Nor'Easter Continues to Bring Heavy Rain and Coastal Impacts; Nolo Continues to Impact Hawaii

The nor’easter will weaken tonight, easing beach conditions and coastal flooding, though locally heavy rain will continue in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England into Monday. Hurricane Nolo continues to bring strong winds and large waves to Hawaii. A multi-day rain event will return to the Four Corners region Monday and expand to the south-central U.S. by midweek. Read More >

The summer of 2013 was one of the wettest on record across eastern Kentucky. Meteorologists break down the seasons differently from what you see on the calendar. Meteorological summer technically runs from June 1st through August 31st. The National Weather Service office just outside of Jackson finished the meteorological summer with a total of 23.02" of rain, which was nearly 10 inches above normal. This is the wettest meteorological summer on record at NWS Jackson, and the wettest season on record. Climate records began at NWS Jackson, KY in 1981.

Meanwhile, the London-Corbin Airport, which has weather records dating back to November 1954, recorded 18.03" of rain for the meteorological summer. This is 3rd place for total rainfall during a meteorological summer. The wettest summer on record at London occurred in 2003 when 21.13" of rain fell.

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Nor'Easter Continues to Bring Heavy Rain and Coastal Impacts; Nolo Continues to Impact Hawaii

Summer of 2013 Sets Records for One of the Wettest on Record across East Kentucky