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Moke Impacts Hawaii; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall from the Great Basin to the Plains

Heavy rain and gusty winds from Tropical Storm Moke will impact the Big Island into Monday, risking life-threatening flooding and mudslides in windward and southeast areas. Severe thunderstorms are expected across the northern Rockies/Plains and northern Great Basin. Dangerous heat persists across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley, building further into the Southwest by 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