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Drought Status for Kentucky (Updated Monday @ 4PM), Outlook
NWS Drought Statements: West (No statement available), Central (No statement available), East (No statement available)

Click here for the Kentucky Climate Webcast. (Not Currently Available - Updated on Monday @ Noon)

PDSI Map (Updated on Mon. Eve)
Crop Moisture Map (Updated on Mon. Eve.)
Drought Monitor (Updated on Thur. )

Last 7-day Rainfall Totals Map (Updated daily at 10am)
Last 30-day Rainfall Departures Map (Updated daily at 10am)
Last 30-day Percent of Normal Map (Updated daily at 10am)

Last 13 Months Rainfall Departures
Last 13 Months Temp. Departures

UK: Drought Pictures (2012)
US Drought Monitor: Drought Severity Classification
University of Kentucky: Grain Crops Update
MRCC: Drought Page (includes soil moisture)
CRN: Soil Temperatures and soil moisture
Click here to ask Weather-related questions about Drought
Kentucky Climate Update
Kentucky Statewide Rainfall (Normal & Departures)
(NEW!): Midwest Climate Watch (MCC)
(NEW!): The Climate Prediction Center has developed a new web site for 'Everything' about Soil Moisture for the U.S. [More...].
Soil Moisture Maps from the Midwest Regional Climate Center here.
Kentucky Division of Water
Kentucky Drought Mitigation and Response Plan
USGS: WaterWatch -- Current water resources conditions , Current Kentucky Streamflows
CPC: Rainfall Needed To Return to Normal(
About the Palmer Drought Severity and Crop Moisture Indices
All States Moisture Status (CPC)- EXCELLENT!

USGS & NWS Water/Precip:

CPC Calc. Soil Moisture:
NWS Drought Outlook:
NWS Precip ForecastTotals:

NWS Hazards:
Weather Channel Soil Moisture:
USGS River Obs & River Forecasts:

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Drought Information

U.S. Drought Monitor
U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook
U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook

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U.S. Weekly Drought Monitor

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U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook

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U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook

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Other Drought links:

NWS Drought Fact Sheet

North American Drought Monitor (NADM)

National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)

National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC)

Summary of Kentucky Mesonet & NWS Weather Stations for various time periods for entire state:

West Kentucky Climate Division:

Central Kentucky Climate Division:

Bluegrass Kentucky Climate Division:

East Kentucky Climate Division:

Kentucky Climate Maps & Narratives (NWS 1st Order + Coop + Kentucky Mesonet Stations, 24 Hour Period, 7 PM to 7 PM):

Climate Tables 1 Day 3 7 14 21 M2D 30 60 90 120 180 All

Climate Narratives 1 Day 3 7 14 21 M2D 30 60 90 120 180 All

Rainfall Total Maps 1 Day 3 7 14 21 M2D 30 60 90 120 180 All

Percent of Normal Rainfall Maps 1 Day 3 7 14 21 M2D 30 60 90 120 180 All

Rainfall Departure Maps 1 Day 3 7 14 21 M2D 30 60 90 120 180 All

Average Temperature Maps 1 Day 3 7 14 21 M2D 30 60 90 120 180 All

Average Temperature Departure Maps 1 Day 3 7 14 21 M2D 30 60 90 120 180 All

Max Temperature Maps 1 Day 3 7 14 21 M2D 30 60 90 120 180 All

Max Temperature Departure Maps 1 Day 3 7 14 21 M2D 30 60 90 120 180 All

Min Temperature Maps 1 Day 3 7 14 21 M2D 30 60 90 120 180 All

Min Temperature Departure Maps 1 Day 3 7 14 21 M2D 30 60 90 120 180 All

High Max Temperature Maps 1 Day 3 7 14 21 M2D 30 60 90 120 180 All

Low Min Temperature Maps 1 Day 3 7 14 21 M2D 30 60 90 120 180 All

All Maps 1 Day 3 7 14 21 30 60 90 120 180

* M2D = Month-to-Date

U.S. Drought Portal (drought.gov): Kentucky
NCDC Weekly Products: All plus archive
Drought Monitor, Kentucky View, Kentucky Archive, Drought Reporter
UK College of Ag. Cooperative Extension Home Water Conservation Information,
U.S. Weather/Climate Threat Assessment (NOAA), 4 Panel U.S. Weather/Climate Threats

Last 7-day Rainfall Totals Map (Updated daily at 10am)
Last 30-day Rainfall Departures Map (Updated daily at 10am)
Last 30-day Percent of Normal Map (Updated daily at 10am)

Palmer Drought Severity Index Map, Crop Moisture Index Map
Kentucky Department of Ag: Dealing with Drought
Kentucky Department of Ag. Press Releases
USDA's Kentucky Weather and Crop Report (Updated Monday 4PM)
Agricultural Statistics Service: Kentucky , National
UKAWC: Rainfall & Temperature Maps (Updated daily)

CPC Drought Data Kentucky South East West

CPC Drought Projections Kentucky South East West

CPC Drought Projection Map

Precipitation

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Current Monthly KY Dep. from Norm. Graphs--Updated on the 1st [Precip | Temp]
Current Weekly KY Dep. from Norm. Graphs--Updated Monday's [Precip | Temp]
U.S. Weekly Regional Analyses (NOAA), US Temp Departures, US Precip Departures
Archive of U.S. Monthly Temperature & Rainfall Maps (CPC)
NWS Daily Precip Reports (7 am to 7 am)
Kentucky Rainfall and Temperatures Maps (Updated daily by 10 am)

Historical Information (NCDC)

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Monthly and Annual Statewide Rainfall Totals for Kentucky (1895-Present)
Monthly Statewide Temperature Averages for Kentucky (1895-Present)
Ranking of Statewide Monthly and Annual Climate Data (1895-Present)
Kentucky Monthly Climate Division Data (1895 to Present): CPC

1895-Present Monthly Rainfall Western (CD-1) Central (CD-2) Bluegrass (CD-3) East (CD-4)

1895-Present Monthly Temperature Western (CD-1) Central (CD-2) Bluegrass (CD-3) East (CD-4)

Paleoclimatology (NOAA): Past Year's Palmer Drought Index
NCDC ClimVIS, Climate Zones of Kentucky

State and National Information

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Outlooks | River Forecasts

NOAA's Drought Web (NEW)
Drought Resources from the UK College of Ag.
KY Div of Water
Drought Monitor (NOAA)
U.S. Daily Streamflow Conditions (USGS), Realtime Data
National Water Condition Map (USGS)
Real-Time National Hydrologic Data(USGS)
National Drought Assessment
Amercian Assoc. of State Climatologists
FEMA
Farm Service Agency

Outlooks

Top | Precipitation | Historical Info.
State & National Info. | River Forecasts

Long Range Outlook (6-10 Days & 8-14 Days) [Narrative | 6-10 Day Map | 8-14 Day Map]
Monthly and Three-Monthly Temperature and Precipitation Outlook, Map color code
30 Day Discussion
Long-Lead Temperature Forecast
Long-Lead Precipitation Forecast

(NEW) CPC Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Web Site
Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Monthly Status & Outlook
MJO, NAO, AO, AAO Updates
Weekly Update
More Southern Oscillation Info
El Nino vs. La Nina Years
More Q & A's on El Nino vs. La Nina Years
El Nino vs. La Nina-related Weather Features over North America
El Nino vs. La Nina-related Heavy Precipitation Events over North America
El Nino vs. La Nina-related Total Snowfall Events over North America
El Nino vs. La Nina-related Heavy Snowfall Events over North America
El Nino vs. La Nina-related Day-time Temperatures over North America
U.S. ENSO Temperature and Precipitation Composites

El Nino and La Nina Ocean Temperatures Patterns
El Nino Tropical Rainfall Patterns
La Nina Tropical Rainfall Patterns
SST Forecasts from NCEP/CPC
UCAR: Teleconnections (Excellent)

Noaa: Other Teleconnections

River Forecasts

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State & National Info. | Outlooks

NOAA's River Watch:
NWS River Forecast Centers
Past 24 Hrs. NWS Ky Hydro. Obs, River Forecasts and Precip Reports
Ohio River Basin Hydrometeorological Discussion

Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky