# Presentation: 381953

## JANUARY

| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1
1864 -- Louisville's temperature fell well below zero after having been in the 40s the day before. | 2
2006 -- Severe storms tore across the area. The north side of Elizabethtown was particularly hard hit by a tornado. | 3
2000 -- A tornado (F1) touched down in Washington County, IN not far from the Crawford County line. | 4
1997 -- An F1 tornado killed a 39-year-old man and destroyed a radio station half a mile west of Albany. | 5
1884 -- One of only two days in history during which the temperature at Louisville never rose above zero. The high was  -1° (with a low of   -20°). |
| 6
1918 -- Louisville fell below 32° today and would not rise above freezing until the 24th, which is a record. | 7
1970 -- Beginning today, Bowling Green's daily low temperature would be at or below zero for a record four consecutive days. | 8
1999 – Severe ice storm. Over 100 trucks were stranded on the Western Kentucky Parkway in Grayson County.  | 9
1978 -- Beginning today, Louisville had at least half an inch of snow on the ground for a record 49 consecutive days.  | 10
1974 -- Heavy rain spread over central Kentucky, with 2.67” at Lexington and 4.38” at Bowling Green.  | 11
1963 -- An F2 tornado was reported in Scott County, IN. It damaged or destroyed several homes and barns north of Scottsburg.  | 12
1886 -- Bowling Green's coldest temperature on record: -26°.  |
| 13
1978 -- Beginning today, Lexington had at least half an inch of snow on the ground for a record 57 consecutive days.  | 14
1932 -- Record warmth, with highs of 69° at Louisville, 68° at Lexington, and 72° at Bowling Green.  | 15
1898 -- Heavy rain, with 2.03” at Lexington and 3.02” at Bowling Green.  | 16
1912 -- The temperature at Lexington plunged to    -11°.  | 17
1994 -- Louisville's heaviest calendar day  January snowfall: 15.9”.  | 18
1929 -- A tornado (unofficially F3) killed one person at Sonora as it moved through Hardin and LaRue counties.  | 19
1994 -- Kentucky's coldest temperature ever recorded occurred at Shelbyville in Shelby County: -37°.  |
| 20
1978 -- Louisville's deepest snow cover: 19”.  | 21
1959 -- A tornado with F3 winds killed three people in Grayson County along its seven mile long path. Neafus was hardest hit.  | 22
1935 -- Bowling Green's snowiest January day, with 8”.  | 23
1963 – The temperature at Lexington plunged from 44° to -20°. | 24
2002 -- Thunderstorm winds to 104 mph struck Edmonson County. A 200 year old tree was blown onto a car in Hardin County. | 25
1978 -- Lexington fell below 32°, and stayed below freezing for a record 18 consecutive days. | 26
1943 -- Lexington's snowiest day: 13.4”.  |
| 27
1937 -- Catastrophic flooding.  Record crest of 52.15 feet on the Ohio River at McAlpine Upper (Louisville).   | 28
1963 -- A record cold wave, with Louisville dropping to -15°, Lexington to -13°, and Bowling Green to -18°. | 29
1956 -- Bowling Green's wettest January day, with 4.75” of precipitation.  | 30
1966 -- Record cold, with Louisville falling to -9°, Lexington -10°, and Bowling Green -11°.  | 31
1951 -- Bowling Green set daily records for both precipitation (1.81”) and snowfall (4”).  |  |  |

- Tell the National Weather Service What’s Going on *in Your Own Back Yard*!

**JANUARY**

- Storm Spotting

- Co-Op Program

- CoCoRaHS

- Every year we train several hundred people who serve as our eyes and ears in the field during severe weather.  These intrepid volunteers watch the skies and report any tornadoes, hail, strong winds, and flooding directly to the National Weather Service (NWS).  The NWS uses this information when deciding which storms warrant warnings.

- The Co-Operative Weather Observing Program began in 1890 and now includes over 11,000 volunteers across the nation who measure temperature and precipitation each day for the NWS.  Some of the volunteers have been participating for over half a century!  The observations are extremely important to the NWS, and are used in computer forecast models and in day-to-day decision-making.

- The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network, or CoCoRaHS, is a community-based network of volunteers working together

- to measure and map precipitation.  By using low cost tools and using an

- interactive website, the aim is to provide the highest quality data for education and research applications.

**Notes:**
Each row should be 1 1⁄2 inches tall.

## FEBRUARY

| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  | 1
1911 -- February started off with record warmth as Louisville hit 71°, Lexington 67o, and Bowling Green 74o.  | 2
1951 -- Anchorage, Kentucky's coldest temperature on record:   -22o. |
| 3
1890 -- Lexington's warmest February low temperature: 59°. 
 | 4
1996 -- Lexington fell to a record -10°, and Louisville set a record of -5°.  | 5
1998 -- From February 3 to 6, Louisville received 22.4” of snow – a record for a single storm. | 6
1998 -- Louisville's deepest February snowcover: 18”.  | 7
1904 -- Between 3:00 and 4:30 am, tornadoes hit Cornishville, Dundee, and Cecilia in Kentucky. | 8
1899 – Lexington’s first of seven consecutive days with subzero lows – a record. | 9
1870 – President Grant established what would become the National Weather Service. |
| 10
1899 -- Danville, Kentucky's coldest temperature on record: -28°. 
 | 11
1999 -- Record warmth, with 74° at Louisville and Lexington, and 72° at Bowling Green.  | 12
1880 -- A tornado on Lincoln's Birthday struck Lincoln County. Buildings lost their roofs at Crab Orchard Springs (unofficially F2).  | 13
1899 -- Coldest temperature on record at Irvington (-25°), Leitchfield (-26°), Richmond (-24°), and Russellville (-22°).  | 14
1947 -- The nation’s first weather radar was installed at Washington, DC.  | 15
2003 – Severe ice storm around Lexington and Frankfort.  I-64 shut down.  One fatality in Lawrenceburg. | 16
1883 -- Louisville's warmest February temperature: 78°.  |
| 17
1958 -- Record cold chilled the area. Louisville fell to -3°, Lexington -6°, and Bowling Green -9°. | 18
1992 -- Dime sized hail fell in Clark and Floyd counties in Indiana. | 19
1884 -- A twister (unofficially F2) moved  along the Nelson/ Spencer county line, killing one person. | 20
1951 -- An F2 tornado was witnessed in Shelby County.  | 21
1993 -- An F0 tornado destroyed barns and a shed in Henry County.  | 22
1922 -- Record warmth: 71° at Louisville, 70° at Lexington, and 74° at Bowling Green.  | 23
1993 – The Louisville weather office moved to its present location on Theiler Lane. |
| 24
1914 -- Louisville recorded a record low of 3° and Bowling Green a record low of 7°. 
 | 25
1891 -- A tornado (unofficially F3) struck New Castle, KY killing two people. Barn timbers were flung a mile away from the tornado.  | 26
1967 -- A day of record cold: Louisville 5°, Lexington 0°, Bowling Green 7°.  | 27
1999 -- Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed two trailers near Brandenburg, KY. Golf ball sized hail fell at Laconia, IN.  | 28
1918 -- Bowling Green's warmest February temperature: 83°.  | 29
1912 – Beginning today Bowling Green received measurable precipitation a record 10 days in a row. |  |

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**Notes:**
Row 1:  6/8 – 2 2/8.  Row 2:  2 2/8 – 3 6/8. Row 3: 3 6/8 – 5 2/8.  Row 4:  5 2/8 – 6 6/8.  Row 5:  6 6/8 – 8 2/8.

## MARCH

| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
1997 -- Louisville's wettest calendar day on record (10.48” of rain), and Lexington's wettest March day (5.56”).  |
| 2
1878 -- A tornado (unofficially F4) near Rich Hill, KY killed seven members of one family.  | 3
1997 – Record stage  set on the Licking River at Blue Licks Spring (47.6 ft).  | 4
1955 -- Two people were injured by an F3 tornado in Madison County.  | 5
1960 -- Bowling Green's coolest March temperature and latest sub-zero reading: -6°. | 6
1960 -- The coldest temperature ever recorded in Kentucky in March: -14° at Bonnieville. | 7
1899 -- Bowling Green's coldest March high: 21°. | 8
1998 -- Nickel sized hail was reported in Simpson and Allen counties. |
| 9
1960 -- Bowling Green's snowiest day on record, with 18”.  | 10
1986 – An F2 tornado  struck southeast Lexington, KY, damaging 845 homes, 55 of which were demolished.  | 11
1964 -- A record crest was set on the Salt River at Shepherdsville, with a stage of 41.5 feet.  | 12
1986 -- F1 tornadoes injured two people in Nelson County and three people in Nicholas County. | 13
2001 -- One inch diameter hail fell at Bonnieville (Hart County) and Albany (Clinton County).  | 14
1918 -- Bowling Green's warmest March low: 67°.  | 15
1898 -- Beginning today, Bowling Green received measurable precipitation on a record 10 consecutive days. |
| 16
1942 -- A tornado (unofficially F4) moved from Caneyville to Summit, KY, killing 9. | 17
1900 -- Record cold on Saint Patrick's Day: Louisville 9°, Lexington 4°, Bowling Green 16°.  | 18
1925 – Powerful tornadoes tore across southern Indiana and central Kentucky, killing 56 people. | 19
1963 -- Two people were killed by an F1 tornado at Becks Mill, IN.  | 20
1982 -- A tornado (F2) hit Franklin and Shelby counties. Eight people were injured.  | 21
1962 -- A tornado touched down briefly in Fayette County and did F1 damage. Two barns were flattened. | 22
1991 -- An F2 tornado killed an 11-year-old boy near Lickskillet, KY. |
| 23 | 24 | 25
1884 -- A tornado touched down at Colemansville, KY where 18 of the community's 20 homes were damaged. | 26
1955 -- Record cold swept into the region as Louisville fell to 12° and Lexington and Bowling Green to 14°.  | 27
1890 – 76 people were killed in Louisville by a tornado (unofficially F4), including 44 people in a single building. | 28
1997 – Ten tornadoes ripped across central Kentucky and southern Indiana, killing two people. | 29
1974 – F2 tornadoes touched down in Anderson, Hardin, and Russell counties, which would all be struck again five days later. |
| 30 | 31 |  |  |  |  |  |

- 1917 -- Tornado killed 46 people at New Albany.

- 1987 --  8” of snow at Lexington through March 31.

- 1921 -- Tornado blew a rug a mile away at Kirksville, KY.

- 1979 – F3 tornado in Barren County killed a child.

- HURRICANES

- Photos taken by Major Jim Jeter, Air Force Reserve, from inside Hurricane Katrina’s eye as the storm made landfall August 29, 2005.

- Top:  Hurricane Andrew striking south Florida at 4:35am EDT August 24, 1992.
- Bottom:  Hurricane Hugo churning over the Atlantic Ocean September 15, 1989.

*Background image:  Hurricane Katrina striking southeast Louisiana August 29, 2005*

| Saffir-Simpson Scale |  |
| --- | --- |
| Category | Wind Speed |
| 1 | 74 – 95 mph |
| 2 | 96 – 110 mph |
| 3 | 111 – 130 mph |
| 4 | 131 – 155 mph |
| 5 | 156+ mph |

- Hurricanes that affect the United States form over the warm tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico.  The cyclones usually move to the west initially, before curving to the north and then northeast.  In a typical year, the United States is struck by one or two hurricanes.  They bring strong winds, torrential rain, extensive flooding, tornadoes, and can result in loss of life.

- Arthur
- Bertha
- Cristobal
- Dolly
- Edouard
- Fay
- Gustav
- Hanna
- Ike
- Josephine
- Kyle

- Laura
- Marco
- Nana
- Omar
- Paloma
- Rene
- Sally
- Teddy
- Vicky
- Wilfred

- _2008 Storm Names_

## APRIL

| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1
1974 – An F3 tornado caused a fatality in Henry County. 20% of Campbellsburg was left homeless.  | 2
1857 -- The coldest temperature ever recorded in Kentucky in April: 10° at Millersburg in Bourbon County.  | 3
1974 – Historic tornado outbreak swept the area.  F5 tornado devastated Brandenburg. | 4
1968 -- Bowling Green's wettest April day, with 4.61” of rain. 
 | 5
2003 -- A mobile home was overturned by 92 mph wind gusts in Elizabethtown, KY. 
 |
| 6
1873 -- Louisville's warmest April low temperature: 71°. 
 | 7
1978 -- The Louisville weather office's old WSR 74-C weather radar was dedicated. | 8
1948 -- A tornado (possibly F2) hit stables at Keeneland Race Track in Lexington, killing one person.  | 9
1999 -- An F2 tornado touched down in Dupont, IN damaging several homes and barns.  | 10
1918 -- Bowling Green's coldest April high: 35°.  | 11
1972 -- A tornado did F2 damage in Green County. Barns were destroyed near Allendale.  | 12
1948 -- The Bluegrass Ordnance Depot in Richmond, KY was damaged by a tornado (unofficially F2).  |
| 13
1876 – A tornado (unofficially F2) hit Louisville, killing a man and his son. The roof of a house landed on a streetcar, injuring 10.  | 14
1972 -- An F1 tornado was sighted in LaRue County.  | 15
1993 -- Storm winds in Garrard County destroyed a mobile home with 14 tie-downs that were ripped from the ground. | 16
1998 -- Three people were killed, two in Barren County and one in Metcalfe County, as F2 and F3 tornadoes moved through.  | 17
1875 --  Louisville's coldest April temperature (21°) and  Lexington's coldest April high temperature (31°). | 18
1969 -- Hail three inches in diameter hit Warren County.  | 19
2002 -- Hail one and a half inches in diameter struck McAfee in Mercer County.  |
| 20
1986 -- A tornado (F3)  destroyed a farm near Burkesville. The roof of the farmhouse landed three miles away.  | 21
1972 -- F2 tornadoes struck central Kentucky.  A 400 gallon water tank was moved nearly a mile. | 22
1887 -- Six barns were destroyed by a tornado (unofficially F2) on an island in the Barren River. | 23
1968 -- A tornado of F4 magnitude carved a three mile long path across Edmonson County.  | 24
1955 -- An F1 tornado injured 2 people in Richmond, KY. | 25
1961 -- Hail 2 inches in diameter pounded Dubois County.
 | 26
1989 -- Hail 2 inches in diameter pummeled Jessamine and Garrard counties.
 |
| 27
1971 -- A tornado tore through Green and Adair counties with F4 damage in its wake. Six people were killed. 
 | 28
2002 -- A 52 year old man was killed by an F3 tornado in a mobile home in Irvington, KY. | 29
1963 -- Tornadoes of F2 strength struck Edmonson and Logan counties. 
 | 30
1852 -- A damaging windstorm, possibly a tornado, struck four miles north of Georgetown, KY.
 |  |  |  |

- Clouds

- Most common clouds are classified into three groups, based on their height above the ground:

- High clouds are composed of ice crystals and are found above 20,000 feet.

- cirrus

- cirrostratus

- cirrocumulus

- Mid clouds may be composed of water, ice, or both.  They are found between 6,500 and 20,000 feet above the ground.

- altocumulus

- altostratus

- Low clouds occur below 6,500 feet and are often composed of water, though they can contain ice crystals during colder weather.  Low clouds are responsible for much of our precipitation, such as showers from growing cumulus clouds and light rain or snow from nimbostratus.  Fog is also considered a low cloud, since it is a cloud that is in contact with the ground.

- nimbostratus

- cumulus

- stratocumulus

- stratus

## MAY

| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  | 1
2002 -- Hail four and a half inches in diameter pounded Waynesburg, Saint Mary, and New Haven, KY.  | 2
1954 -- An F1 tornado struck Ohio County.  | 3
1940 -- Lexington's and Bowling Green’s  coolest May high temperature: 42° and 47°, respectively. |
| 4
1957 -- Louisville's overall coldest Derby Day, with a low of 36°, a high of 47o, and wind gusts to 25 mph. | 5
1996 -- An F1 tornado injured 10 people from Ekron to Brandenburg, KY.  | 6
1898 -- Louisville's latest measurable snowfall: 1”.  | 7
1961 -- A tornado with winds of F3 strength cut a 14 mile long path across Ohio and Grayson counties.  | 8
2003 -- Numerous trees were uprooted in the Hoosier National Forest by an F1 tornado in Perry County.  | 9
1933 -- A mile-wide F4 tornado tore from Monroe County to Russell County, killing 87 people. | 10
1966 -- Louisville's coolest May temperature and latest freezing temperature: 31°.  |
| 11
2003 -- A tornado (F2) near Harrodsburg, KY drowned a 29 year old female when her home was blown about 300 feet into the Salt River.  | 12
1978 -- A tornado (unofficially F2) moved along a 15 mile path through Butler and Warren counties. | 13
1998 -- Lightning struck the historic opera house in Winchester, KY heavily damaging it.  | 14
1995 -- In New Haven, KY a 17-year-old boy was struck and injured by lightning.  | 15
1945 -- A tornado (unofficially F2) touched down in Jeffersonville, IN destroying a World War II artillery factory.  | 16
1990 -- Storms produced strong winds and large hail throughout the region, along with 13 injuries.  | 17
2003 -- A mobile home in New Amsterdam, IN was tossed about 300 feet into the Ohio River by an F0 tornado.  |
| 18
1995 -- Cars were flipped and homes demolished by an F2 tornado in Woodford County.  | 19
2002 -- Lexington's latest freezing temperature: 32°.  | 20
1894 -- Louisville's latest spring snowflakes, which fell from 8:05 to 8:10 in the morning. | 21
1990 -- An F2 tornado in Madison County caused 1 injury as it damaged a store and a  nightclub in Richmond. | 22
1941 -- Lexington's warmest May temperature: 96°.  | 23
2000 -- An F3 tornado moved through the northeast and east sections of Leitchfield, KY.  | 24
1971 -- An F2 tornado traveled for 15 miles across Simpson County.  |
| 25
1973 -- An F1 tornado hurt two people in Marion County.  | 26
1894 -- A tornado (unofficially F2) moved along a five mile long path east of Jeffersonville, IN. | 27
2004 – An F3 tornado  damaged 65 homes in Lexington. The Masterson Station subdivision was hardest hit. | 28
1996 – An F4 tornado caused great damage in Jefferson, Bullitt, and Spencer counties of central Kentucky. | 29
1974 -- An F1 tornado briefly touched down in Jefferson County, KY.  | 30
2004 -- An F3 twister damaged 80% of Marengo, IN and resulted in one fatality.  | 31
1998 -- Flash flooding put roads under water, washed away bridges and cars, and made  water enter homes from Lebanon to Jamestown. |

- HEAT

- Heat Index Table

- Initial temperature inside a car on a summer’s day (94°)...

- ...and in that same car just 43 minutes later (120°)

- In an average year, about 175 Americans die as a result of excessive heat.

-   Dress in lightweight, light-colored clothing
-   Eat a bit less than usual*
-   Drink lots of water, and don’t wait until you’re thirsty.  Avoid alcohol.
-   Don’t take salt tablets*
-   Avoid sunburn, which makes it more difficult for your body to dissipate heat
-   Never leave children or pets unattended in a parked car on hot days, even if the windows are cracked or you think you’ll only be gone for a moment
-   Spend time in air conditioning, especially during the hottest part of the day between noon and 6 pm

- * Unless otherwise directed by your doctor

## JUNE

| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1
1917 -- Downtown Lexington was struck by a tornado (unofficially F2). Sayre College received damage.  Three people were hurt. | 2
1990 – Large tornado outbreak. Washington County, IN was struck by three tornadoes: an F0, F2, and F3.  | 3
1895 -- Louisville's earliest 100 degree reading: 100°. | 4
1888 -- Bowling Green's coolest June temperature: 38°.  | 5
2002 -- A lightning strike caused a fire that destroyed most of a restored log cabin north of Brooksburg, IN. | 6
1966 -- An F2 tornado was on the ground for 11 miles in Madison County.  | 7
1948 -- A tornado (unofficially F4) tore through Henryville, IN. The storm's only fatality was a child whose home was swept away.  |
| 8
1933 -- Lexington's warmest June low temperature: 80°.  | 9
1995 -- Lightning struck the Phillip's Scissor Shed Building in Liberty, causing $3,000 worth of damage. | 10
1981 -- Thunderstorm gusts to 100 mph were reported in Oldham County.  | 11
1921 -- The high temperature at Bowling Green was at least 90° today through August 6, a record of 57 days.  | 12
1923 -- Berea, KY's wettest day, with 5.38” of rain.  | 13
1970 -- A tornado produced F1 damage in Hancock County.  | 14
1998 -- Lightning struck an auto body shop in Salvisa, KY, causing major damage. |
| 15
1964 – An F2 tornado damaged houses near Turkey Foot, KY. | 16
1982 – An F2 tornado  tore across Clark County, KY.   A nursing home and gas station were damaged in Winchester.  | 17
1997 – An F0 tornado tore trees down near Quality, KY. | 18
1927 -- Frankfort's wettest day, with 4.92” of rain.  | 19
2001 – Storm winds downed trees and power lines in Orange and Dubois counties. | 20
1953 -- Lexington’s earliest 100 degree temperature: 100°.
 | 21
1994 – Lightning set a house on fire in LaGrange, KY. |
| 22
1974 – An F1 tornado followed a 6 mile long path through Oldham County. | 23
1960 – Louisville’s wettest June day on record, with 5.12” of rain. | 24
1995 – An F0 tornado blew down trees and lightning set a building on fire near Westport, KY. | 25
1902 – A tornado (possibly F2) killed four people as it moved from Cartersville to Berea, KY. | 26
2000 – A 30-year-old man was struck and killed by lightning in Glasgow, KY. | 27
1973 – A tornado tore a path 15 miles along across Clark County, IN. | 28
1944 – Louisville’s warmest June temperature:  103°. |
| 29
1979 – An F2 tornado injured seven people in Scott County, KY. | 30
1936:  Bowling Green’s warmest June low:  80°. |  |  |  |  |  |

- LIGHTNING

**On average, each year in the United States more people die from lightning strikes than from tornadoes.**

- If you can hear thunder, then you’re close enough to be struck by lightning.  Seek shelter indoors, and stay away from plumbing and landline telephones.  If you’re stuck outside, avoid isolated tall objects.  If your hair begins to stand on end, crouch down into a ball (don’t lie down flat).

*When thunder roars, go indoors!*

## NOAA Weather Radio

*If a severe storm or tornado was bearing down on your house at three o’clock in the morning, how would you know?*
- The National Weather Service broadcasts up-to-date weather information 24 hours a day on NOAA Weather Radio.  Seventeen transmitters serve southern Indiana and central Kentucky, meaning nearly every citizen has access to this critical information.

| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1
1931 – Regular morning airplane weather observations began at Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, and Omaha. | 2
1930 – Kentucky’s hottest temperature on record:  114° at Greensburg. | 3
1897 – Bowling Green’s warmest low temperature on record:  81°. | 4
1995 – Several homes were struck by lightning in Goshen, KY.

 | 5
1937 – Wettest day on record at Glasgow, KY with 5.10” of rain.
 |
| 6
1994 – Lightning entered a home via a telephone wire and ignited a fire in Leitchfield, KY. | 7
1936 – Lexington hit 100° nine days in a row starting today, which is the city’s longest 100o streak on record. | 8
1874 – Lexington’s warmest low temperature on record:  83°. | 9
2003 – Thunderstorm winds gusted to 69 mph in Simpson County, downing trees and power lines. | 10
1936 – Lexington’s hottest temperature on record:  108°.
 | 11
2000 – Power poles were snapped in half near Bowling Green by 104 mph winds.
 | 12
1979 – A tornado of F1 strength struck Scott County, KY. |
| 13
2004 – A powerful squall line brought hurricane-force winds to southern Indiana and central Kentucky.
 | 14
1936 – Hottest temperature ever recorded at Louisville:  107°. | 15
1936 – Frankfort’s hottest temperature on record:  111°. | 16
1995 – The dew point at Louisville reached an amazing 83°. | 17
1975 – Hail the size of golf balls fell on Louisville and Lexington. | 18
1915 – The Lexington weather office moved from S. Limestone St. to the corner of Main St. and Upper St. | 19
1901 – Bowling Green hit 100° ten days in a row starting today, which is the city’s longest 100° streak on record. |
| 20
1998 – Lexington’s wettest July day, with 4.38” of rain. | 21
1896 – Wettest day on record at Shelbyville, KY with 7.15” of rain. | 22
1995 – A Louisville man was injured when lightning traveled through phone lines into his living room. | 23
1947 – Coolest July temperature on record at Bowling Green (46°), Lexington (47°), and Louisville (49°). | 24
1901 – Louisville’s hottest temperature on record:  107°. | 25
1994 – Lightning set an apartment building and a barn on fire in Madison County. | 26
1984 – An F2 tornado struck Spencer County, damaging barns near Taylorsville.
 |
| 27
1997 – An F0 tornado felled trees near Interstate 265 outside Jeffersontown, KY.
 | 28
1930 – Kentucky’s overall hottest day with most locations surpassing 100°, including Bowling Green at 113°. | 29
1943 – Charlestown, IN was struck by a tornado (possibly an F3), which damaged several homes. |  |  |  |  |

- 31

- 1988 – Hail one inch in diameter fell on Dubois County.

- 30

- 1971 – Bowling Green’s coolest July high temperature:  67°.

*The Voice of the National Weather Service*

- When certain official watches and warnings are issued by the NWS, these special radios can sound an alarm loud enough to wake even the soundest sleeper.  The radio turns on automatically, and the alarm is followed by weather information that could save your life.

- In addition to severe weather information, your local forecast and weather conditions are always available at the touch of a button.  The current weather, such as temperature and wind speed, is updated every hour.

*With NOAA Weather Radio, the latest  weather information is available at your fingertips, straight from the National Weather Service!*

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- JULY

*For much more information, see our website at http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/?n=weather_radio-lmk*

- All-Time High Temperatures

- Kentucky:  114° at Greensburg on July 2, 1930

- Indiana:  116° at Collegeville on July 14, 1936

## AUGUST

| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  | 1
1898 – The period covered by an official weather forecast increased from 36  hours to 48 hours. | 2
1932 -- Lexington’s wettest day on record, with 8.04” of rain. |
| 3
1987 – Winds gusting to 96 mph injured one person in LaRue County. | 4
2003 – Winds of 81 mph did great damage at Barren River State Resort Park, including downing 500 trees. | 5
1918 – Louisville’s warmest August temperature:  105°. | 6
1979 – Hail the size of golf balls fell on Oldham and Henry counties. | 7
1995 – Lightning destroyed a house in Jefferson County, KY. | 8
1936 – 21 days in a row of 90° highs began today at Lexington, which is a record. | 9
1968 – A tornado with F2 winds destroyed a barn near Scottsburg, IN. |
| 10
1992 – Hail one inch in diameter was seen in Lexington. | 11
1983 – An F1 tornado injured six people in Warren County. | 12
1983 – An F0 tornado touched down briefly in Garrard County. | 13
1881 – Bowling Green’s warmest August temperature:  110°. | 14
2002 – An F1 tornado removed roofs from buildings in Deputy, IN. | 15
1963 – Bowling Green and Louisville fell to a record low of 51°. | 16
2007 – Record heat at Louisville (105°), Lexington (102°), and Bowling Green (106°). |
| 17
1937 – The first official weather radiosonde sounding was made at East Boston Airport. | 18
2001 – Lightning destroyed a house in French Lick, IN. | 19
1936 – Louisville’s warmest low temperature:  84°. | 20
1979 – Hail one inch in diameter fell on Dubois, Boyle, and Mercer counties. | 21
1888 – The remnants of a powerful hurricane that struck Miami  crossed central Kentucky. | 22
2003 – A woman and her son were killed when their home was swept into a creek near Frankfort, KY. | 23
2000 – Strong thunderstorm winds blew a tree onto a vehicle in English, IN. |
| 24 | 25
1981 – A new radar tower was put into operation at the Louisville NWS office.
 | 26
1944 – Lexington’s coolest August high temperature:  63°. | 27
1854 – A tornado killed 25 people in Louisville, including 18 at the corner of Eleventh St.  and Muhammad Ali Blvd. | 28
1936 – Record heat:  Bowling Green 106°, Lexington 100°, and Louisville 100°. | 29
1965 – Coolest temperature ever recorded in Lexington during August:  42°. | 30
1915 – Coolest August high temperature on record at Bowling Green (62°) and Louisville (61°). |
| 31 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

- 1946 – 36° at Clermont, KY.

- 2000 – Two girls killed by lightning at New Haven, KY.

- TORNADOES

- The tornado is one of the most powerful forces in nature, and the United States sees some of the most widespread tornado activity of anywhere in the world.
- The key to tornado survival is to be prepared *before* the storm strikes.

-  A **Tornado Watch** means tornadoes may develop.  A **Tornado Warning** means a tornado is about to strike and you must find shelter immediately.
-  At home and at work determine where you will go if a Tornado Warning is issued, and have practice drills.
-  If a tornado is approaching, go to the innermost room on the lowest floor of the building you’re in, and stay away from windows.
-  Stay out of large rooms with free-span ceilings, such as gymnasiums and cafeterias.

-  Basements and interior bathrooms without windows are the safest places.
- If you are in a mobile home, evacuate to a designated storm shelter.  Mobile homes are no match for even a weak tornado.
-  If you are in a rural area in your vehicle, leave your vehicle and lie flat in a ditch or low spot.  Cover your head and beware of flooding from heavy rains.
-  Seeking shelter under an overpass is not recommended.

## FLOOD

| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 1
1953 – The Rolling Fork River at Boston, KY fell to a record low stage of 2.7 feet. | 2
1953 – The remains of a tropical storm that made landfall at Savannah, GA moved into Kentucky. | 3
1970 – An F1 tornado injured four people in Dubois County. | 4
1954 – Record heat at  Bowling Green (103°), Lexington (98o), and Louisville (102o). | 5
1996 – Lightning killed a student while she was playing soccer at Berea College. | 6
1881 – Louisville’s warmest low temperature ever recorded in September:  80°. |
| 7
1925 – Hottest temperature ever recorded at Russellville, KY:  108°. | 8
2001 – A powerful thunderstorm brought 81 mph winds to Taffy, KY. | 9
1939 – Bowling Green’s warmest September low temperature:  76°. | 10
1919 – The Green River at Brownsville, KY fell to a record low stage of 6.1 feet. | 11
1871 – The Louisville NWS office opened at the corner of Third and Liberty streets. | 12
1965 – The remnants of Hurricane Betsy brought about two and a half inches of rain to Louisville. | 13
1979 – Bowling Green’s wettest September day with 6.02” of rain. |
| 14
1936 – Lexington’s latest 100° temperature (101°). | 15
1956 – Hail 1.75” in diameter pounded Trimble County. | 16
1916 – Record cool temperatures at Bowling Green (38°) and Louisville (44°). | 17
1902 – The Green River at Woodbury, KY fell to a record low stage of 5 feet. | 18
1992 – Tornadoes of F1 strength struck Henry County, Trimble County, and Jefferson County, IN. | 19
1925 – Record heat at Bowling Green (100°) and Louisville (97°). | 20
2000 – Thunderstorm winds up to 115 mph snapped telephone poles in Brandenburg, KY. |
| 21
1931 – Bowling Green’s latest 100° temperature (100°). | 22
1980 – An F1 tornado was spotted in Oldham County. | 23
1988 – 1.75” hail in Grayson County. | 24
1983 – Record lows of 33° at Bowling Green and 39° at Louisville. | 25
1931 – The temperature at Bowling Green shot up to 96°. | 26
1976 – An F3 tornado killed one person in Jefferson County, IN along its 15 mile long path. | 27
2002 – The remnants of Hurricane Isidore brought up to 6 inches of rain to central Kentucky. |
| 28
1916 – The wettest day on record at Russellville, KY with 6.20” of rain. | 29
1953 – Record heat:  Bowling Green 98° , Lexington 97° , and Louisville 99° . | 30
1899 – Lexington’s earliest freeze (32°). |  |  |  |  |

***Turn around don’t drown!***

- Floods can develop gradually over several days as the springtime sun melts winter’s snow, or they can develop quite suddenly as summertime thunderstorms drop copious amounts of rain into a stream.  Floods claim lives each year, but there are precautions you can take to protect yourself.

-  Before flooding occurs, learn the elevation of your property relative to nearby streams and drainage ditches

-  If you are in a flood-prone location and a Flash Flood Warning is issued, seek higher ground *immediately*
-  Never swim or boat in floodwaters, even if they are receding
-  Homeowner’s insurance does not cover flooding, so if you are concerned about flooding it is a good idea to have flood insurance

- SEPTEMBER

## Climate

| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1
1977 – An F1 twister killed one person northeast of Corydon, IN. | 2
1953 – Louisville’s warmest October temperature:  92°. | 3
1980 – Louisville’s earliest sleet. | 4
2002 – An F1 tornado touched down on the Ohio River and moved into the Springhurst area of Louisville. |
| 5
1941 – Warmest October lows on record at Bowling Green (73°), Lexington (71o), and Louisville (76o). | 6
1952 – Lexington’s earliest snow flurries. | 7
1965 – An F2 tornado was seen in Jefferson County, IN. | 8
1889 – Record cold at Bowling Green (23°) and Louisville (31o). | 9
1939 – Lexington’s latest 90° temperature (91o). | 10
1872 – A weather office was established in Lexington on S. Limestone St. | 11
1988 – The Muscatatuck River at Deputy, IN fell to a record low stage of 0.9 feet. |
| 12
1930 – Bowling Green’s warmest October temperature:  94°. | 13
1943 – The Licking River at Blue Licks Spring, KY fell to a record low stage of 2.9 feet.
 | 14
1928 – Bowling Green’s warmest October temperature of 94° was recorded both today and yesterday in 1928. | 15
1897 – Louisville’s latest 90° temperature (91o).
 | 16
1925 – A tornado (possibly an F3) destroyed buildings at Mammoth Cave National Park. | 17
1975 – Rainfall records at Bowling Green (3.08”), Lexington (2.41”), and Louisville (2.48”). | 18
1923 – The Barren River at Bowling Green fell to a record low stage of 1.8 feet.
 |
| 19
1989 – Louisville’s earliest measurable snow:  1.4”.  Also Louisville’s deepest October snow cover. | 20
1963 – Record heat occurred when Lexington and Louisville hit 86°.
 | 21
1929 – Record rainfall at Bowling Green (2.21”), Lexington (1.48”), and Louisville (2.18”). | 22
1952 – Louisville’s coolest October temperature:  23°. | 23
1920 – Tetsuya Fujita, the inventor of the Fujita Scale, was born. | 24
1967 – An F3 tornado injured one person in Dubois County. | 25
1921 – Bowling Green’s latest 90° temperature (90o). |
| 26
1919 – Record high of 85° at Bowling Green and record rain of 1.20” at Louisville.
 | 27
1947 – Record rains of 1.99” at Bowling Green and 1.66” at Louisville.
 | 28
1976 – Lexington’s coldest October temperature:  20°.
 | 29
1883 – A tornado (possibly an F1) killed two people in Bourbon County.
 | 30
1993 – Bowling Green’s coldest October high (37°), and Louisville received over 2” of snow.
 | 31
1934 – An F2 tornado killed one person near Gilpin, KY. |  |

- Although there are a few spots that have cooled slightly, much of the Earth is experiencing an increase in long-term average temperatures.  The average global surface temperature has risen about one degree Fahrenheit over the past century.  While climate change is completely normal, it is the degree and rate of climate change, and how much of it is attributable to human activity, that is under intense study.

- Scientists the world over, from many different disciplines, are looking at the problem of climate change.
- Researchers use computerized climate models to predict what the future might hold for us.  Different models come up with different solutions, which makes the forecast uncertain.
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that by the year 2100 the average global temperature will increase by 1.4 to 5.8 degrees Celsius.  The effects of such a rise in temperature are currently under intense debate.

- OCTOBER

## Hypothermia

| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
1870 – The first systematized and synchronous weather observations were taken in the U.S.
 |
| 2
1987 – Lexington’s warmest November temperature:  82°. | 3
1966 – Louisville’s heaviest November snowfall:  13.1”.
 | 4
1936 – Record rainfall at Bowling Green (1.95”), Louisville (1.47”), and Lexington (also 1.47”). | 5
1948 – A tornado (possibly F3) killed a woman north of Cecilia, KY. | 6
2005 – An F2 tornado struck Munfordville, KY at 4:41 am. | 7
1996 – An F0 tornado did $500,000 damage to airplanes at Russellville-Logan County Airport. | 8
1870 – The nation’s brand new weather service issued its first storm forecast for the Great Lakes. |
| 9
2000 – Central Kentucky’s biggest autumn tornado outbreak on record (7 twisters). | 10
2002 – An F1 tornado ripped a tied-down mobile home from the ground and threw it down a hill near New Roe, KY. | 11
1960 – Record cold lows at Bowling Green (19°) and Louisville (21°). | 12
1909 – Bowling Green’s warmest November temperature:  88°. | 13
1911 – Bowling Green and Lexington fell to records lows of 13°. | 14
1990 – An F1 tornado damaged mobile homes near Harrodsburg, KY.
 | 15
1989 – Grayson County suffered 111 mph winds and hail three inches in diameter. |
| 16
1927 – Record rainfall at Bowling Green (1.50”) and Lexington (1.96”). | 17
1958 – Louisville’s warmest November temperature:  84°.
 | 18
1957 – An F1 tornado struck Metcalfe County. | 19
1970 – An F3 tornado injured two people near Tell City, IN. | 20
1950 – An F1 tornado damaged Georgetown, KY. | 21
1887 – Record cold at Bowling Green (3°), Lexington (9°), and Louisville (13°). | 22
1992 – Henry County was struck by two F0 tornadoes, 20 minutes apart. |
| 23 | 24
1912 – A record low stage was set at High Bridge Lock on the Kentucky River (4.7’).
 | 25
1950 – Earliest sub-zero temperature on record at Lexington      (-3°) and Louisville       (-1°). | 26
1965 – One person was killed and 8 were injured by an F2 tornado at Lawrenceburg, KY. | 27
1973 – Record rainfall at Bowling Green (3.07”) and Lexington (2.45”).
 | 28
1879 – A tornado (possibly F1) damaged 100 buildings in Louisville. | 29
1803 – Christian Johann Doppler, who discovered the Doppler Effect, was born. |
| 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

*To treat hypothermia:*
-  Change into dry warm clothes
-  Heat the torso first – not the extremities
-  Give warm (not hot) liquids
-  No alcohol or pain relievers
-  Call for medical assistance

- 1929 –  -9° at Shelbyville, KY.

- 1931 –  Bowling Green rose to 78°.

- NOVEMBER

**Hypothermia**

- Hypothermia occurs when the body’s temperature drops dangerously low.

*Symptoms of hypothermia include:*
-  Uncontrollable shivering
-  Slurred speech
-  Incoherence
-  Clumsiness
-  Exhaustion

***1973***

***1981***

## DECEMBER

| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 1
1947 – The Louisville NWS office moved from Bowman Field to Standiford Field. | 2
1982 – Lexington’s warmest December day, with a low of 62° and a high of 75°. | 3
1917 – Berea, KY’s coldest temperature on record:  -21°. | 4
1916 – A tornado (possibly F2) damaged homes north of Hartford, KY. | 5
1885 – Louisville’s latest first cold season freeze. | 6
1910 – Lexington’s snowiest December day, with 9.5”. |
| 7
1924 – The wettest day on record at Danville, KY, with  5.60” of rain. | 8
1917 – Louisville’s snowiest December day, with 15”. | 9
1952 – An F3 tornado with a 32 mile long path struck Tell City, IN. | 10
1978 – Record crest on the Kentucky River at Ford Lock:  40.2 feet. | 11
1967 – An F1 tornado hit Washington County, IN. | 12
1873 – Record high of 68° at Lexington and record rain of 1.85” at Louisville. | 13
1927 – Record warmth of 76° at Bowling Green and 70° at Lexington and Louisville. |
| 14
1901 – Louisville set a record low of 2° and a record daily precipitation amount of 2.21” (liquid equivalent of mixed rain and snow). | 15
1902 – Wettest day on record at Leitchfield, KY with 5.75” of rain. | 16
1869 – The bill that would create the National Weather Service was introduced to the 41st Congress. | 17
1915 – Record daily rain at Lexington (1.43”) and Louisville (1.67”). | 18
1901 -- Beginning today, Bowling Green's daily lows would be at or below zero for a record 4 straight days. | 19
1889 – Record warmth at Lexington (68°) and Louisville (67°). | 20
1901 – Record lows of  -10° at Bowling Green, -2° at Lexington, and 0° at Louisville. |
| 21
1967 – The temperature at Lexington soared to 71°. | 22
2004 – Up to 30” of snow fell on southern Indiana, accompanied by thunder and lightning. | 23
1998 – A damaging ice storm struck southern Kentucky. | 24
1999 – Up to six inches of snow fell along the Ohio River. | 25
1989 – Record lows of  -9° at Lexington and -7° at Bowling Green and Louisville. | 26
1895 – Daily precipitation records:  1.83” at Bowling Green, 2.50” at Lexington, and 2.38” at Louisville. | 27
1993 – Ice storm tore down trees and power lines in south central Kentucky. |
| 28
1874 – Record rainfall at Lexington (1.46”) and Louisville (1.71”). | 29
1865 – A bank in Bowling Green lost its roof and walls in a small tornado. | 30
1880 – Record low of    -12° at Bowling Green. | 31
1967 – 8” of snow fell on Lexington. |  |  |  |

- _Photo Information and Credits_

- _Front Cover_
- Background:  *Photo by Code 3 Images Photography*
- Hail:  *NWS*
- Sunset:  Crawford County, Indiana on May 25, 2006.  *Wade Bell*
- Snow:  Louisville, Kentucky on February 4, 2006. *NWS*
- _Inside Front Cover_
- Background:  NWS office in Louisville, Kentucky. * NWS*
- _January_
- Background:  Harrison County, Indiana, March 2005.  *Scott Taylor*
- Horses:  Lexington, Kentucky on April 6, 2007.  *Steve Blake*
- _February_
- Background:  Crawford County, Indiana on May 25, 2006.  *Wade Bell*
- Left sunset:  Lawrenceburg, Kentucky on May 24, 2004.  *Shawn Crowe*
- Right sunset:  Richmond, Kentucky in 2005.  *Cynthia Warner*
- Sun rays:  Doe Valley, Kentucky on April 7, 2007.  *David Kuo*
- _March_
- Flooded grocery:  Versailles, Kentucky on September 23, 2006.  *Steve Blake*
- Cars in water: Richmond, Kentucky on August 18, 2006.  *Jason Rawlins, City of Richmond Public Works*
- Flooded mailboxes:  Elizabethtown, Kentucky on September 23, 2006.  *Tom Williams, Station 50 Images*
- Tossed vehicles:  Elizabethtown, Kentucky on September 23, 2006.  *Tom Williams, Station 50 Images*
- _April_
- Background:  Temple Hill, Kentucky, on April 7, 2006.  *NWS*
- Tornado, Top Left:  Near Elizabethtown, Kentucky, on January 2, 2006.  *Photo courtesy of Hardin County EMA/News-Enterprise *
- Damaged structure: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, on January 2, 2006. *Photo by Code 3 Images Photography*
- Tornado, bottom left:  View from Richmond, Kentucky, on April 3, 1974.  *Mike Schwendeman*
- Car wrapped around tree:  Northfield, Kentucky, on April 3, 1974.  *Russ Conger, NWS*

- _May_
- Weather Radio:  *NWS*
- Weather Radio console:  Louisville, Kentucky. * NWS*
- _June_
- Background:  Elizabethtown, Kentucky on May 25, 2006.  *Adam Chadbourne*
- Left inset:  *Photo by Code 3 Images Photography*
- Middle inset:  *Photo by Code 3 Images Photography*
- Right inset:  Elizabethtown, Kentucky. *Tom Williams, Station 50 Images*
- _July_
- Thermometers:  Louisville, Kentucky on August 3, 2005.  *NWS*
- _August_
- All cloud pictures:  P*ublic domain*
- _September_
- Three photos on the left:  Over the Gulf of Mexico on August 29, 2005.  *Major Jim Jeter*
- _November_
- Storm clouds:  Louisville, Kentucky.  *NWS*
- Observer:  Jackson, Kentucky.  *NWS*
- Rain Gauge:  *CoCoRaHS*
- Black and white photo:  NWS observer in front of weather instruments at the Louisville office in December 1973.  *NWS*
- Photo with woman:  NWS observer taking a weather observation at the Louisville office in January 1981.  *NWS*
- _December_
- Background:  Milltown, Indiana on December 23, 2004.  *Angela Crecelius*
- Sunrise:  Louisville, Kentucky on February 18, 2007.  *NWS*
- _Back Cover_
*Photo by Code 3 Images Photography*

## National Weather Service

- Winter Weather Safety Kit
*When traveling in snowy weather, it’s important to have a winter weather safety kit in your vehicle.  The kit could include:*

- Jumper cables
- Shovel
- Blanket
- Flashlight
- NOAA Weather Radio
- Extra shoes or boots
- Wool gloves, scarf, and hat
- Non-perishable food

-  First Aid kit
-  Sand or cat litter
-  Candles and waterproof matches
-  Empty coffee can
-  Sleeping bag or blanket
-  Pocket knife
-  Facial tissue
-  Cell phone, CB, or amateur radio

- The National Weather Service is a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, within the Federal government’s Department of Commerce.

- Our mission:  To provide weather and flood warnings, public forecasts, and advisories for all the United States, its territories, and adjacent waters and ocean areas, primarily for the protection of life and property.

- The National Weather Service is the nation’s sole official voice for issuing warnings during life-threatening weather situations.

- Warnings and forecasts are also provided to the marine, aviation, and fire control communities to support safe and cost-effective operations.

- As a Federal organization, the National Weather Service is funded by tax dollars and makes high quality weather data available to the public at no additional cost.

*http://weather.gov/louisville*

## Weather Calendar 2008

- National Weather Service, Louisville

- Commemorating the weather of central Kentucky and southern Indiana

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