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Heavy Rainfall Threat Continues in the Southwest on Monday; Record Warmth in the Plains and Midwest

Remnant moisture from Tropical Storm Rachel will persist over portions of the Great Basin and Southwest on Monday, bringing a potential heavy to excessive rainfall risk. Well above average and potentially record breaking temperatures will develop across the Plains and Midwest early this week, spreading into the Lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast midweek. Read More >

...SUMMARY OF RECENT RECORDS...

The first week and a half of October has been one for the record
books, with persistently very warm temperatures and some locally
heavy rain. Below is a summary of the records that were broken
or tied.

Louisville...

October 2: new record warm low of 73
October 5: tied record high of 92
October 7: tied record warm low of 70
October 8: new record warm low of 72
October 9: new record warm low of 72
October 10: tied record warm low of 71

Lexington...

October 2: tied record warm low of 69
October 4: tied record warm low of 70, record rainfall of 3.42"
October 5: tied record warm low of 71 which also tied the all-time record warm low for the month of October
October 7: new record warm low of 70
October 8: new record warm low of 70
October 9: new record warm low of 70
October 10: new record warm low of 70

Bowling Green...

October 8: tied record warm low of 66
October 10: tied record warm low of 70

Frankfort...

October 2: new record warm low of 70
October 6: new record warm low of 68
October 8: new record warm low of 68