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CENTRAL   KY CLIMATE DIVISION

Hydrological Drought (PDSI) Situation:
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Current Long-term Hydrological Moisture Status: NEAR NORMAL           (PDSI=   1.94)
Rainfall Needed:  0.00 inches ABOVE NORMAL


Crop Moisture (CMI) Situation:
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Current Short-term Crop Moisture Status: Favorable For Normal Growth And Fieldwork    (CMI=   0.70)
Change From Previous Week: DRIER      SOILS ( -0.47)

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 36 degrees across the state which was 3 degrees warmer than normal and 2 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 45 in the West to 42 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 2 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 1 degrees cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 31 degrees in the West to 28 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 6 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 6 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 55 degrees at BOWLING GREEN APT and the extreme low was 5 degrees at PIKEVILLE 13S.

Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.17 inches statewide which was 0.65 inches below normal and 21% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.25 inches, Central 0.25 inches, Bluegrass 0.07 inches and East 0.12 inches, which was 0.62, 0.62, 0.64 and 0.71 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.01 inches at LOUISA 1S to a high of 0.43 inches at MAYFIELD 6SW.

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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Almanac Information

Monday January 25, 2021 the 25th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination -18.640000
Distance 0.999724 AU
Rise 07:48 EST Set 17:54 EST
Transit Meridian 12:50 EST
Civil Twilight Begins 07:20 EST Ends 18:22 EST

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Normal Max/Min Temperature for Today: 42 / 22
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Calculations made for central point in Kentucky
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy

Sunrise/Sunset/Moonrise/Moonset Computation (USN)
What the Moon looks like right now (USN)

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On This Day In

Weather History...

JANUARY 25TH
HISTORICAL WEATHER FACTS
...1821...
The Hudson River was frozen solid during the midst of the coldest winter in
forty-one years. Thousands of persons crossed the ice from New York City to
New Jersey, and refreshment taverns were set up in the middle of the river
to warm pedestrians. (David Ludlum)
...1837...
At 7 PM a display of the Northern Lights danced above Burlington VT. Its
light was equal to the full moon. Snow and other objects reflecting the
light were deeply tinged with a blood red hue. Blue, yellow and white
streamers were also noted. (The Weather Channel)
...1965...
Alta UT was in the midst of a storm that left the town buried under 105
inches of snow establishing a record for the state. (David Ludlum)
...1978...
The temperature fell below 32 degrees at Lexington, and would not rise back 
above freezing until February 13, which is the longest Lexington has ever 
stayed at or below freezing (18 full calendar days). (NWS Louisville)
...1987...
The second major storm in three days hit the Eastern Seaboard producing up
to 15 inches of snow in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Up to 30 inches of
snow covered the ground in Virginia following the two storms. (National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...
High winds created blizzard conditions in the mountains of Colorado. Winds
gusted to 109 mph at Echo Lake, and a wind gust to 193 mph was reported
atop Mount Evans. A "nor'easter" moving up the Atlantic Coast spread heavy
snow from the Carolinas to New England, with as much as 16 inches reported
in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania. (National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)
...1989...
Bitter cold air, coming down from Alaska, settled over the Northern
Rockies. Wilson WY reported a morning low of 48 degrees below zero.
Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. One
thunderstorm in north central Texas spawned a tornado which injured three
persons at Troy. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...
Low pressure developed explosively over east central Missouri and moved
into Lower Michigan producing high winds and heavy snow across parts of
Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Wind gusts to 60 mph and up to a foot of snow
created near blizzard conditions in southeastern Wisconsin and northern
Illinois. Wind gusts in Indiana reached 76 mph at Wabash. Thunderstorms
associated with the storm produced wind gusts to 54 mph at Fort Madison IA.
(National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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