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BLUEGRASS KY CLIMATE DIVISION

Hydrological Drought (PDSI) Situation:
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Current Long-term Hydrological Moisture Status: NEAR NORMAL           (PDSI=   0.92)
Rainfall Needed:  0.00 inches ABOVE NORMAL


Crop Moisture (CMI) Situation:
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Current Short-term Crop Moisture Status: Moisture Adequate For Present Needs          (CMI=   0.52)
Change From Previous Week: WETTER     SOILS (  0.24)

Note: Due to rainfall variability within each climate division, check Precip Reports/GIS Estimates and the Kentucky Climate Summary for the latest moisture information for this county.

Additional Drought Info.: UKAWC Drought Page

Temperatures for the period averaged 68 degrees across the state which was 4 degrees warmer than normal and 2 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 83 in the West to 78 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 6 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 3 degrees warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 57 degrees in the West to 54 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 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 BURKESVILLE 3W and the extreme low was 41 degrees at BRANDENBURG 4SW.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.42 inches statewide which was 0.44 inches below normal and 49% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 1.00 inches, Central 0.31 inches, Bluegrass 0.19 inches and East 0.18 inches, which was 0.12, -0.61, -0.62 and -0.64 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at MAYSVILLE 3SW to a high of 2.12 inches at La Center.

Kentucky Climate Summaries: Last day, Last 3 days, 7 days, 14, 21, 30, 60, 90 days
Yesterday's Weather Data, Kentucky Climate in Review

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On This Day In

Weather History...

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OCTOBER 5TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1638...
The journal of John Winthrop recorded that a mighty tempest struck eastern
New England. This second severe hurricane in three years blew down many
trees in mile long tracks. (David Ludlum)
...1786...
The famous "Pumpkin Flood" occurred on the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers.
Harrisburg PA reported a river stage of twenty-two feet. The heavy rains
culminated a wet season. (David Ludlum)
...1917...
The temperature at Sentinel AZ soared to 116 degrees to establish an
October record for the nation. (The Weather Channel)
...1972...
Heavy rains, mostly the remnants of Tropical Storm Joanne, fell across much
of Arizona. It was believed to be the first time in Arizona weather history
that a tropical storm entered the state with its circulation still intact.
The center was over Flagstaff early on the 7th. (3rd-7th) (The Weather
Channel)
...1987...
It was another day of scorching heat for the southwestern U.S. Afternoon
highs of 102 degrees in Downtown San Francisco, and 104 degrees at
Monterrey, established all-time records. The high of 101 degrees at San
Jose was a record for October. Sacramento tied their record for October for
the third time in the month, with a reading of 102 degrees. The high for
the nation was 111 degrees at San Luis Obispo and Palm Springs. Twenty
cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the
date, including Knoxville TN with a reading of 34 degrees. (The National
Weather Summary)
...1988...
Thirteen cities in the central U.S. reported record low temperatures for
the date, including Duluth MN with a reading of 21 degrees. Goodland KS
reported an afternoon high of 39 degrees. Showers over Upper Michigan
produced an inch of snow at Marquette. (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...
Showers and thunderstorms associated with Tropical Storm Raymond deluged
southeastern Arizona with heavy rain. Up to four and a half inches of rain
was reported north of Wilcox. Three- fourths of the streets in the town of
Wilcox were left under eighteen inches of water, and damage exceeded a
million dollars.
Evening thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather
in Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle. Thunderstorms produced high winds
which gusted to 80 mph at White Deer TX, and resulted in one death at
Pocasset OK. Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail at Pampa TX and
Lefors TX. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)


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