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Current Agriculture, Lawn & Garden Weather Conditions in Kentucky
Based on observations at 600am EDT, Wednesday October 02, 2024

Across Kentucky...temperatures are near 50 degrees west, near 56 degrees central, and near 63 degrees east. Current sky conditions are clear west, partly cloudy central, and fog east. In the west, relative humidity is near 86%, and the dew point is near 46 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 90%, and the dew point is near 53 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 97%, and the dew point is near 62 degrees. Current drying conditions are poor west, poor central, and poor east. Tobacco stripping conditions are favorable west, favorable central, and favorable east. Visibility is less than one mile east. Winds are calm west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the north at 5 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are calm east, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to fog. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 63 degrees at and Jackson. The lowest temperature is 50 degrees at Paducah.

List of Agriculture, Lawn & Garden Weather Observations in Kentucky

NWS Severe Weather Map , Convective Outlook

Day 1 Precip, Day 2, 5 Day Total, Days 1-5, ALL

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                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY 
                    OCT 7-11     OCT 9-15    JUN       JUN-AUG                      
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   Temperature:     Normal       Normal                                            
 Precipitation:      Below        Below                                            

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy

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6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook

Additional Drought Info.: UKAWC Drought Page

Temperatures for the period averaged 69 degrees across the state which was 4 degrees warmer than normal and 6 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 76 in the West to 73 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 2 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 3 degrees cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 63 degrees in the West to 64 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 9 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 12 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 85 degrees at ALBANY 1N and the extreme low was 52 degrees at CADIZ 4SW.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 4.40 inches statewide which was 3.53 inches above normal and 506% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 4.67 inches, Central 4.90 inches, Bluegrass 4.79 inches and East 3.24 inches, which was 3.79, 3.98, 3.95 and 2.4 inches above normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.71 inches at JACKSON AIRPORT to a high of 6.69 inches at HODGENVILLE 2E.

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 2ND
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1882...
An early season windstorm over Oregon and northern California blew down
thousands of trees and caused great crop damage in the Sacramento Valley.
(David Ludlum)
...1898...
A hurricane struck the Georgia coast washing away Campbell Island. (David
Ludlum)
...1959...
A tornado struck the town of Ivy VA (located near Charlottesville). Eleven
persons were killed, including ten from one family. (The Weather Channel)
...1980...
The temperature at Blue Canyon CA soared to 88 degrees, an October record
for that location. (The Weather Channel)
...1981...
Severe thunderstorms raked Phoenix AZ with heavy rain, high winds, and hail
up to an inch and a half in diameter, for the second day in a row.
Thunderstorms on the 1st deluged Phoenix with .68 inch of rain in five
minutes, equalling their all-time record. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...
A fast moving cold front produced snow flurries from Minnesota to the
Appalachian Mountains, and gale force winds behind the front ushered cold
air into the Great Lakes Region. Valentine NE reported a record low of 25
degrees. Temperatures recovered rapidly in the Northern High Plains Region,
reaching the lower 80s by afternoon. Jackson WY warmed from a morning low
of 21 degrees to an afternoon high of 76 degrees. (The National Weather
Summary)
...1988...
Early morning thunderstorms in Georgia produced three inches of rain at
Canton and Woodstock. (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...
Flooding due to thunderstorm rains in the southeastern U.S. on the last day
of September and the first day of October caused the Etowah River to rise
seven feet above flood stage at Canton GA. Thunderstorms produced up to ten
inches of rain in northeastern Georgia, with six inches reported at Athens
GA in 24 hours. One man was killed, and another man was injured, when
sucked by floodwaters into drainage lines. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)

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