 3 degrees cooler than normal in the West to near normal 
in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 57 degrees at 
JACKSON 3SE and the extreme low was 10 degrees at PAINTSVILLE 4W.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.68 inches statewide which was 
0.26 inches below normal and 73% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate 
division, West 0.39 inches, Central 0.69 inches, Bluegrass 0.63 inches and East 
0.99 inches, which was -0.60, -0.33, -0.20 and 0.08 inches respectively from 
normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.14 inches at 
MORGANFIELD 4E to a high of 1.32 inches at PIKEVILLE 13S. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20131223 to 20131229(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             43   -2   24   -3   34   -2   0.39  -0.60   39   54   11
CENTRAL(CD2)          43   -1   25   -2   34   -2   0.69  -0.33   68   52   14
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        41   -2   26    0   34    0   0.63  -0.20   76   52   12
EAST(CD4)             45   -1   26    0   36    0   0.99   0.08  109   57   10
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STATE                 43   -2   25   -2   34   -2   0.68  -0.26   73   57   10


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Kentucky Climate Summary 
For the Period December 16 to December 22, 2013

Well Above Normal Temperatures and Precipitation

Warm temperatures made it feel more like fall this past period, but a very active 
pattern resulted in an exceptionally wet weekend. After a cool start to the work 
week, temperatures increased each day through the first half of the weekend. 
Temperatures by Friday and Saturday were well into the 60s with some locations even 
hitting 70. Paintsville owned the highest reading at 75 degrees. Much of the work 
week consisted of mostly dry conditions until the pattern changed dramatically 
Thursday night and heading into the weekend as a cold front stalled just north and 
west of the state. Multiple waves of low pressure rode along this boundary and 
resulted in an unseasonable, prolonged period of rainfall. Widespread showers 
brought extremely high rainfall totals, especially in western portions of the 
Commonwealth. Some locations recorded more than 4 inches in a 24 hour period, which 
is normally only seen once every 5 years. Overall, the state averaged 1.94 inches 
for the weekend, which was over an inch and a half above normal. In addition to the 
heavy rainfall, an unstable atmosphere Saturday night produced a line of storms 
pushing through the state. Damaging winds were reported across the area with even a 
weak, isolated tornado in Taylor County. Some wind gusts were even recorded at 
around 70 mph. 

Temperatures for the period averaged 48 degrees across the state which was 11 degrees 
warmer than normal and 16 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 56 in the West to 58 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 9 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 10 degrees 
warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 39 degrees in the 
West to 40 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 10 
degrees warmer than normal in the West to 13 degrees warmer than normal in the 
East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 76 degrees at LOUISA 1S and the 
extreme low was 17 degrees at MONTICELLO AWOS.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.95 inches statewide which was 0.98 
inches above normal and 201% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 2.88 inches, Central 1.78 inches, Bluegrass 1.82 inches and East 1.33 inches, 
which was 1.81, 0.72, 0.98 and 0.41 inches above normal. By station, precipitation 
totals ranged from a low of 0.70 inches at BIG SANDY to a high of 5.45 
inches at PADUCAH ASOS. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20131216 to 20131222(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             56    9   39   10   48   10   2.88   1.81  269   72   19
CENTRAL(CD2)          56   10   40   12   48   11   1.78   0.72  168   70   18
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        53    8   39   12   46   10   1.82   0.98  217   71   21
EAST(CD4)             58   10   40   13   49   12   1.33   0.41  145   76   17
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STATE                 56   10   40   12   48   11   1.95   0.98  201   76   17


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Kentucky Climate Summary 
For the Period December 9 to December 15, 2013

Below normal temperatures and precipitation:

Very cool temperatures and a couple more rounds of wintry weather topped the 
headlines this past period. The work week started off with an upper level disturbance 
dropping snowfall across the Commonwealth Tuesday. Most areas in eastern portions of 
the state had snowfall accumulations ranging from a half to 2 inches. A reinforcing 
cold front on Wednesday was then followed by Arctic high pressure pushing into the 
region for the second half of the work week. Areas mainly in the northern portions of 
the state had more snow-cover and resulted in much cooler temperatures compared to 
southern Kentucky. Temperatures Wednesday night dropped into the single digits and 
lower teens for much of the state. Henderson even got down to a low of -1 degree. 
Wind chill values dropped well into the single digits, approaching 0 at times, which 
pushed the livestock cold stress index into the emergency category. The work week 
then ended with a low pressure system heading northeastward into the Ohio Valley. 
This system ended up producing a wintry mix across the Bluegrass State Friday night 
and into Saturday. Much of the eastern half of the state saw at least a quarter inch 
of precipitation.

Temperatures for the period averaged 31 degrees across the state which was 8 degrees 
cooler than normal and 12 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 37 in the West to 41 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 12 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 8 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 23 degrees in the 
West to 26 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 7 
degrees cooler than normal in the West to 2 degrees cooler than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 53 degrees at BARBOURVILLE 3E and the 
extreme low was -1 degree at HENDERSON 5E.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.70 inches statewide which was 0.34 
inches below normal and 68% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.75 inches, Central 0.65 inches, Bluegrass 0.63 inches and East 0.79 inches, which 
was 0.37, 0.48, 0.28 and 0.19 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.42 inches at FORT CAMPBELL to a high of 1.47 inches at PIKEVILLE 13S. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20131209 to 20131215(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             37  -12   23   -7   30  -10   0.75  -0.37   67   49   -1
CENTRAL(CD2)          38  -10   24   -6   31   -8   0.65  -0.48   58   51    9
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        36  -11   23   -6   29   -9   0.63  -0.28   69   48    3
EAST(CD4)             41   -8   26   -2   34   -5   0.79  -0.19   81   53   13
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STATE                 38  -10   24   -5   31   -8   0.70  -0.34   68   53   -1


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period December 2 to December 8, 2013

Above normal temperatures and above normal rainfall:

Two winter storms controlled Kentucky last week as copious rain, snow 
and ice were the rule during the latter half of the workweek. The 
first half of the week was mostly dry and very mild with temperatures 
in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees on Wednesday. The first storm 
crossed the Ohio Valley on Dec. 5-6* with most of the snow in the west 
and along the Ohio River and freezing rain and sleet south of that 
location and into central Kentucky. And if that was not enough, on Dec 
7-8,  a second storm from the south provided rain, snow, freezing rain 
and sleet to the state.

Temperatures for the period averaged 43 degrees across the state which 
was 2 degrees warmer than normal and 10 degrees warmer than the 
previous period.  High temperatures averaged from 50 in the West to 51 
in the East.  Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 1 
degree cooler than normal  in the West to 1 degree cooler than normal 
in the East.  Low temperatures averaged from 34 degrees in the West to 
39 degrees in the East.  Departure from normal low temperature ranged 
from 1 degree warmer than normal in the West to 9 degrees warmer than 
normal   in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 
75 degrees at FORT CAMPBELL and the extreme low was 8 degrees at 
MORGANFIELD 4E.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 2.53 inches statewide 
which was 1.45 inches above normal and 234% of normal. Precipitation 
totals by climate division, West 1.73 inches, Central 2.61 inches, 
Bluegrass 2.35 inches and East 3.44 inches, which was 0.49, 1.45, 1.43 
and 2.43 inches above normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged 
from a low of 1.02 inches at HENDERSON 5E to a high of 4.20 inches at 
WHITLEY CITY 3N. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20131202 to 20131208(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             50   -1   34    1   42    0   1.73   0.49  140   75    8
CENTRAL(CD2)          51    0   36    4   44    3   2.61   1.45  225   74   19
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        48   -1   34    3   41    1   2.35   1.43  255   69   17
EAST(CD4)             51   -1   39    9   45    4   3.44   2.43  341   75   22
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STATE                 50   -1   36    4   43    2   2.53   1.45  234   75    8

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More on the Dec 5-6 storm <a href="http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/?n=dec6_2013">here.</a> and <a href="http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=pah&storyid=98665&source=0">here</a><BR>
More on the Dec 7-8 storm <a href="http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lmk&storyid=98724&source=0">here.</a>


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period November 25 to December 1, 2013

Well Below Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Precipitation:

The Commonwealth got an early look at winter this past period with very cold 
temperatures in place and even some snowfall. The work week started off with 
unsettled conditions as low pressure passed southeast of the state. A wintery mix 
Monday transitioned to an all-snow event by Tuesday night. Snowfall was mainly 
confined to eastern and Bluegrass portions of the state with most getting between 0.5 
to 2 inches. High pressure of arctic origin then slid into the Commonwealth 
Wednesday. Highs stayed well below normal with temperatures only getting into the 
upper 20s to low 30s during the day before plummeting into the teens that night. 
Clearing skies then gave way to a very cool Thanksgiving Day with highs only in the 
30s. One inch of snow was still on the ground at the National Weather Service in 
Jackson and resulted in the greatest snow depth ever recorded for this station on the 
holiday. Southerly flow then commenced on Saturday as high pressure shifted east. 
This brought a bit of a warming trend, but average temperatures for the week remained 
very cool. The state was on average 9 degrees below normal, which made for the 6th 
week out of the past 7 that the Commonwealth has seen below normal temperatures.

Temperatures for the period averaged 34 degrees across the state which was 9 degrees 
cooler than normal and 8 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 45 in the West to 43 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 9 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 11 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 26 degrees in the 
West to 24 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 9 
degrees cooler than normal in the West to 7 degrees cooler than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 58 degrees at BURKESVILLE 3W and the 
extreme low was 11 degrees at CARLISLE 5SW.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.52 inches statewide which was 0.55 
inches below normal and 49% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.28 inches, Central 0.30 inches, Bluegrass 0.33 inches and East 1.16 inches, which 
was -0.97, -0.83, -0.57 and 0.16 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.01 inches at HENDERSON 5E to a high of 
2.14 inches at PIKEVILLE 13S.

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20131125 to 20131201(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             45   -9   26   -9   35   -9   0.28  -0.97   22   58   11
CENTRAL(CD2)          44   -9   25   -9   35   -9   0.30  -0.83   27   58   12
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        41  -11   24   -9   33   -9   0.33  -0.57   37   55   11
EAST(CD4)             43  -11   24   -7   34   -9   1.16   0.16  116   58   11
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STATE                 43  -10   25   -8   34   -9   0.52  -0.55   49   58   11


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Kentucky Climate Summary 
For the Period November 18 to November 24, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Precipitation:

Dry conditions returned to the Bluegrass State this past period. Surface high 
pressure was dominant through the early stages of the work week with clear skies 
evident on a daily basis. Highs generally stayed in the upper 40s to mid 50s with 
lows dropping into the upper 20s to low 30s. Clouds then began to increase Wednesday 
night ahead of an approaching cold front. While rainfall was mostly confined to 
northern portions of the state later in the day on Thursday, coverage became more 
widespread on Friday. Rainfall totals ranged mostly between a quarter and half inch 
across the state. Strong, Arctic high pressure then moved in for the weekend. High 
temperatures on Saturday only made it into the upper 30s to mid 40s behind breezy 
northwesterly flow. Many awoke to temperatures in the upper teens to low 20s Sunday 
morning before only rising into the 30s during the day. This helped push the 
Bluegrass State to a third straight week of below normal temperatures.  

Temperatures for the period averaged 42 degrees across the state which was 3 degrees 
cooler than normal and 4 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 52 in the West to 51 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 4 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 5 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 34 degrees in the 
West to 34 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 
degrees cooler than normal in the West to 1 degree warmer than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 68 degrees at HINDMAN 5N and the 
extreme low was 11 degrees at PIKEVILLE 13S.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.53 inches statewide which was 0.47 
inches below normal and 53% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.45 inches, Central 0.59 inches, Bluegrass 0.37 inches and East 0.72 inches, which 
was 0.7, 0.47, 0.5 and 0.19 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.04 inches at OWENSBORO AWSS to a high of 1.27 inches at ALBANY 1N. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20131118 to 20131124(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             52   -4   34   -3   43   -3   0.45  -0.70   39   67   16
CENTRAL(CD2)          51   -4   34   -2   43   -3   0.59  -0.47   56   65   16
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        48   -6   33   -2   41   -3   0.37  -0.50   43   63   13
EAST(CD4)             51   -5   34    1   43   -1   0.72  -0.19   79   68   11
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STATE                 50   -5   34   -1   42   -3   0.53  -0.47   53   68   11


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period November 11 to November 17, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Above Normal Rainfall:

This past period provided a little bit of everything when it came to weather 
conditions with snow, severe weather, and both cold and warm temperatures seen 
throughout the week. An arctic cold front dove through the Commonwealth Monday night 
and into Tuesday. Precipitation started out as rain, but slowly transitioned to snow 
through the overnight as temperatures became sub-freezing. Surface high pressure 
then moved into the area for the midsection of the work week. Most locations 
struggled to hit 40 on Tuesday before dropping into the upper teens to low 20s that 
night. After another very cool day on Wednesday, breezy southerly flow started 
ushering in much warmer air for the remainder of the week. Temperatures by Sunday 
were hovering in the mid 60s to around 70. An upper level disturbance brought a light 
rainfall event to the Bluegrass State on Friday, but Sunday had a much more 
significant impact. A very strong storm system dragged a cold front through the 
area with damaging winds and even some isolated tornadoes as the primary hazards. 
Combined with another batch of rainfall earlier in the morning, the Commonwealth 
averaged just under an inch. 

Temperatures for the period averaged 46 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees 
cooler than normal and 2 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 57 in the West to 57 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 3 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 3 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 37 degrees in the 
West to 33 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 
degrees cooler than normal in the West to 2 degrees cooler than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 71 degrees at JACKSON 3SE and the 
extreme low was 14 degrees at MONTICELLO AWOS.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.08 inches statewide which was 0.19 
inches above normal and 121% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 1.09 inches, Central 1.35 inches, Bluegrass 1.39 inches and East 0.50 inches, 
which was 0.03, 0.42, 0.62 and -0.31 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.18 inches at MONTICELLO AWOS to a high of 
2.82 inches at LOUISVILLE APT. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20131111 to 20131117(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             57   -3   37   -2   47   -2   1.09   0.03  103   71   16
CENTRAL(CD2)          57   -2   35   -3   46   -2   1.35   0.42  145   68   17
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        54   -3   34   -3   44   -3   1.39   0.62  181   67   16
EAST(CD4)             57   -3   33   -2   45   -2   0.50  -0.31   62   71   14
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STATE                 56   -3   35   -2   46   -2   1.08   0.19  121   71   14


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period November 4 to November 10, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Rainfall:

Dry conditions were in control across the state for much of this past period. High 
pressure sitting over southeastern portions of the US kept the Commonwealth warm and 
dry for the first half of the work week behind breezy southerly flow. Temperatures 
warmed to around normal by Tuesday with highs in the low to mid 60s. A cold front 
then swept through the region on Wednesday with winds ahead of the boundary becoming 
quite breezy. Wind speeds of 20 mph with gusts around 30 were common.  The front 
passed through the region during the afternoon and evening hours with rainfall totals 
between a quarter and half inch. This ended up being the only rainfall event for the 
week. Out of the past 10 weeks, this period marked the 7th time the state has seen 
below normal rainfall. High pressure then moved in for the remainder of the period 
with clear skies and highs hovering in the 50s.

Temperatures for the period averaged 50 degrees across the state which was 1 degree 
cooler than normal and 6 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 61 in the West to 61 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 2 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 2 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 40 degrees in the 
West to 37 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 1 
degree cooler than normal in the West to near normal in the East. The 
extreme high temperature for the period was 77 degrees at LOUISA 1S and the extreme 
low was 24 degrees at BOONEVILLE 2S.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.47 inches statewide which was 0.31 
inches below normal and 61% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.38 inches, Central 0.51 inches, Bluegrass 0.48 inches and East 0.49 inches, which 
was 0.51, 0.3, 0.21 and 0.22 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.23 inches at FORT CAMPBELL to a high of 0.91 inches at LOUISA 1S. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20131104 to 20131110(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             61   -2   40   -1   50   -2   0.38  -0.51   43   72   26
CENTRAL(CD2)          61   -1   38   -2   50   -1   0.51  -0.30   63   75   25
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        59   -1   39    0   49   -1   0.48  -0.21   70   73   26
EAST(CD4)             61   -2   37    0   50    0   0.49  -0.22   69   77   24
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STATE                 60   -2   38   -1   50   -1   0.47  -0.31   61   77   24


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period October 28 to November 3, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Rainfall:

A strong cold front making its way through the region made for a very wet and windy 
work week across the Ohio Valley. As low pressure approached the region earlier in 
the period, a warm front lifting north sparked widespread showers across the area. 
Temperatures then warmed significantly on Wednesday behind the frontal passage. 
Breezy southerly flow put highs back into the upper 60s to mid 70s. The front then 
swept through the region on Halloween and through the overnight. Winds increased 
drastically ahead of the boundary with wind gusts over 40 mph common across the state. 
Some severe wind gusts were recorded with even some isolated, weak tornados. Dry 
conditions then moved briefly into the Bluegrass State for the day Friday before 
scattered showers once again formed Saturday as an upper level disturbance passed 
through the eastern half of Kentucky. Overall, the Commonwealth averaged over 
an inch of rainfall over the course of the week, which is nearly a half inch above 
normal. This helped push Louisville to the wettest October on record.

Temperatures for the period averaged 56 degrees across the state which was 3 degrees 
warmer than normal and 12 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 66 in the West to 64 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from near normal in the West to 1 degree cooler than 
normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 48 degrees in the West to 50 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 5 degrees 
warmer than normal in the West to 12 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The 
extreme high temperature for the period was 79 degrees at FORT CAMPBELL and the 
extreme low was 28 degrees at HARTFORD 3E.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.20 inches statewide which was 0.43 
inches above normal and 156% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 0.92 inches, Central 1.41 inches, Bluegrass 1.50 inches and East 0.97 inches, 
which was 0.06, 0.61, 0.79 and 0.26 inches above normal. By station, precipitation 
totals ranged from a low of 0.44 inches at BURKESVILLE 3W to a high of 2.36 
inches at SHEPHERDSVILLE 6SE. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20131028 to 20131103(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             66    0   48    5   57    3   0.92   0.06  107   79   28
CENTRAL(CD2)          65    1   49    7   57    4   1.41   0.61  176   78   30
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        62   -1   46    5   54    2   1.50   0.79  211   72   29
EAST(CD4)             64   -1   50   12   57    5   0.97   0.26  137   77   28
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STATE                 64   -0   48    7   56    3   1.20   0.43  156   79   28


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period October 21 to October 27, 2013

Well Below Normal Temperatures and Rainfall:

Extremely cool conditions gradually settled across the Commonwealth this past week as 
multiple cold fronts passed through the state. Each front was accompanied by only 
light showers and resulted in minimal accumulations across the area. Kentucky as a 
whole only averaged 0.14 inches over the period, which was over a half inch below 
normal. This made for the third straight week the Bluegrass State has been below 
average. High temperatures dropped into the mid 40s to low 50s by Wednesday and 
stayed that way through the end of the work week. The coldest temperatures were felt 
Friday and Saturday morning as surface high pressure of Arctic origin moved into the 
Ohio Valley. A combination of skies clearing and winds going calm allowed for the 
coldest temperatures of the season with lows plummeting into the mid to upper 20s 
each night. Some locations even dropped into the lower 20s. This was around 20 
degrees below normal as lows are normally in the mid 40s at this point in the year. 
This essentially brought the growing season to an end across the area. For the week, 
the Bluegrass State was on average 10 degrees below normal, which was the largest 
below normal deviation since the end of 2010. Breezy southwesterly flow then 
commenced on Saturday allowing for temperatures to rebound back into the 50s for the 
remainder of the weekend.

Temperatures for the period averaged 45 degrees across the state which was 10 degrees 
cooler than normal and 12 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 57 in the West to 55 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 12 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 13 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 35 degrees in the 
West to 35 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 10 
degrees cooler than normal in the West to 5 degrees cooler than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 71 degrees at LOUISA 1S and the 
extreme low was 21 degrees at VANCEBURG 6W.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.14 inches statewide which was 0.58 
inches below normal and 20% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.08 inches, Central 0.13 inches, Bluegrass 0.15 inches and East 0.22 inches, which 
was 0.72, 0.59, 0.51 and 0.46 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at HENDERSON 5E to a high of 0.54 inches at LOUISA 1S. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20131021 to 20131027(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             57  -12   35  -10   46  -11   0.08  -0.72   10   70   23
CENTRAL(CD2)          56  -11   34  -10   45  -11   0.13  -0.59   18   70   22
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        54  -12   34   -9   44  -11   0.15  -0.51   23   69   23
EAST(CD4)             55  -13   35   -5   45   -9   0.22  -0.46   32   71   21
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STATE                 56  -12   34   -9   45  -10   0.14  -0.58   20   71   21


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period October 14 to October 20, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Rainfall:

Unsettled conditions kept chances of rain in the forecast for much of this past week. 
The first significant system came over the midsection of the work week with the 
passage of a slow moving cold front. Light to moderate showers overspread the 
Commonwealth as the boundary pushed east through the state with most receiving less 
than a quarter inch. After a brief period of dry weather on Friday, conditions once 
again became unsettled on Saturday with the passage of yet another cold front and 
upper level trough across the area. Moisture was limited and resulted in low rainfall 
totals, but coverage was quite high. Areas across the state averaged just over a 
tenth of an inch with higher totals across the Bluegrass. Cool high pressure then 
settled into the lower Ohio Valley Saturday night and into Sunday morning.  This 
brought about the first frost of the season as clear skies and calm winds allowed 
temperatures to drop into the mid 30s for many locations. Some low lying and sheltered 
areas even dropped to around freezing.

Temperatures for the period averaged 56 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees 
cooler than normal and 4 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 66 in the West to 65 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 6 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 5 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 48 degrees in the 
West to 50 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 1 
degree warmer than normal in the West to 8 degrees warmer than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 78 degrees at FORT CAMPBELL and the 
extreme low was 31 degrees at CAMPBELLSVILLE 7W.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.47 inches statewide which was 0.24 
inches below normal and 67% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.41 inches, Central 0.54 inches, Bluegrass 0.50 inches and East 0.44 inches, which 
was 0.34, 0.18, 0.17 and 0.24 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.17 inches at PEABODY to a high of 0.93 inches at TRIANGLE MOUNTAIN. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20131014 to 20131020(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             66   -6   48    1   57   -2   0.41  -0.34   55   78   34
CENTRAL(CD2)          64   -6   48    2   56   -2   0.54  -0.18   75   76   31
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        63   -5   48    3   56   -1   0.50  -0.17   75   75   31
EAST(CD4)             65   -5   50    8   57    1   0.44  -0.24   65   77   31
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STATE                 64   -6   48    3   56   -2   0.47  -0.24   67   78   31


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period October 7 to October 13, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall:

Dry conditions are normally a common theme throughout the month of October for the 
Bluegrass State and this past week was no exception. The work week started off with 
clouds on the decrease and surface high pressure moving into the area as a strong 
cold front departed the state. Low temperatures Monday and Tuesday morning dropped 
into the low 40s in many locations. Some areas dropped into the upper 30s briefly, 
but once again, frost was not an issue over the course of the week. The Commonwealth 
then continued under the influece of high pressure through the remainder of the work 
week, keeping dry conditions in place. Highs in the mid to upper 70s were common, 
which helped push the state to its third straight week of above normal temperatures. 
Focus over the weekend then turned toward a weakening cold front. Most locations remained 
dry with the frontal passage. Any locations that did receive rainfall were light in 
nature. Over the course of the week, the state was 0.41 inches below normal.

Temperatures for the period averaged 61 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees 
warmer than normal and 10 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 75 in the West to 73 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 1 degree warmer than normal in the West to 1 degree 
warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 50 degrees in the 
West to 49 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 1 
degree 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 MAYFIELD 6SW and the 
extreme low was 38 degrees at CYNTHIANA 8N.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.34 inches statewide which was 0.41 
inches below normal and 45% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.22 inches, Central 0.10 inches, Bluegrass 0.36 inches and East 0.69 inches, which 
was 0.54, 0.68, 0.36 and 0.07 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at BOWLING GREEN APT to a high of 1.68 inches at MCKEE 5S.

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20131007 to 20131013(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             75    1   50    1   62    1   0.22  -0.54   29   82   42
CENTRAL(CD2)          74    2   48    0   61    1   0.10  -0.68   13   81   39
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        72    1   46   -1   59    0   0.36  -0.36   50   80   38
EAST(CD4)             73    1   49    4   61    3   0.69  -0.07   91   80   39
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STATE                 74    2   48    1   61    2   0.34  -0.41   45   82   38


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period September 30 to October 6, 2013

Well Above Normal Temperatures and Rainfall

Exceptionally wet and warm conditions led to a very unordinary first week of October. 
An upper level area of low pressure passing north through Kentucky on Wednesday 
brought the first significant amount of rainfall for the week. Scattered showers were 
mainly limited to the western half of the state. An upper level disturbance then 
pushed light showers into the region Thursday morning; before conditions dried off 
for the end of the work week. While it was dry, temperatures became very warm for 
this time of the year. Highs pushing into the low to mid 80s and lows only dropping 
into the 60s led the way in average temperatures 7 degrees above normal for the week. 
This was the highest above normal deviation since early January. Conditions then once 
again became unsettled for the weekend. An area of low pressure pushed a strong cold 
front through the Ohio Valley. A very moist air mass allowed for substantial rainfall 
totals across nearly the entire state. Over the course of the weekend, most of the 
state, with the exception of the east, averaged over 2 inches of rainfall. 
Louisville even recorded 7.53 inches for the weekend.

Temperatures for the period averaged 70 degrees across the state which was 8 degrees 
warmer than normal and 4 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 80 in the West to 81 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 4 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 7 degrees 
warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 63 degrees in the 
West to 60 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 12 
degrees warmer than normal in the West to 12 degrees warmer than normal in the 
East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 87 degrees at CALHOUN 5NW and 
the extreme low was 51 degrees at RICHMOND 8E.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.93 inches statewide which was 1.13 
inches above normal and 242% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 2.47 inches, Central 2.22 inches, Bluegrass 2.70 inches and East 0.33 inches, 
which was 1.65, 1.38, 1.96 and -0.46 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at HINDMAN 5N to a high of 7.57 
inches at LOUISVILLE APT. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130930 to 20131006(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             80    4   63   12   72    8   2.47   1.65  301   87   53
CENTRAL(CD2)          79    5   61   10   70    8   2.22   1.38  264   87   53
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        79    6   61   11   70    9   2.70   1.96  365   86   51
EAST(CD4)             81    7   60   12   70    9   0.33  -0.46   42   87   52
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STATE                 80    6   61   11   70    8   1.93   1.13  242   87   51


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Kentucky Climate Summary 
For the Period September 23 to September 29, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall: 

Rainfall was below normal by over a half inch for the third week this past month. 
Surface high pressure kept the Commonwealth dry through Tuesday before low pressure 
began sweeping through the state that night and into Wednesday. This system brought 
a round of light scattered showers to mainly the southern half of the state with most 
getting less than a quarter inch. Skies then cleared Wednesday night with winds 
becoming calm. This allowed for a rather significant fog event Thursday morning. Some 
areas in south central Kentucky witnessed some dense fog with visibility limited to 
under a half mile at times. Focus then turned toward a cold front set to move through 
the Ohio Valley over the course of Sunday. This system slowly weakened as it moved 
east with a shield of light rainfall over western portions of the state tapering to 
only isolated showers to the east. Western portions of the state averaged 0.67 
inches over the course of day with all other sections of the state under a tenth of 
an inch.

Temperatures for the period averaged 66 degrees across the state which was 1 degree 
warmer than normal and no change to the previous period. High temperatures averaged 
from 78 in the West to 75 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures 
ranged from 1 degree cooler than normal in the West to 1 degree cooler than normal 
in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 56 degrees in the West to 54 degrees in 
the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees warmer than 
normal in the West to 3 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high 
temperature for the period was 85 degrees at PADUCAH ASOS and the extreme low was 42 
degrees at RICHMOND 8E.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.29 inches statewide which was 0.56 
inches below normal and 34% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.89 inches, Central 0.12 inches, Bluegrass 0.04 inches and East 0.10 inches, which 
was 0.03, -0.81, -0.73 and -0.73 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at CARLISLE 5SW to a high of 
2.07 inches at PADUCAH ASOS. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130923 to 20130929(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             78   -1   56    2   67    1   0.89   0.03  103   85   46
CENTRAL(CD2)          77    0   54    1   66    1   0.12  -0.81   13   83   44
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        76    0   52   -1   64    0   0.04  -0.73    5   82   42
EAST(CD4)             75   -1   54    3   65    1   0.10  -0.73   12   82   42
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STATE                 76   -1   54    1   66    1   0.29  -0.56   34   85   42


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Kentucky Climate Summary 
For the Period September 16 to September 22, 2013

Near Normal Temperatures and Above Normal Rainfall: 

Autumn-like temperatures continued across the Bluegrass State this past period, but 
the passage of a strong cold front made for a particularly wet weekend. The state 
averaged 1.57 inches over the course of the week, which was the wettest period since 
early August. Surface high pressure to the north kept the Bluegrass State locked in a 
dry pattern to start out the work week. Then conditions began to turn unsettled as a 
mid-level disturbance passed through the state early on Wednesday bringing the first 
round of rainfall for the week. Rainfall was then scattered in nature through the 
remainder of the work week, before a cold front passed through the Commonwealth over 
the first half of the weekend. Extremely moist conditions for this time of the year 
made for an exceptional rainfall event. Soaking rains led to average rainfall totals 
over an inch. A narrow corridor extending through central and bluegrass portions of 
the state received  more than 2 inches. Cool temperatures and dry air then descended 
into the Bluegrass State for the remainder of the weekend. Lows in the mid 40s to 
around 50 were common Saturday night.

Temperatures for the period averaged 68 degrees across the state which near normal 
and 4 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 79 in 
the West to 75 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 2 
degrees cooler than normal in the West to 4 degrees cooler than normal in the East. 
Low temperatures averaged from 60 degrees in the West to 58 degrees in the East. 
Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 degrees warmer than normal in the 
West to 3 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for 
the period was 89 degrees at VANCEBURG 6W and the extreme low was 45 degrees at CYNTHIANA 8N.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.57 inches statewide which was 0.74 
inches above normal and 189% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 1.61 inches, Central 1.70 inches, Bluegrass 2.00 inches and East 0.96 inches, 
which was 0.76, 0.79, 1.25 and 0.14 inches above normal. By station, precipitation 
totals ranged from a low of 0.51 inches at MONTICELLO AWOS to a high of 3.81 
inches at SHELBYVILLE 10W. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130916 to 20130922(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             79   -2   60    3   70    1   1.61   0.76  189   88   47
CENTRAL(CD2)          77   -3   60    3   69    1   1.70   0.79  187   87   46
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        75   -4   58    2   67    0   2.00   1.25  267   88   45
EAST(CD4)             75   -4   58    3   66   -1   0.96   0.14  117   89   46
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STATE                 76   -4   59    3   68    0   1.57   0.74  189   89   45


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Kentucky Climate Summary 
For the Period September 9 to September 16, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall: 

The dry trend continued across the lower Ohio Valley as Kentucky remained below 
normal for the second straight week by a half inch. The period started off with 
isolated to widely scattered showers and storms in place as weak disturbances passed 
through the Commonwealth. This activity was accompanied by an unusually warm and 
humid air mass for this time of the year. Highs in the upper 80s to low 90s with 
dewpoints in the upper 60s to low 70s put the livestock heat stress index back into 
the danger category. A cold front then pushed through the area on Thursday. This 
brought the first autumn-like air mass of the season with much drier conditions 
present through the remainder of the week, in addition to very cool temperatures. 
Breezy northerly flow only allowed for highs in the upper 60s to low 70s Friday and 
Saturday. Some even awoke to temperatures in the low 40s Saturday morning.

Temperatures for the period averaged 70 degrees across the state which was near 
normal and 2 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 80 in the West to 79 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 4 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 3 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 62 degrees in the 
West to 61 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 
degrees warmer than normal in the West to 4 degrees warmer than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 95 degrees at MORGANFIELD 4E and the 
extreme low was 41 degrees at CYNTHIANA 8N.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.22 inches statewide which was 0.62 
inches below normal and 26% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.18 inches, Central 0.38 inches, Bluegrass 0.06 inches and East 0.24 inches, which 
was 0.67, 0.55, 0.7 and 0.57 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at ALEXANDRIA 5NW to a high of 2.66 inches at 
BOWLING GREEN APT. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130909 to 20130915(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             84    0   61    1   73    1   0.20  -0.65   24   95   44
CENTRAL(CD2)          82    0   60    1   71    0   0.39  -0.54   42   93   43
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        81    0   60    1   70    0   0.10  -0.66   13   92   40
EAST(CD4)             81   -1   60    3   71    2   0.30  -0.51   37   94   42
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE                 82   -0   60    1   71    0   0.25  -0.59   30   95   40


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Kentucky Climate Summary 
For the Period September 2 to September 8, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Rainfall: 

Exceptionally dry conditions overtook Kentucky this past week as the state ended over 
a half inch below normal. While it was dry, it has to be taken into account that 
September and October are the state�s driest months of the year. A cold front on 
Monday brought the only significant rainfall for the period. Most locations only 
received less than a quarter inch. Much drier and cooler air then filtered into the 
Ohio Valley by Tuesday with high pressure of Canadian origin sticking around for the 
remainder of the work week. Highs hovered in the 80s with lows dropping into mainly 
the mid 50s to low 60s. Patchy fog was evident just about each morning as skies 
cleared and winds became calm through the overnight. As high pressure moved off to 
the mid-Atlantic coast by Saturday, winds shifted to the southwest and ushered in a 
bit warmer air for the weekend. The week then closed with a weak front dropping south 
from the Great Lakes on Sunday with only light, isolated showers and storms.

Temperatures for the period averaged 72 degrees across the state which was 1 degree 
cooler than normal and 6 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 84 in the West to 82 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 2 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 2 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 62 degrees in the 
West to 62 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 91 degrees at LOUISVILLE APT and the 
extreme low was 49 degrees at CYNTHIANA 8N.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.17 inches statewide which was 0.6 
inches below normal and 22% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.07 inches, Central 0.23 inches, Bluegrass 0.11 inches and East 0.28 inches, which 
was 0.65, 0.62, 0.62 and 0.51 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at ALEXANDRIA 5NW to a high of 1.81 
inches at BARBOURVILLE 3E. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130902 to 20130908(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             84   -2   62   -1   73   -1   0.07  -0.65   10   91   54
CENTRAL(CD2)          84    0   62    0   73    0   0.23  -0.62   27   91   53
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        82   -1   60   -1   71   -1   0.11  -0.62   15   90   49
EAST(CD4)             82   -2   62    2   72    0   0.28  -0.51   35   88   49
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STATE                 83   -1   62    0   72   -1   0.17  -0.60   22   91   49


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Kentucky Climate Summary 
For the Period August 26 to September 1, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Rainfall: 

Very hot and humid conditions took control of the Bluegrass State this past week. 
Statewide average temperatures were 4 degrees above normal as high temperatures 
stayed in the upper 80s to low 90s for much of the week. This was the first week 
since mid-July that the state had an above normal period of temperatures. The 
livestock heat stress index stayed in the danger to emergency category on nearly a 
daily basis. While it was hot, the combination of surface high pressure at the 
surface and aloft, kept the state locked into a mostly dry pattern through the first 
half of the work week. This ridge then began to break down going into the latter half, 
allowing for some upper level disturbances to rotate around the periphery into 
Kentucky. This allowed for isolated to scattered coverage before more pronounced 
activity Saturday and into the overnight. This led the way in the Commonwealth 
averaging 1.3 inches over the course of the week, which was over a half inch above normal.

Temperatures for the period averaged 78 degrees across the state which was 4 degrees 
warmer than normal and 4 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 90 in the West to 86 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 2 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 1 degree 
warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 69 degrees in the 
West to 68 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 5 
degrees warmer than normal in the West to 7 degrees warmer than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 97 degrees at MORGANFIELD 4E and the 
extreme low was 54 degrees at PAINTSVILLE 4W.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.30 inches statewide which was 0.56 
inches above normal and 176% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 1.20 inches, Central 1.55 inches, Bluegrass 1.52 inches and East 0.95 inches, 
which was 0.53, 0.77, 0.79 and 0.17 inches above normal. By station, precipitation 
totals ranged from a low of 0.07 inches at BIG SANDY to a high of 3.86 
inches at SHELBYVILLE 10W. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130826 to 20130901(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             90    2   69    5   79    3   1.20   0.53  179   97   64
CENTRAL(CD2)          88    2   69    6   78    4   1.55   0.77  199   96   62
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        87    2   69    7   78    5   1.52   0.79  212   95   62
EAST(CD4)             86    1   68    7   77    4   0.95   0.17  122   93   54
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STATE                 88    2   69    6   78    4   1.30   0.56  176   97   54


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Kentucky Climate Summary 
For the Period August 19 to August 25, 2013

Near Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall: 

After a rather cool first half of August, temperatures returned to near normal this 
week, while rainfall was below normal by nearly a half inch. The work week started 
off rather quiet, but with skies clearing, winds going calm, and a moist atmosphere, 
fog formed on each morning. An upper level low pressure system then moved in across 
the Bluegrass State through the middle section of the work week. This sparked 
scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon, before coverage 
increased later in the day on Wednesday. Most activity was limited to the eastern 
half of the state and was the only significant event of the week. Some of the 
stronger storms produced localized flooding and small hail. An upper level ridge then 
began to build into the Ohio Valley for the weekend with high pressure at the 
surface. This kept conditions dry with temperatures warming slightly into the mid to 
upper 80s by Sunday.

Temperatures for the period averaged 75 degrees across the state which was near 
normal and 6 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures averaged 
from 86 in the West to 84 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures 
ranged from 2 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 2 degrees cooler than normal 
in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 66 degrees in the West to 64 degrees in 
the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 1 degree warmer than 
normal in the West to 2 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high 
temperature for the period was 93 degrees at PADUCAH ASOS and the extreme low was 
54 degrees at CYNTHIANA 8N.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.34 inches statewide which was 0.49 
inches below normal and 41% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.22 inches, Central 0.41 inches, Bluegrass 0.37 inches and East 0.35 inches, which 
was 0.53, 0.43, 0.47 and 0.54 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at BENTON 4N to a high of 2.98 inches at STANFORD 4NE. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130819 to 20130825(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             86   -2   66    1   76   -1   0.22  -0.53   29   93   59
CENTRAL(CD2)          85   -1   65    1   75    0   0.41  -0.43   49   91   57
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        85    0   64    1   74    0   0.37  -0.47   44   89   54
EAST(CD4)             84   -2   64    2   74    0   0.35  -0.54   39   88   54
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STATE                 85   -1   65    2   75    0   0.34  -0.49   41   93   54


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Kentucky Climate Summary 
For the Period August 12 to August 18, 2013

Well Below Normal Temperatures and Above Normal Rainfall:

The middle of August is usually known to be one of the warmest periods of the year, 
but just like this past month, cool temperatures made this previous week feel more 
like September. Over the course of the period, the Commonwealth averaged 6 degrees 
below normal. Highs were typically in the upper 70s with lows dropping into the low 
60s. This helped in accounting for the 4th straight week of near to below normal 
temperatures. The work week started off on the unsettled side as a couple frontal 
boundaries passed through the state. The eventual departure of a cold front on 
Tuesday allowed skies to clear as surface high pressure of Canadian origin pushed in 
from the north. This air mass stayed over the region through Thursday with very dry 
and cool conditions in place. While highs only rose into the low to mid 70s, the most 
noticeable difference was during the overnight hours. Clear skies allowed 
temperatures to plummet into the low to mid 50s. Some locations even dropped into the 
mid 40s.  This was the case in Bath County, when the mercury dropped to 46 early 
Thursday morning. This reading is nearly 20 degrees below normal for this time of the 
year. Conditions then become unsettled for the weekend as isolated to scattered 
showers were the trend as moisture pooled into the area ahead of an area of low 
pressure. Over the course of the week, most portions of Kentucky with the 
exception of the Bluegrass saw over an inch of rainfall.

Temperatures for the period averaged 70 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees 
cooler than normal and 4 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 79 in the West to 77 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 9 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 9 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 62 degrees in the 
West to 61 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 
degrees cooler than normal in the West to 2 degrees cooler than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 86 degrees at FORT CAMPBELL and the 
extreme low was 47 degrees at CYNTHIANA 8N.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.14 inches statewide which was 0.28 
inches above normal and 133% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 1.35 inches, Central 1.38 inches, Bluegrass 0.53 inches and East 1.30 inches, 
which was 0.56, 0.54, -0.34 and 0.37 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at ALEXANDRIA 5NW to a high of 
3.73 inches at JACKSON. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130812 to 20130818(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             79   -9   62   -4   70   -7   1.35   0.56  171   86   51
CENTRAL(CD2)          79   -8   62   -3   70   -6   1.38   0.54  164   86   50
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        78   -8   59   -5   69   -6   0.53  -0.34   61   85   47
EAST(CD4)             77   -9   61   -2   69   -5   1.30   0.37  140   86   48
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STATE                 78   -9   61   -4   70   -6   1.14   0.28  133   86   47


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Kentucky Climate Summary 
For the Period August 5 to August 11, 2013

Near Normal Temperatures and Above Normal Rainfall:

Unsettled conditions kept the Commonwealth wet for much of this past period as 
the state remained in a rather unstable and very moist air mass. Over the course 
of the week, the state averaged over 1.5 inches, which was nearly an inch above 
normal.  The rain started falling on Tuesday in mainly western portions of the 
state as a complex of showers and storms moved east into Kentucky over the 
course of the day. This was then followed by a front slowly sagging south into 
the region for the latter half of the work week and into the weekend. This 
feature allowed for higher coverage at the statewide level as multiple upper 
level disturbances rode across this boundary. This resulted in a number of 
rainfall opportunities across the state during this period. The week then ended 
with the focus for showers primarily in southern portions of the Commonwealth as 
the front sagged south and drier air moved in from the north.  

Temperatures for the period averaged 76 degrees across the state which was near 
normal and 4 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures averaged 
from 83 in the West to 83 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures 
ranged from 5 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 3 degrees cooler than 
normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 69 degrees in the West to 67 
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 90 degrees at FORT CAMPBELL and 
the extreme low was 51 degrees at CYNTHIANA 8N.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.78 inches statewide which was 
0.86 inches above normal and 195% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate 
division, West 1.53 inches, Central 1.99 inches, Bluegrass 1.86 inches and East 
1.75 inches, which was 0.65, 1.1, 0.97 and 0.75 inches above normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.09 inches at SHEPHERDSVILLE 6SE to a 
high of 5.32 inches at MAYFIELD 6SW. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130805 to 20130811(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             83   -5   69    3   76   -1   1.53   0.65  174   90   56
CENTRAL(CD2)          84   -3   69    4   76    0   1.99   1.10  224   90   53
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        83   -3   68    4   75    0   1.86   0.97  209   87   51
EAST(CD4)             83   -3   67    4   75    0   1.75   0.75  175   88   52
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STATE                 83   -4   68    4   76    0   1.78   0.86  195   90   51


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Kentucky Climate Summary 
For the Period July 29 to August 4, 2013

Well Below Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall:

Dry, cool, and comfortable conditions were the dominant factors over much of this 
past period. Surface high pressure was in control to begin the work week with dry 
conditions and temperatures hovering in the upper 70s to low 80s. This feature then 
moved on to the east through the day Tuesday allowing for a minor rainfall event to 
unfold later that night and into Wednesday. Scattered to widespread, light to 
moderate showers only allowed for most locations to pick up less than a tenth of an 
inch. Dense cloud cover kept temperatures in the upper 70s through Wednesday. 
Another area of weak high pressure moved into the Ohio Valley to close the week 
before a cold front dropped across the region on Saturday. This brought another 
round of scattered showers and isolated storms to the region, but once again, 
rainfall totals were meager with most recording less than a tenth of an inch. 
Overall, rainfall for the week was below normal by nearly a half inch. This made for 
the 3rd week out of the past month that has been below normal. In addition, high 
temperatures in the upper 70s to around 80 and lows dropping into the low 60s paved 
the way for temperatures to average 6 degrees below normal for the week. This was 
the highest below normal deviation since the end of March.

Temperatures for the period averaged 71 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees 
cooler than normal and 2 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 80 in the West to 79 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 9 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 8 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 65 degrees in the 
West to 62 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 
degrees cooler than normal in the West to 2 degrees cooler than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 86 degrees at LOUISVILLE APT and the 
extreme low was 48 degrees at MCKEE 5S.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.56 inches statewide which was 0.41 
inches below normal and 58% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
1.06 inches, Central 0.40 inches, Bluegrass 0.31 inches and East 0.46 inches, which 
was 0.13, -0.55, -0.65 and -0.58 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.04 inches at LOUISA 1S to a high of 1.95 
inches at PRINCETON 2SE. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130729 to 20130804(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             80   -9   65   -2   73   -5   1.06   0.13  114   86   56
CENTRAL(CD2)          80   -7   63   -3   72   -5   0.40  -0.55   42   86   53
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        80   -6   62   -3   71   -5   0.31  -0.65   32   85   51
EAST(CD4)             79   -8   63   -2   71   -4   0.46  -0.58   44   85   48
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STATE                 80   -7   63   -2   71   -6   0.56  -0.41   58   86   48


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Kentucky Climate Summary 
For the Period July 22 to July 28, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Above Normal Rainfall:

An unseasonably cool pattern was the highlight of this past week as temperatures 
across the Bluegrass State were on average 4 degrees below normal. A cold front 
approached the state Tuesday night and sparked isolated to scattered thunderstorms 
across the state. As this feature passed through the Commonwealth on Wednesday, high 
pressure of Canadian origin settled across the state. Cool and dry conditions 
overspread the Ohio Valley for the remainder of the work week with temperatures 
mainly in the upper 70s to low 80s and dew points dropping into the 50s. The weekend 
started off with another cold front passing through the Commonwealth. Moisture was 
meager with this system and only light accumulations were observed. More than 
anything, this front acted to reinforce dry and cooler air across the state. Highs 
over the weekend stayed mainly in the mid 70s to around 80 with lows dropping into 
the 50s Saturday night. Some locations in west-central portions of Kentucky even 
dropped into the upper 40s. Overall, this is normally the state�s warmest period 
of the year, but cool conditions made it feel more like September.

Temperatures for the period averaged 72 degrees across the state which was 4 degrees 
cooler than normal and 8 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 82 in the West to 80 in the East.  Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 7 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 7 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 64 degrees in the 
West to 65 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 
degrees cooler than normal in the West to 1 degree 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 48 degrees at HENDERSON 5E.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.09 inches statewide which was 0.12 
inches above normal and 113% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 1.22 inches, Central 0.94 inches, Bluegrass 1.46 inches and East 0.76 inches, 
which was 0.30, -0.04, 0.50 and -0.25 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.09 inches at CAPE GIRARDEAU ASOS to a 
high of 3.47 inches at POPLAR BLUFF ASOS. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130722 to 20130728(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             82   -7   64   -3   73   -5   1.22   0.30  133   92   48
CENTRAL(CD2)          81   -7   64   -2   72   -5   0.94  -0.04   96   90   49
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        79   -8   62   -3   71   -5   1.46   0.50  152   89   51
EAST(CD4)             80   -7   65    1   72   -3   0.76  -0.25   75   88   54
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STATE                 80   -8   64   -2   72   -4   1.09   0.12  113   92   48


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Kentucky Climate Summary 
For the Period July 15 to July 21, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall:

Exceptionally hot and humid conditions dominated the Bluegrass State this past week 
as an upper level ridge of high pressure built into the region. This pattern brought 
the first heat wave of the summer, whereas on many days throughout the week 
temperatures peaked in the upper 80s to low 90s with dew points in the low 70s.  Many 
locations even had highs in the mid 90s. These warm and moist conditions led to the 
heat index rising into the upper 90s to around 100 and the livestock heat stress 
index in the danger category for much of the week. Conditions remained rather dry 
throughout the period with Kentucky only seeing an average of just over a half inch. 
This made for the state�s second straight week with below normal rainfall. Most 
activity was focused toward the afternoon and evening periods when the atmosphere was 
most unstable with storms remaining isolated to scattered in coverage. This held true 
even into the weekend as the ridge broke down and a slow moving cold front worked 
into northern portions of the state.

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 90 in the West to 88 in the East.  Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from near normal in the West to 1 degree warmer than 
normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 71 degrees in the West to 69 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 degrees 
warmer than normal in the West to 5 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The 
extreme high temperature for the period was 96 degrees at CAPE GIRARDEAU ASOS and the
extreme low was 63 degrees at MCKEE 5S.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.62 inches statewide which was 0.36 
inches below normal and 63% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.84 inches, Central 0.59 inches, Bluegrass 0.49 inches and East 0.56 inches, which 
was 0.1, 0.41, 0.46 and 0.46 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at CARROLLTON 2E to a high of 3.87 
inches at RUSSELLVILLE 2W. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130715 to 20130721(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             90    0   71    3   80    1   0.84  -0.10   89   96   67
CENTRAL(CD2)          89    1   70    4   80    3   0.59  -0.41   59   95   65
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        89    2   71    6   80    4   0.49  -0.46   52   95   66
EAST(CD4)             88    1   69    5   79    4   0.56  -0.46   55   94   63
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STATE                 89    1   70    4   80    3   0.62  -0.36   63   96   63


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period July 8 to July 14, 2013

Near Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall:

The Commonwealth finally got the opportunity to dry out this past period as rainfall 
totals were nearly a half inch below normal. This marked the first time since the 
early stages of June that the state had a week of below average precipitation. The 
period started off with high pressure off the east coast pumping warm, humid air from 
the Gulf. Temperatures reached around 90 in many locations with dew points in the low 
70s through the early portions of the work week. This pushed the livestock heat 
stress index into the danger category each day. Wednesday brought the only 
significant rainfall event for the week as strong to severe storms fired ahead of a 
cold front passing through the area. South central Kentucky saw the highest totals 
with amounts over a half inch common. Drier and cooler air filtered into the lower 
Ohio Valley by Thursday night. Lows were well below normal with readings dropping into the 
upper 50s to low 60s statewide. The weekend brought another period of unsettled weather
as an unusual upper level low moved west across the area. This acted to spark another
round of isolated to scattered thunderstorms.

Temperatures for the period averaged 76 degrees across the state which was near 
normal and 4 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 
86 in the West to 85 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged 
from 3 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 2 degrees cooler than normal in 
the East. Low temperatures averaged from 68 degrees in the West to 66 degrees in the 
East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from near normal in the 
West to 3 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for 
the period was 95 degrees at Poplar Bluff ASOS and the extreme low was 57 degrees at 
BURKESVILLE 3W.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.54 inches statewide which was 0.45 
inches below normal and 54% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.17 inches, Central 0.61 inches, Bluegrass 0.50 inches and East 0.89 inches, which 
was 0.81, 0.39, 0.48 and 0.12 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at CARBONDALE ASOS to a high of 1.76 
inches at ALBANY 1N. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130708 to 20130714(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             86   -3   68    0   77   -1   0.17  -0.81   17   95   57
CENTRAL(CD2)          86   -2   66    0   76   -1   0.61  -0.39   61   93   57
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        85   -2   66    1   76    0   0.50  -0.48   51   91   57
EAST(CD4)             85   -2   66    3   75    0   0.89  -0.12   88   90   58
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STATE                 86   -2   66    0   76   -0   0.54  -0.45   54   95   57


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period July 1 to July 7, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Well Above Normal Rainfall:

Exceptionally wet conditions were in place across the Bluegrass State for the second 
straight week. Kentucky was wedged between an upper level low pressure system to the west 
and a Bermuda high to the east for much of the period. This placed the state in a 
southerly flow pattern with an abundant amount of moisture pushing north from the 
Gulf of Mexico. Showers were scattered in coverage to start the work week before 
becoming more widespread by the 4th of July. This put a damper on most activities 
across mainly central and Bluegrass portions of the state as areas received anywhere 
from 1 to around 3 inches of steady light to moderate rainfall. Widespread showers 
continued into the early part of the weekend before becoming mostly dry on Sunday. 
Over the course of the week, the Bluegrass State averaged over 3.5 inches of rainfall, 
which is over 2.5 inches above normal. Putting this into perspective, Kentucky 
normally only sees 4.5 inches for the entire month of July. This was the wettest 
week since mid-April of 2011. Dense cloud cover accompanied the rainfall for much of 
the week and in turn, temperatures were well below normal. High temperatures hovered 
in the upper 70s to low 80s, which were on average, 8 degrees below normal. The 
state has not seen a deviation of this magnitude since the end of March.

Temperatures for the period averaged 72 degrees across the state which was 4 degrees 
cooler than normal and 4 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 80 in the West to 81 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 9 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 5 degrees cooler 
than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 64 degrees in the West to 65 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 degrees 
cooler than normal in the West to 3 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The 
extreme high temperature for the period was 92 degrees at POPLAR BLUFF ASOS and the 
extreme low was 57 degrees at CAPE GIRARDEAU ASOS.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 3.55 inches statewide which was 2.56 
inches above normal and 358% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 1.70 inches, Central 4.81 inches, Bluegrass 4.00 inches and East 3.67 inches, 
which was 0.7, 3.82, 3.04 and 2.65 inches above normal. By station, precipitation 
totals ranged from a low of 0.03 inches at POPLAR BLUFF ASOS to a high of 7.94 
inches at RUSSELLVILLE 2W. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130701 to 20130707(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             80   -9   64   -3   72   -6   1.70   0.70  170   92   57
CENTRAL(CD2)          78   -9   64   -1   71   -5   4.81   3.82  486   88   58
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        78   -8   65    1   72   -3   4.00   3.04  417   84   59
EAST(CD4)             81   -5   65    3   73   -1   3.67   2.65  360   87   59
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE                 79   -8   64   -0   72   -4   3.55   2.56  358   92   57

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<img src="http://weather.uky.edu/images/Departure.jpg" align="right" width="540" height="340"   title="Departure from Normal">

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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period June 24 to June 30, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Well Above Normal Rainfall:

Extremely wet conditions soaked the Bluegrass State this past week as an average of 
nearly 2 inches fell across the Commonwealth. The Bluegrass Region was the overall 
winner with almost 3 inches coming down, which was around 2 inches above normal. 
Numerous rounds of showers and thunderstorms soaked Kentucky, with the most 
prominent system coming Wednesday and into the overnight. An upper level disturbance 
diving into the state made way for a very warm, humid, and unstable environment. 
Temperatures on Wednesday rose into the mid to upper 80s with dew points peaking in 
the low 70s. A line of storms formed later that evening with strong winds and heavy 
rainfall the primary threats. An EF2 tornado did touch down in LaRue County with 
winds estimated between 100 and 135 mph. As a side note, the state averaged 6.01 
inches of rainfall this past month. This is in comparison to the drought of 
2012, where only 0.88 inches fell across the Commonwealth.

Temperatures for the period averaged 76 degrees across the state which was 1 degree 
warmer than normal and 2 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 87 in the West to 84 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 1 degree cooler than normal in the West to 1 degree 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 69 degrees in the 
West to 66 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 
degrees warmer than normal in the West to 5 degrees warmer than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 100 degrees at POPLAR BLUFF ASOS and 
the extreme low was 27 degrees at FORT CAMPBELL.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.91 inches statewide which was 0.92 
inches above normal and 193% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 1.76 inches, Central 1.48 inches, Bluegrass 2.95 inches and East 1.44 inches, 
which was 0.78, 0.5, 1.98 and 0.41 inches above normal. By station, precipitation 
totals ranged from a low of 0.01 inches at BOWLING GREEN APT to a high of 6.84 
inches at MADISONVILLE 4S. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130624 to 20130630(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             87   -1   69    3   78    1   1.76   0.78  180  100   27
CENTRAL(CD2)          85   -1   67    3   76    1   1.48   0.50  151   94   60
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        84   -1   66    3   75    1   2.95   1.98  304   91   60
EAST(CD4)             84   -1   66    5   75    2   1.44   0.41  140   91   57
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STATE                 85   -1   67    4   76    1   1.91   0.92  193  100   27


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period June 17 to June 23, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Near Normal Rainfall:

Summertime warm temperatures and high humidities started moving into the 
Bluegrass state last week. Much of the state received rain during the first half 
of the work week with mostly dry conditions for the remainder of the work week. 
The west and parts of central Kentucky received the greater rainfall totals with 
much of the remainder of the state receiving below normal rainfall and only 
about half of what the west received. Many locations west and central reported 
90 degrees at least once during the work week.

Temperatures for the period averaged 75 degrees across the state which was 1 
degree warmer than normal and 2 degrees warmer than the previous period. High 
temperatures averaged from 87 in the West to 84 in the East. Departure from 
normal high temperatures ranged from near normal in the West to near normal in 
the East. Low temperatures averaged from 67 degrees in the West to 63 degrees in 
the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 degrees warmer 
than normal in the West to 3 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme 
high temperature for the period was 93 degrees at OWENSBORO AWSS and the extreme 
low was 55 degrees at MOREHEAD 4NE. 

Rainfall for the period totaled 0.98 inches statewide which was 0.04 inches 
below normal and 96% of normal. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 1.45 
inches, Central 0.78 inches, Bluegrass 0.71 inches and East 0.99 inches, which 
was 0.44, -0.23, -0.31 and -0.04 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.04 inches at MAYSVILLE 3SW to a high 
of 3.93 inches at CAPE GIRARDEAU ASOS. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130617 to 20130623(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             87    0   67    3   77    1   1.45   0.44  144   93   61
CENTRAL(CD2)          86    1   64    1   75    1   0.78  -0.23   77   91   58
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        84    0   63    1   74    1   0.71  -0.31   70   89   56
EAST(CD4)             84    0   63    3   73    1   0.99  -0.04   96   91   55
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STATE                 85    0   64    2   75    1   0.98  -0.04   96   93   55



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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period June 10 to June 16, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Rainfall:

This Bluegrass State saw above normal rainfall this past period with 1.25 inches 
falling on average across Kentucky. The week started off with an upper level 
disturbance sparking scattered showers and thunderstorms across the area. Strong to 
severe storms were evident across the southern reaches of the state, with an EF2 
tornado touching down in Logan and Simpson Counties. High pressure moved over the 
region through Wednesday with mostly sunny conditions. Winds veered to the southwest 
Wednesday and became gusty. This resulted in the warmest day of the season thus far. 
A combination of temperatures in the low to mid 90s and very muggy conditions put 
heat indices approaching the century mark. Conditions remained quiet until Thursday 
morning when a cold front moved through the area. Severe thunderstorms erupted along 
a line with damaging winds as the primary impacts. Drier and cooler conditions moved 
in just after as surface high pressure hovered across Kentucky through Saturday, 
before turning wet again on Sunday as another upper level disturbance moved through 
the state.

Temperatures for the period averaged 74 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees 
warmer than normal and 4 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 86 in the West to 82 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 1 degree warmer than normal in the West to 1 degree 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 67 degrees in the 
West to 63 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 
degrees warmer than normal in the West to 5 degrees warmer than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 96 degrees at POPLAR BLUFF ASOS and the 
extreme low was 51 degrees at PAINTSVILLE 4W.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.25 inches statewide which was 0.23 
inches above normal and 123% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 0.51 inches, Central 1.33 inches, Bluegrass 1.62 inches and East 1.52 inches, 
which was -0.46, 0.30, 0.58 and 0.48 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at CAPE GIRARDEAU ASOS to a 
high of 3.79 inches at BARBOURVILLE 3E. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130610 to 20130616(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             86    1   67    4   76    2   0.51  -0.46   53   96   55
CENTRAL(CD2)          84    0   65    4   74    2   1.33   0.30  129   95   53
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        82    0   63    3   72    1   1.62   0.58  156   93   53
EAST(CD4)             82   -1   63    5   73    2   1.52   0.48  146   93   51
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STATE                 84    0   64    4   74    2   1.25   0.23  123   96   51


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period June 3 to June 9, 2013

Near Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall:

Cool, dry conditions dominated the work week with little rainfall through
mid-week when temperatures increase to seasonal levels. By the weekend, showers
and thunderstorms threatened most of the Bluegrass state with widespread
coverage Sunday. 

Temperatures for the period averaged 70 degrees across the state which was near 
normal and 4 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures averaged 
from 79 in the West to 79 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures 
ranged from 5 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 3 degrees cooler than 
normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 61 degrees in the West to 60 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from near 
normal in the West to 3 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high 
temperature for the period was 87 degrees at Owensboro and the extreme low was 
48 degrees at Cynthiana. 

Rainfall for the period totaled 0.99 inches statewide which was 0.09 inches 
below normal and 92% of normal. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 1.25 
inches, Central 0.67 inches, Bluegrass 0.60 inches and East 1.44 inches, which 
was 0.21, -0.42, -0.50 and 0.36 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.04 inches at Carbondale to a 
high of 4.16 inches at Benton.
 
Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130601 to 20130607(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             79   -5   61    0   70   -2   1.25   0.21  120   87   50
CENTRAL(CD2)          79   -3   60    0   70   -1   0.67  -0.42   61   86   49
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        78   -2   59    0   68   -2   0.60  -0.50   55   85   48
EAST(CD4)             79   -3   60    3   70    1   1.44   0.36  133   86   49
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STATE                 79   -3   60    1   70   -0   0.99  -0.09   92   87   48


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period May 27 to June 02, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Above Normal Rainfall:

Mild and dry conditions with increasing humidity were the rule for most of the
work week as a frontal system stalled over northern sections of the Ohio Valley.
But as the slowly meandering cold front approached Kentucky on Friday, copious
rainfall amounts fall in west and central sections of the state. Bluegrass and
eastern locations received much less rainfall than west and central. Extensive
flooding occurred in western sections of the state with Paducah reporting over
6 inches.

Temperatures for the period averaged 74 degrees across the state which was 5
degrees warmer than normal and 8 degrees warmer than the previous period. High
temperatures averaged from 82 in the West to 84 in the East. Departure from
normal high temperatures ranged from near from normal in the West to 4
degrees warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 65
degrees in the West to 62 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low
temperature ranged from 6 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 7 degrees
warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was
90 degrees at LOUISA and the extreme low was 37 degrees at FORT CAMPBELL.

Rainfall for the period totaled 1.25 inches statewide which was 0.13 inches
above normal and 112% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West
3.22 inches, Central 0.68 inches, Bluegrass 0.63 inches and East 0.48 inches,
which was 2.12, -0.48, -0.46 and -0.65 inches respectively from normal. By
station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.06 inches at
MOREHEAD to a high of 6.40 inches at PADUCAH. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130527 to 20130602(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)
                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO

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WEST(CD1)             82    0   65    6   74    3   3.22   2.12  293   89   37
CENTRAL(CD2)          83    3   65    7   74    5   0.68  -0.48   59   89   37
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        83    4   65    8   74    6   0.63  -0.46   58   88   52
EAST(CD4)             84    4   62    7   73    6   0.48  -0.65   42   90   48
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STATE                 83    3   64    7   74    5   1.25   0.13  112   90   37


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period May 20 to May 26, 2013

Near Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall:

Very warm and dry conditions started the workweek but on Tuesday
cooler, wetter conditions took over for the remainder of the week. And
by Friday morning, temperatures had dropped into the low 40s with some
central and eastern locations reporting upper 30s. Many stations
reported multiple days with small rainfall events. The west and south
received the greater rainfall totals.

Temperatures for the period averaged 66 degrees across the state which
was near normal and 2 degrees cooler than the previous period. High
temperatures averaged from 77 in the West to 76 in the East.
Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 3 degrees cooler
than normal in the West to 2 degrees cooler than normal in the East.
Low temperatures averaged from 58 degrees in the West to 55 degrees in
the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 1 degree
warmer than normal in the West to 3 degrees warmer than normal  in the
East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 89 degrees at
Mayfield and the extreme low was 37 degrees at Mckee.

Rainfall for the period totaled 0.60 inches statewide which was 0.51
inches below normal and 54% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate
division, West 1.01 inches, Central 0.48 inches, Bluegrass 0.34 inches
and East 0.58 inches, which was 0.09, 0.67, 0.73 and 0.54 inches below
normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.05
inches at Monticello to a high of 2.11 inches at Glasgow. 


Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130520 to 20130526(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             77   -3   58    1   68    0   1.01  -0.09   92   89   42
CENTRAL(CD2)          76   -2   57    1   67    0   0.48  -0.67   42   87   41
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        74   -3   56    1   65   -1   0.34  -0.73   32   87   38
EAST(CD4)             76   -2   55    3   66    1   0.58  -0.54   52   88   37
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STATE                 76   -2   56    1   66   -0   0.60  -0.51   54   89   37


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period May 13 to May 19, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall

Conditions dried out this past period with less than a half inch on average 
falling across the state. This was the first time since the start of April that 
the Commonwealth saw a week of below normal rainfall. The period started off 
with high pressure centered over the southeastern portion of the United States. 
This put Kentucky in line to see breezy southwesterly flow and a gradual warming 
in temperatures through the first half of the work week. Highs rose into the 
low to mid 80s for Tuesday and Wednesday. Some areas even saw the upper 80s, 
such as Louisville with high of 88 on Wednesday. Unsettled weather did not make 
a return until mid-work week when a frontal boundary slowly pushed south on 
Thursday. This was then followed by an upper level low spinning across the 
region through the weekend. Scattered showers and thunderstorms were common 
each afternoon as the state was placed in an unstable and moist air mass.   

Temperatures for the period averaged 67 degrees across the state which was 2 
degrees warmer than normal and 6 degrees warmer than the previous period.  High 
temperatures averaged from 80 in the West to 77 in the East. Departure from 
normal high temperatures ranged from 2 degrees warmer than normal in the West 
to 1 degree warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 59 
degrees in the West to 55 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low 
temperature ranged from 4 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 5 degrees 
warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period 
was 90 degrees at MORGANFIELD 4E and the extreme low was 31 degrees at PAINTSVILLE 4W.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.44 inches statewide which was 
0.7 inches below normal and 39% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate 
division, West 0.24 inches, Central 0.43 inches, Bluegrass 0.64 inches and East 
0.44 inches, which was 0.93, 0.76, 0.44 and 0.66 inches below normal. By 
station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at CAPE GIRARDEAU 
ASOS to a high of 1.94 inches at CARLISLE 5SW. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130513 to 20130519(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             80    2   59    4   70    4   0.24  -0.93   21   90   34
CENTRAL(CD2)          78    2   56    3   67    2   0.43  -0.76   36   88   32
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        77    2   56    4   66    2   0.64  -0.44   59   88   34
EAST(CD4)             77    1   55    5   66    3   0.44  -0.66   40   88   31
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE                 78    2   56    4   67    2   0.44  -0.70   39   90   31


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period May 6 to May 12, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Above Normal Rainfall

Wet and unsettled weather continued this past week across the Commonwealth. Kentucky 
was above normal in rainfall for the 5th straight week, as on average, 1.38 inches 
fell across the state. The last time that the Bluegrass State has seen a wet period 
to this extent was back at about this same time in 2011. Throughout the week, there 
was isolated to scattered rainfall on nearly a daily basis. The first half of the 
work week was dominated by cloud cover and rainfall rotating around a pesky upper 
level low traveling up the mid-Atlantic Seaboard. This was then followed by a cold 
front pushing through the area over the course of Friday. This system brought the 
most widespread coverage for the week with over an inch falling across much of 
central Kentucky and into the Bluegrass. The cold front eventually swept through the 
area later Friday night, but was then followed by a weaker, reinforcing cold front 
Saturday evening. Scattered showers were once again evident, but the bigger headline 
was cooler temperatures. After hovering in the 70s and at times, 80s throughout the 
week, Canadian high pressure bumped highs back into the upper 50s to low 60s for 
Sunday.

Temperatures for the period averaged 61 degrees across the state which was 1 degree 
cooler than normal and no change to the previous period. High temperatures averaged 
from 72 in the West to 68 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged 
from 4 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 7 degrees cooler than normal in the 
East. Low temperatures averaged from 53 degrees in the West to 51 degrees in the 
East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from near normal in the West to 4 
degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period 
was 83 degrees at BOWLING GREEN APT and the extreme low was 35 degrees at Cynthiana 8N.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.38 inches statewide which was 0.28 
inches above normal and 126% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 0.89 inches, Central 1.61 inches, Bluegrass 1.63 inches and East 1.37 inches, 
which was -0.27, 0.45, 0.61 and 0.32 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.14 inches at CAPE GIRARDEAU ASOS to a 
high of 2.75 inches at HARTFORD 3E. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130506 to 20130512(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             72   -4   53    0   62   -2   0.89  -0.27   77   82   35
CENTRAL(CD2)          69   -5   52    1   61   -2   1.61   0.45  139   83   37
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        68   -5   52    2   60   -1   1.63   0.61  160   81   35
EAST(CD4)             68   -7   51    4   60   -1   1.37   0.32  130   81   36
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE                 69   -6   52    2   61   -1   1.38   0.28  126   83   35


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period April 29 to May 5, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Above Normal Rainfall

Soaking rains led the Commonwealth to its 4th straight week of above normal rainfall. 
Over these past 4 weeks, Kentucky has been over 2 inches above normal. Most of the 
rainfall this past period could be attributed to an upper level low over the weekend. 
This very slow moving system pulled large amounts of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico 
and the Atlantic Ocean as it progressed eastward. Throughout the weekend, the low 
provided over 1.5 inches of rainfall on average across the state with the most coming 
across central portions of the Commonwealth. While the period was wet, the start of the work 
week was dry as surface high pressure nosed into the Bluegrass State. Mostly clear 
skies were common with highs back into the upper 70s to low 80s. It was not until 
Saturday and on into Sunday that cloud cover kept temperatures below normal and 
thus, the Bluegrass Stated ended the week 2 degrees above normal.

Temperatures for the period averaged 62 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees 
warmer than normal and 8 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 71 in the West to 72 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 3 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 1 degree cooler 
than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 51 degrees in the West to 52 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from near normal 
in the West to 7 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high 
temperature for the period was 85 degrees at LOUISVILLE APT and the extreme low was 
38 degrees at HICKMAN 2E. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.77 inches statewide which was 0.69 
inches above normal and 164% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 1.69 inches, Central 2.17 inches, Bluegrass 1.80 inches and East 1.40 inches, 
which was 0.48, 1.06, 0.81 and 0.39 inches above normal. By station, precipitation 
totals ranged from a low of 0.42 inches at LOUISA 1S to a high of 2.86 inches at 
POPLAR BLUFF ASOS. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130429 to 20130505(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             71   -3   51    0   61   -1   1.69   0.48  140   83   38
CENTRAL(CD2)          71   -2   52    3   62    1   2.17   1.06  195   85   43
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        71    0   53    5   62    3   1.80   0.81  182   83   41
EAST(CD4)             72   -1   52    7   62    3   1.40   0.39  139   84   43
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE                 71   -2   52    4   62    2   1.77   0.69  164   85   38


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period April 22 to April 28, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Above Normal Rainfall

Unsettled weather was the focus of this past period as the Bluegrass State saw 
multiple opportunities for rainfall. Saying this, the week started off with high 
pressure to the east and an approaching cold front to the west. Southerly flow kept 
temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s. It was not until Tuesday evening and into 
the overnight that the boundary passed through the region. Rainfall amounts averaged 
over a half inch across the state during this event. Conditions dried out for the 
remainder of the work week as surface high pressure nosed into the region, but with 
much cooler temperatures. Clear skies and nearly calm winds created ideal conditions 
for frost Thursday and Friday morning. The most extensive coverage was seen Thursday 
as some locations even saw low temperatures drop into the upper 20s. The second round 
of rainfall came Friday and lasted through the weekend as a slow moving upper level 
disturbance passed over the Bluegrass State. This brought on and off periods of 
showers across Kentucky with an average of just over an inch. Highs stayed mainly in 
the 60s and assisted in leading to the first week of below normal temperatures since 
the start of the month.

Temperatures for the period averaged 54 degrees across the state which was 4 degrees 
cooler than normal and 6 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 64 in the West to 66 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 8 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 5 degrees cooler 
than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 45 degrees in the West to 43 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 degrees 
cooler than normal in the West to 0 degrees from normal in the East. The extreme high 
temperature for the period was 76 degrees at PEABODY and the extreme low was 28 
degrees at HARTFORD 3E. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.77 inches statewide which was 0.73 
inches above normal and 169% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 1.87 inches, Central 2.52 inches, Bluegrass 1.33 inches and East 1.37 inches, 
which was 0.67, 1.46, 0.37 and 0.41 inches above normal. By station, precipitation 
totals ranged from a low of 0.38 inches at MORGANFIELD 4E to a high of 4.04 inches at 
BOWLING GREEN 5S. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130422 to 20130428(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             64   -8   45   -4   55   -5   1.87   0.67  156   75   28
CENTRAL(CD2)          65   -6   44   -3   54   -5   2.52   1.46  238   75   28
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        64   -5   42   -3   53   -4   1.33   0.37  139   73   29
EAST(CD4)             66   -5   43    0   54   -3   1.37   0.41  143   76   30
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE                 65   -6   44   -2   54   -4   1.77   0.73  169   76   28


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period April 15 to April 21, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Rainfall

The Bluegrass State was established in a rather unsettled weather pattern for much of 
this past work week. A surface frontal boundary crept south on Tuesday bringing a 
round of thunderstorms across primarily the northern half of the state. Some even 
reached severe limits with damaging winds and large hail the primary threats. Later 
in the day Wednesday, a developing low pressure system then pushed this boundary 
north as a warm front. Thursday became the warmest day of the period behind breezy 
southerly flow. Highs rose into the low 80s across the Commonwealth with 
numerous wind gusts over 40 mph. As the day wore on, a strong cold front approached 
from the west and eventually pushed through western portions of the state Thursday 
evening and exiting Kentucky later in the day Friday. Through its passage, it slowly 
weakened across the state. Western portions saw the most rainfall with areas 
averaging more than 1.5 inches, before tapering to less than an inch farther east. 
Noticeably cooler air filtered into the Ohio Valley following its passage. Highs in 
the 50s were common on Saturday with patchy frost across the state that morning as 
winds became calm, skies cleared, and lows got into the low to mid 30s.

Temperatures for the period averaged 60 degrees across the state which was 4 degrees 
warmer than normal and 2 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 71 in the West to 73 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 1 degree warmer than normal in the West to 4 degrees warmer 
than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 51 degrees in the West to 49 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 degrees 
warmer than normal in the West to 8 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The 
extreme high temperature for the period was 88 degrees at CADIZ 4SW and the extreme 
low was 29 degrees at PAINTSVILLE 4W. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.64 inches statewide which was 0.66 
inches above normal and 166% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 1.73 inches, Central 1.19 inches, Bluegrass 1.66 inches and East 1.96 inches, 
which was 0.6, 0.2, 0.76 and 1.04 inches above normal. By station, precipitation 
totals ranged from a low of 0.78 inches at MONTICELLO AWOS to a high of 3.86 inches 
at BOONEVILLE 2S. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130415 to 20130421(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             71    1   51    4   61    3   1.73   0.60  153   88   30
CENTRAL(CD2)          72    3   51    6   61    4   1.19   0.20  120   87   30
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        70    3   49    6   59    4   1.66   0.76  184   84   30
EAST(CD4)             73    4   49    8   61    6   1.96   1.04  213   87   29
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE                 72    3   50    6   60    4   1.64   0.66  166   88   29


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period April 8 to April 14, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Rainfall

Rebound may be the correct word to describe this past week&apos;s weather conditions. 
First, after going 9 straight weeks with below normal temperatures, the Commonwealth 
finally broke the cool spell and was above normal for the first time since mid 
February.  Breezy southerly flow for much of the week pushed temperatures into the 
70s and at times, low to mid 80s. This came as the state was sandwiched between high 
pressure along the east coast and an approaching area of low pressure from the west. 
Lexington even broke a record high on Wednesday when it got to a high of 84. 
Secondly, the state rebounded from a 2 week dry period, where the state averaged over 
an inch of rainfall through the week. Over the period, the west did see the most 
rainfall with an average of 1.78 inches. Most of this came over the course of 
Wednesday and into Thursday as a line of showers with embedded thunderstorms brought 
widespread soaking rainfall across the Ohio Valley. Behind the line, a cold front 
swept through the state sending temperatures plummeting. Westerly flow put 
temperatures only in the mid 50s to low 60s for Friday and Saturday with patchy frost 
each night for mainly sheltered and low lying areas.  

Temperatures for the period averaged 61 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees 
warmer than normal and 12 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 72 in the West to 75 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 4 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 8 degrees warmer 
than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 50 degrees in the West to 50 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 5 degrees 
warmer than normal in the West to 11 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The 
extreme high temperature for the period was 89 degrees at PEABODY and the extreme low 
was 30 degrees at HARTFORD 3E. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.25 inches statewide which was 0.23 
inches above normal and 123% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 1.78 inches, Central 1.33 inches, Bluegrass 1.10 inches and East 0.78 inches, 
which was 0.62, 0.29, 0.18 and -0.16 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.13 inches at LOUISA 1S to a high of 3.01 
inches at MURRAY 1W. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130408 to 20130414(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             72    4   50    5   61    4   1.78   0.62  153   85   30
CENTRAL(CD2)          72    5   50    7   61    6   1.33   0.29  128   86   31
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        71    6   49    8   60    7   1.10   0.18  120   86   31
EAST(CD4)             75    8   50   11   62    9   0.78  -0.16   83   89   32
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STATE                 72    5   50    8   61    6   1.25   0.23  123   89   30


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period April 1 to April 7, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall

The Bluegrass State finally saw some warmer temperatures this past week as highs 
crept into the 70s for the weekend. Saying this, it was still not enough to overcome 
cooler temperatures earlier in the period and Kentucky witnessed its 7th straight 
week of below normal temperatures. The week started off with a weak cold front moving 
through the area with breezy northwest winds and cloud cover limiting temperatures to 
mainly the mid 40s to mid 50s. High pressure then eventually followed with an 
extremely dry air mass in place. Relative humidity values dropping into the 20s on 
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons were common. Thursday was the only real shot at 
precipitation as an upper level trough passed through the region. The main focus was 
across the southern portion of the state, where widespread light rainfall was 
evident. As high pressure returned over the Commonwealth on Friday, temperatures 
returned to near normal levels. On Saturday, the combination of this high to the east 
and a low to the west situated Kentucky in strong southerly flow. Highs over the weekend 
peaked in the low to mid 70s each day.

Temperatures for the period averaged 48 degrees across the state which was 4 degrees 
cooler than normal and 6 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 61 in the West to 59 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 5 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 6 degrees cooler 
than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 40 degrees in the West to 37 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees 
cooler than normal in the West to 0 degrees from normal in the East. The extreme high 
temperature for the period was 76 degrees at BARBOURVILLE 3E and the extreme low was 
18 degrees at VANCEBURG 6W. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.10 inches statewide which was 0.89 
inches below normal and 10% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.06 inches, Central 0.09 inches, Bluegrass 0.03 inches and East 0.20 inches, which 
was 1.03, 0.94, 0.87 and 0.74 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at CALHOUN 5NW to a high of 0.52 inches at 
BARBOURVILLE 3E. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130401 to 20130407(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             61   -5   40   -2   50   -4   0.06  -1.03    6   76   26
CENTRAL(CD2)          60   -4   38   -3   49   -3   0.09  -0.94    9   76   24
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        58   -4   36   -3   47   -3   0.03  -0.87    3   74   19
EAST(CD4)             59   -6   37    0   48   -3   0.20  -0.74   21   76   18
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STATE                 60   -4   38   -2   48   -4   0.10  -0.89   10   76   18


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period March 25 to March 31, 2013

Well Below Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall

The Commonwealth ended the month of March with its 6th straight week of below normal 
temperatures. While the state did see highs back into the lower 60s by the weekend, 
it was not enough to offset highs earlier in the week in the mid 30s to low 40s. 
Overall, the Bluegrass State ended the week on average, 9 degrees below normal. 
Normal highs for this time of the year are supposed to be in the low to mid 60s. 
While it was cool, Kentucky finally saw some dry conditions. Only a few notable 
systems passed through the state over the course of the week. The period started off 
with a surge of snow showers along the backside of a low pressure system moving 
through the area on Monday. Although there were some heavier snow bands, surface 
temperatures kept any accumulations to a minimum. An upper level disturbance then 
passed through on Friday across mainly western and central portions of the 
Commonwealth, just before a more statewide event Saturday night. Over the course of 
the weekend, the state averaged 0.33 inches with higher totals out west. The rest of 
the week was dry with surface high pressure in place and resulted with the state 
below normal by a half inch.

Temperatures for the period averaged 41 degrees across the state which was 9 degrees 
cooler than normal and 2 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 51 in the West to 48 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 12 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 14 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 36 degrees in the West 
to 32 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 
degrees cooler than normal in the West to 3 degrees cooler than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 68 degrees at CARBONDALE ASOS and the 
extreme low was 18 degrees at MONTICELLO AWOS. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.50 inches statewide which was 0.52 
inches below normal and 49% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.66 inches, Central 0.45 inches, Bluegrass 0.30 inches and East 0.60 inches, which 
was 0.44, 0.63, 0.62 and 0.4 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.08 inches at FORT KNOX to a high of 1.45 inches at PADUCAH 
ASOS. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130325 to 20130331(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             51  -12   36   -4   44   -8   0.66  -0.44   60   68   21
CENTRAL(CD2)          49  -13   33   -6   41   -9   0.45  -0.63   42   63   22
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        49  -10   31   -6   40   -8   0.30  -0.62   33   61   22
EAST(CD4)             48  -14   32   -3   40   -9   0.60  -0.40   60   65   18
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE                 49  -12   33   -5   41   -9   0.50  -0.52   49   68   18


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period March 18 to March 24, 2013

Well Above Normal Temperatures and Rainfall

Spring was supposed to start on the 20th, but Mother Nature missed the memo. It was 
a very cold and wet week across the Commonwealth with temperatures averaging 9 
degrees below normal, making this the 5th week in a row with below normal 
temperatures. The period started off with a strong cold front pushing through the 
region with nearly all locations seeing at least an inch of rainfall. Another 
reinforcing cold front swept through the Commonwealth on Wednesday. This was mostly 
a dry passage with its main effect on temperatures. Lows on Wednesday and Thursday 
night each dropped unusually low with temperatures in the upper teens and low 20s. 
Some locations in the east even dropped into the low teens. Normal lows for this 
time of the year are in the upper 30s. Other than some weak upper level waves, the 
rest of the week remained fairly dry until late in the weekend with the passage of 
another area of low pressure. This brought another half inch on average across the 
state, which put totals for the week just under 2 inches.

Temperatures for the period averaged 39 degrees across the state which was 9 degrees 
cooler than normal and 6 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 47 in the West to 48 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 14 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 12 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 32 degrees in the West 
to 29 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 7 
degrees cooler than normal in the West to 5 degrees cooler than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 64 degrees at ALBANY 1N and the 
extreme low was 12 degrees at PAINTSVILLE 4W. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.98 inches statewide which was 0.94 
inches above normal and 190% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 1.52 inches, Central 2.43 inches, Bluegrass 2.09 inches and East 1.90 inches, 
which was 0.41, 1.33, 1.15 and 0.88 inches above normal. By station, precipitation 
totals ranged from a low of 0.71 inches at HICKMAN 2E to a high of 3.73 inches at 
COLUMBIA 3N. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130318 to 20130324(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             47  -14   32   -7   40  -10   1.52   0.41  137   64   17
CENTRAL(CD2)          48  -12   30   -7   39   -9   2.43   1.33  221   64   17
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        45  -12   29   -6   37   -9   2.09   1.15  222   58   13
EAST(CD4)             48  -12   29   -5   39   -8   1.90   0.88  186   63   12
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE                 47  -12   30   -6   39   -9   1.98   0.94  190   64   12


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period March 11 to March 17, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Above Normal Rainfall

The Commonwealth finally put an end to the five week stretch of below normal 
precipitation with the help of an unsettled weather pattern this past period. Over 
the course of the week, the state averaged 1.33 inches, which was 0.35 inches above 
normal. The wet week started off with a slowly progressing cold front moving through 
Kentucky on Monday. Averages near an inch were common with its passage.  Numerous 
upper level disturbances then sparked scattered snow showers the next couple days, 
but no accumulations were evident. Dry conditions eventually moved in for the 
remainder of Wednesday with highs only getting into the 30s with breezy conditions. 
These temperatures helped in leading Kentucky to its 4th straight week of below 
normal temperatures. Winds shifted to southwesterly on Friday along a warm front, 
acting to put temperatures into the upper 60s to lower 70s by Saturday, but this was 
short-lived. A surface low tracking just north of Kentucky sent a cold front through 
the area with highs on Sunday only getting into the 40s. Another surface boundary 
then lifted from the south on Sunday providing another round of precipitation with 
just under a half inch statewide.

Temperatures for the period averaged 44 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees 
cooler than normal and 4 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 54 in the West to 54 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 5 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 4 degrees cooler 
than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 35 degrees in the West to 36 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees 
cooler than normal in the West to 4 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The 
extreme high temperature for the period was 78 degrees at POPLAR BLUFF ASOS and the 
extreme low was 14 degrees at MONTICELLO AWOS. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.33 inches statewide which was 0.35 
inches above normal and 135% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 1.61 inches, Central 1.58 inches, Bluegrass 1.47 inches and East 0.68 inches, 
which was 0.58, 0.55, 0.57 and -0.30 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.27 inches at BIG SANDY to a high of 2.95 
inches at MADISONVILLE 4S. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130311 to 20130317(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             54   -5   35   -2   44   -4   1.61   0.58  156   78   17
CENTRAL(CD2)          54   -3   36    1   45   -1   1.58   0.55  153   75   18
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        51   -4   34    1   42   -2   1.47   0.57  163   72   18
EAST(CD4)             54   -4   36    4   45    0   0.68  -0.30   69   76   14
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE                 53   -4   35    1   44   -2   1.33   0.35  135   78   14


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period March 4 to March 10, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall

The month of March tends to be a transition period for the Bluegrass State and this 
past week was a prime example. The week started off with unseasonably cool 
temperatures in place. Highs only crept into mainly the mid 40s to low 50s Monday and 
Tuesday before only getting into the 30s on Wednesday. Over the course of Tuesday 
night and into Wednesday, an area of low pressure placed anywhere from a trace to 3 
inches of snow across the Commonwealth. Higher totals of 2 to 3 inches were situated 
in the northern Bluegrass. These slowly diminished to just a trace to 1 inch farther 
south. Surface high pressure and upper level ridging then moved in later in the work 
week and into the weekend. Temperatures became very mild by Saturday and Sunday as 
the state was under gusty southerly flow. As a precursor to a cold front moving 
through the area Sunday night, temperatures warmed into the upper 60s to lower 70s 
statewide. 

Temperatures for the period averaged 41 degrees across the state which was 4 degrees 
cooler than normal and 4 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 53 in the West to 49 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 4 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 7 degrees cooler 
than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 35 degrees in the West to 30 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 0 degrees from 
normal in the West to 1 degan normal in the East. The extreme high 
temperature for the period was 78 degrees at PAINTSVILLE 4W and the extreme low was 
14 degrees at CYNTHIANA 8N. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.82 inches statewide which was 0.16 
inches below normal and 84% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.45 inches, Central 0.80 inches, Bluegrass 0.69 inches and East 1.34 inches, which 
was -0.59, -0.23, -0.19 and 0.38 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.08 inches at CALHOUN 5NW to a high of 
2.12 inches at BARBOURVILLE 3E. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130304 to 20130310(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             53   -4   35    0   44   -2   0.45  -0.59   43   71   22
CENTRAL(CD2)          50   -6   32   -2   41   -4   0.80  -0.23   78   73   17
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        47   -6   31   -1   39   -4   0.69  -0.19   78   71   14
EAST(CD4)             49   -7   30   -1   40   -4   1.34   0.38  140   78   14
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE                 50   -6   32   -1   41   -4   0.82  -0.16   84   78   14


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period February 25 to March 3, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall

This past period marked the seventh week of 2013 with below normal precipitation. 
The state only averaged 0.69 inches, with most of it coming at the start of the week 
as a low pressure system pushed northeastward into the Bluegrass State. Rainfall 
totals were around a half inch with its passage. An upper level low kept the 
Commonwealth in northwesterly flow for much of the latter half of the work week and 
into the weekend. Multiple pulses of energy swept around this system, 
bringing on and off chances of light snow and rain accumulations. Dense cloud cover 
stuck with the Commonwealth for much of the week, keeping highs in the 30s. Normal 
highs for this time of the year are in the lower 50s. After the cool and dreary 
week, the skies finally became mostly clear on Sunday as weak surface high pressure 
descended over the state.  

Temperatures for the period averaged 36 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees 
cooler than normal and 2 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 43 in the West to 41 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 12 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 13 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 32 degrees in the West 
to 31 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 1 
degree cooler than normal in the West to 1 degree warmer than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 63 degrees at ALBANY 1N and the 
extreme low was 17 degrees at PIKEVILLE 13S. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.69 inches statewide which was 0.3 
inches below normal and 70% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.86 inches, Central 0.6t 0.58 inches, which 
was 0.24, 0.38, 0.21 and 0.35 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.27 inches at HARRODSBURG 3N to a high of 1.28 inches at 
BURLINGTON 4S. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130225 to 20130303(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             43  -12   32   -1   37   -7   0.86  -0.24   78   60   19
CENTRAL(CD2)          42  -12   33    1   37   -6   0.66  -0.38   63   63   22
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        40  -11   31    1   35   -6   0.66  -0.21   76   59   19
EAST(CD4)             41  -13   31    1   36   -6   0.58  -0.35   62   61   17
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE                 42  -12   32    1   36   -6   0.69  -0.30   70   63   17


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period February 18 to February 24, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall

The Bluegrass State had yet another dry week with Kentucky only averaging 0.85 inches 
of precipitation. Although the week was mostly dry, plenty of focus was given to a 
low pressure system pushing through the region on Wednesday and into Thursday. 
Temperatures fluctuated greatly across the state making for multiple forms of 
precipitation falling across the Commonwealth. Cooler temperatures led to a wintery 
mix of sleet and freezing rain in western portions of the state and wrapping around 
the northern periphery of Kentucky. Areas south remained warm enough for all 
precipitation to remain as rainfall. Soon after its passage, a warm front pushed 
through the state and put temperatures back into the 50s for Friday. This was the 
general trend going into the weekend with surface high pressure providing dry 
conditions, clear skies, and temperatures hovering around normal.

Tempehe period averaged 37 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees 
cooler than normal and 2 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 45 in the West to 49 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 7 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 2 degrees cooler 
than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 29 degrees in the West to 28 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees 
cooler than normal in the West to 1 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The 
extreme high temperature for the period was 64 degrees at FORT CAMPBELL and the 
extreme low was 13 degrees at CYNTHIANA 8N. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.85 inches statewide which was 0.09 
inches below normal and 90% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
1.50 inches, Central 0.80 inches, Bluegrass 0.59 inches and East 0.50 inches, which 
was 0.44, -0.21, -0.22 and -0.38 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.04 inches at BIG SANDY to a high of 2.10 
inches at HICKMAN 2E.

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130218 to 20130224(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             45   -7   29   -2   37   -4   1.50   0.44  142   64   19
CENTRAL(CD2)          48   -3   28   -2   38   -2   0.80  -0.21   79   63   15
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        45   -3   26   -2   35   -3   0.59  -0.22   73   61   13
EAST(CD4)             49   -2   28    1   38   -1   0.50  -0.38   57   64   13
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE                 47   -4   28   -1   37   -2   0.85  -0.09   90   64   13


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period February 11 to February 17, 2013

Near Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall

The Commonwealth saw its driest period of 2013 this past week, where the state only 
averaged just over a tenth of an inch of precipitation. This made for the 5th week 
of 2013 with below average precipitation. Much of the week was dominated with high 
pressure in place, which acted to provide dry and quiet conditions. The only notable 
precipitation events happened on Wednesday and Friday. The first system had a heavy 
band of snow, which gave way to totals in excess of an inch in central and bluegrass 
portions of Kentucky, but warmer temperatures led to rapid melting through the 
afternoon hours. The other system was associated with a weak surface cold front 
extending into the Bluegrass State on Friday, bringing a light mix of rain and snow 
showers. Temperatures fluctuated throughout the week, but averaging highs and lows 
for the entire period led to temperatures right around normal for this time of the year 
in the mid to upper 30s.   

Temperatures for the period averaged 38 degrees across the state which was 0 degrees 
from normal and 4 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures averaged 
from 48 in the West to 45 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged 
from 1 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 3 degrees cooler than normal in the 
East. Low temperatures averaged from 31 degrees in the West to 30 degrees in the 
East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 degrees warmer than normal 
in the West to 5 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature 
for the period was 65 degrees at POPLAR BLUFF ASOS and the extreme low was 10 degrees 
at MONTICELLO AWOS. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.13 inches statewide which was 0.78 
inches below normal and 14% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.11 inches, Central 0.12 inches, Bluegrass 0.09 inches and East 0.21 inches, which 
was 0.9, 0.87, 0.69 and 0.64 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.01 inches at CAPE GIRARDEAU ASOS to a high of 0.51 inches at 
PIKEVILLE 13S. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130211 to 20130217(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             48   -1   31    3   39    0   0.11  -0.90   11   65   14
CENTRAL(CD2)          47   -1   30    2   38    0   0.12  -0.87   12   59   13
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        44   -2   29    3   36    0   0.09  -0.69   12   57   13
EAST(CD4)             45   -3   30    5   38    1   0.21  -0.64   25   62   10
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE                 46   -2   30    3   38    0   0.13  -0.78   14   65   10


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period February 4 to February 10, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall

Unseasonably warm conditions stuck with the Commonwealth for the second straight week 
as temperatures were on average, 6 degrees above normal. The highest temperatures 
were seen on Thursday out ahead of a low pressure system, where southerly flow pushed 
temperatures into the 60s statewide. In regards to rainfall, Kentucky stayed fairly dry 
with only a few minor systems moving through the Bluegrass State. The most 
significant came over the course of Sunday with the movement of a front through 
the area. As the boundary passed through, western portions of the state benefited 
the most with just under a half inch of rainfall, but this amount tapered off to 
around a tenth of an inch to the east. Although the state as a whole was below 
normal for the 4th time this year, Kentucky is still above normal for the year by 
0.82 inches.

Temperatures for the period averaged 42 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees 
warmer than normal and 4 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 54 in the West to 53 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 8 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 7 degrees warmer 
than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 33 degrees in the West to 31 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 6 degrees 
warmer than normal in the West to 7 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The 
extreme high temperature for the period was 68 degrees at FORT CAMPBELL and the 
extreme low was 6 degrees at VANCEBURG 6W. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.49 inches statewide which was 0.38 
inches below normal and 56% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.85 inches, Central 0.47 inches, Bluegrass 0.33 inches and East 0.33 inches, which 
was 0.11, 0.49, 0.43 and 0.49 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.12 inches at BIG SANDY to a high of 1.18 inches at POPLAR 
BLUFF ASOS. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130204 to 20130210(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEST(CD1)             54    8   33    6   43    6   0.85  -0.11   89   68   14
CENTRAL(CD2)          54    8   33    7   43    7   0.47  -0.49   49   67   18
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        49    5   29    5   39    5   0.33  -0.43   43   64    9
EAST(CD4)             53    7   31    7   42    7   0.33  -0.49   40   65    6
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE                 52    6   32    7   42    6   0.49  -0.38   56   68    6


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period January 28 to February 3, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Above Normal Rainfall

A strong low pressure system was at the center of all interest this past week with a 
combination of warmer temperatures and extreme weather. Earlier in the work week, a 
low developed and moved north of the Commonwealth with a strong cold front dragging 
behind. Ahead of the front, strong southwesterly flow pushed highs into the upper 60s 
and lower 70s through the start of the work week. Throughout the path of the low, 
rapid intensification took place and resulted with a powerful line of strong to 
severe storms moving through the Bluegrass State. Widespread damage was observed 
across Kentucky, with most reports credited to high winds in excess of 70 mph. 
Tornados were also a problem.  An EF2 tornado was reported just east of Bowling Green 
with winds around 120 to 125 mph. Cooler temperatures returned by late in the work 
week with highs Friday mainly in the 20s. The last significant precipitation event 
for the week occurred on Saturday with an Alberta Clipper passing through the 
Bluegrass. Snowfall totals around 1 to 3 inches were numerous with its passage. Total 
precipitation for the week was over 1.5 inches statewide, which was just under an inch 
above normal.

Temperatures for the period averaged 40 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees 
warmer than normal and 14 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 49 in the West to 47 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 4 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 3 degrees warmer 
than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 34 degrees in the West to 32 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 9 degrees 
warmer than normal in the West to 10 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The 
extreme high temperature for the period was 78 degrees at JACKSON and the extreme low 
was 3 degrees at PIKEVILLE 13S. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.71 inches statewide which was 0.87 
inches above normal and 205% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 1.83 inches, Central 1.50 inches, Bluegrass 1.57 inches and East 1.94 inches, 
which was 0.93, 0.59, 0.85 and 1.13 inches above normal. By station, precipitation 
totals ranged from a low of 0.50 inches at JACKSON AIRPORT to a high of 2.69 inches 
at PEABODY.

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130128 to 20130203(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             49    4   34    9   41    6   1.83   0.93  203   74   10
CENTRAL(CD2)          47    4   34   10   41    7   1.50   0.59  165   72    7
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        43    1   30    7   37    5   1.57   0.85  218   70    5
EAST(CD4)             47    3   32   10   39    6   1.94   1.13  240   78    3
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STATE                 46    2   32    8   40    6   1.71   0.87  205   78    3


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period January 21 to January 27, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall

The focus for the week was trying to keep warm as frigid temperatures from an arctic 
air mass invaded the Commonwealth. Over the early portions of the work week, several 
systems acted to pull extremely cool air down from Canada. Most saw lows on Tuesday 
morning dip down into the lower teens with some even in the single digits. Highs 
Tuesday generally didn't get out of the low to mid 20s. The cold temperatures, 
combined with rather breezy conditions put the livestock coldstress index well into 
the danger and emergency categories. The only major precipitation event for the week 
was on Friday as a low pressure system passed to the south. This brought a mix of 
wintery precipitation to the region. Freezing rain was most prominent to southern 
Kentucky, with a transition to sleet and even some snow farther north. Ice 
accumulations of a quarter inch were numerous across the south. The weekend brought a 
return to pleasant conditions with high pressure in place. Temperatures slowly 
moderated into the 40s by Sunday.

Temperatures for the period averaged 27 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees 
cooler than normal and 8 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 37 in the West to 34 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 7 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 10 degrees 
cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 22 degrees in the West 
to 19 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 
degrees cooler than normal in the West to 3 degrees cooler than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 52 degrees at HICKMAN 2E and the 
extreme low was 6 degrees at PIKEVILLE 13S. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.16 inches statewide which was 0.64 
inches below normal and 20% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.17 inches, Central 0.26 inches, Bluegrass 0.03 inches and East 0.18 inches, which 
was 0.68, 0.59, 0.66 and 0.62 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at CAPE GIRARDEAU ASOS to a high of 0.57 inches at 
ALBANY 1N. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130121 to 20130127(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             37   -7   22   -3   30   -4   0.17  -0.68   20   52   11
CENTRAL(CD2)          35   -8   20   -4   28   -5   0.26  -0.59   31   50   11
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        31  -10   17   -5   24   -8   0.03  -0.66    4   46    7
EAST(CD4)             34  -10   19   -3   26   -7   0.18  -0.62   22   47    6
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STATE                 34   -9   20   -3   27   -6   0.16  -0.64   20   52    6


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period January 14 to January 20, 2013

Above Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall

The Bluegrass State returned to near seasonal temperatures and rainfall this past 
week. Temperatures were only 2 degrees above normal, while rainfall was below normal 
by only around a tenth of an inch. The rainfall producers were mainly felt in the 
earlier portion of the work week. The most significant was the passing of a low on 
Tuesday night where many areas in central and Bluegrass portions of Kentucky saw a 
mix of wintery precipitation. Snow, sleet, and freezing rain were all evident. Warmer 
temperatures to the southeast kept most of the precipitation as rainfall. Dry with 
mostly clear conditions moved in by Friday as the Commonwealth was under the 
influence of surface high pressure. As this high meandered to Kentucky�s southeast 
Friday night and into Saturday, winds shifted to southerly and sent temperatures 
soaring across the region. Highs by Saturday were well above normal with highs 
topping out in the low to mid 50s statewide.  

Temperatures for the period averaged 35 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees 
warmer than normal and 14 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 41 in the West to 42 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 2 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 1 degree cooler 
than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 27 degrees in the West to 31 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees 
warmer than normal in the West to 8 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The 
extreme high temperature for the period was 58 degrees at HARTFORD 3E and the extreme 
low was 16 degCELLO AWOS. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.73 inches statewide which was 0.11 
inches below normal and 87% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.08 inches, Central 0.47 inches, Bluegrass 0.55 inches and East 1.82 inches, which 
was -0.80, -0.42, -0.17 and 0.96 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at CAPE GIRARDEAU ASOS to a 
high of 2.97 inches at PIKEVILLE 13S. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130114 to 20130120(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             41   -2   27    2   34    0   0.08  -0.80    9   58   19
CENTRAL(CD2)          42    0   30    6   36    3   0.47  -0.42   53   57   19
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        40   -1   28    5   34    2   0.55  -0.17   76   56   17
EAST(CD4)             42   -1   31    8   36    3   1.82   0.96  212   57   16
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STATE                 41   -1   29    5   35    2   0.73  -0.11   87   58   16


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Kentucky Climate Summary
For the Period January 7 to January 13, 2013

Well Above Normal Temperatures and Rainfall

Extremely warm temperatures and well above normal precipitation set the stage for an 
unusual second week of January. Temperatures for the period were 16 degrees above 
normal, but this is nearly an understatement in comparison to the weekend where an 
average deviation of 24 degrees above normal was felt across the state. Highs rose 
well into the upper 60s and at times, 70, as a near continual southwest flow of warm 
air pumped into the Commonwealth. Highs are normally only in the upper 30s to low 
40s for this time of the year. Accompanying the warm air was an abundant amount of 
precipitation later in the work week and into the weekend as multiple waves of low 
pressure meandered through the Bluegrass State. Over the course of the period, the 
state saw an average of 2.6 inches fall to the ground. The west was the leader with 
more than 4 inches of beneficial rainfall following the drought of 2012.  The states 
above normal deviation of 1.72 inches was exceptionally high, as the highest 
deviation Kentucky saw for the entire year of 2012 was only 1.38 inches back in September.

Temperatures for the period averaged 49 degrees across the state which was 16 degrees 
warmer than normal and 16 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 59 in the West to 58 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 16 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 14 degrees 
warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 39 degrees in the West 
to 43 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 13 
degrees warmer than normal in the West to 19 degrees warmer than normal in the East. 
The extreme high temperature for the period was 72 degrees at BARBOURVILLE 3E and the 
extreme low was 16 degrees at CADIZ 4SW.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 2.60 inches statewide which was 1.72 
inches above normal and 295% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, 
West 4.32 inches, Central 3.17 inches, Bluegrass 2.09 inches and East 0.84 inches, 
which was 3.40, 2.23, 1.34 and -0.07 inches respectively from normal. By station, 
precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.24 inches at JACKSON AIRPORT to a high of 
6.30 inches at PADUCAH ASOS. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20130107 to 20130113(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             59   16   39   13   49   15   4.32   3.40  470   70   16
CENTRAL(CD2)          59   17   41   16   50   16   3.17   2.23  337   70   16
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        56   15   39   15   48   16   2.09   1.34  279             58   14   43   19   50   16   0.84  -0.07   92   72   18
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STATE                 58   16   40   15   49   16   2.60   1.72  295   72   16


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Kentucky Climate Summary For the Period December 31, 2012 to January 6, 2013

Below Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Rainfall

The Commonwealth rang in the New Year with a weak cold front making its way through 
the region.  While most sections saw around a quarter of an inch with its passage, 
this event was the only major rainfall producer for the week. Most of the other 
disturbances were moisture starved and resulted in no significant precipitation. 
Surface high pressure moved in shortly after New Years, bringing rather quiet and dry 
conditions for a good portion of the week.  After going through a wet December, 
Kentucky started 2013 with a state rainfall deficit of over a half inch. In addition 
to dry conditions, the Bluegrass State also saw cool temperatures as the area was 2 
degrees below normal for the period.  Highs were commonly in the upper 30s to lower 
40s, with lows dropping into the low to mid 20s.  

Temperatures for the period averaged 32 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees 
cooler than normal and 2 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures 
averaged from 39 in the West to 39 in the East. Departure from normal high 
temperatures ranged from 4 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 5 degrees cooler 
than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 24 degrees in the West to 27 
degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees 
cooler than normal in the West to 3 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The 
extreme high temperature for the period was 48 degrees at ALBANY 1N and the extreme 
low was 11 degrees at CARBONDALE ASOS. 

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.25 inches statewide which was 0.64 
inches below normal and 28% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 
0.23 inches, Central 0.27 inches, Bluegrass 0.20 inches and East 0.29 inches, which 
was 0.7, 0.69, 0.57 and 0.61 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals 
ranged from a low of 0.03 inches at CINCINNATI to a high of 0.50 inches at TRIANGLE 
MOUNTAIN. 

Summarized and averaged data for the period 20121231 to 20130106(Last 7 Days)
(Not for Legal purposes. Departure from Norms based on climate divisional Averages)

                            AIR TEMPERATURE          PRECIPITATION    ExtremeTemp
STATION              MAX  DEV  MIN  DEV  AVR  DEV  TOTAL   DEV  %NORM  HI   LO
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WEST(CD1)             39   -4   24   -2   32   -3   0.23  -0.70   25   47   11
CENTRAL(CD2)          40   -3   26    1   33   -1   0.27  -0.69   28   48   16
BLUEGRASS(CD3)        38   -3   25    1   31   -2   0.20  -0.57   26   45   12
EAST(CD4)             39   -5   27    3   33   -1   0.29  -0.61   32   48   16
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STATE                 39   -4   26    1   32   -2   0.25  -0.64   28   48   11


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