Kentucky Mesonet

Kentucky Mesonet The Kentucky Mesonet is a network of research-grade automated weather and climate monitoring stations

Site of the Week: Boyle County (3 mi SW of Danville)✅First online: 8/30/2016🔴All-time maximum temperature: 97F (9/10/201...
08/21/2026

Site of the Week: Boyle County (3 mi SW of Danville)
✅First online: 8/30/2016
🔴All-time maximum temperature: 97F (9/10/2019)
🔵All-time minimum temperature: -9.2F (1/21/2024)
🟢All-time maximum dew point: 81.6F (7/4/2018)
⛈ All-time maximum 24-hour precipitation: 4.70" (2/16/2023)
💨All-time maximum wind gust: 63.4 mph (3/3/2023)

Monthly climate summaries for all our sites can be viewed here: https://www.kymesonet.org/data/summary/DANV?month=8&year=2026&som=english

On Wednesday, faculty and staff at Ogden College of Science & Engineering at WKU gathered for the Fall 2026 Opening Meet...
08/20/2026

On Wednesday, faculty and staff at Ogden College of Science & Engineering at WKU gathered for the Fall 2026 Opening Meeting. The Kentucky Climate Center and Mesonet operate within this college at the university and are led by Dr. Jerry Brotzge, who received recognition with a "proposal star" award from Dr. Cate Webb, Associate Ogden Dean and head of WKU ARTP.

🟠There's good news with this morning's , updated by National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS): For the fir...
08/20/2026

🟠There's good news with this morning's , updated by National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS): For the first time since Dec. 9, 2025, the map is blank! The small portion of eastern KY that had been in drought has seen that vanish thanks to well above-average rainfall since Aug. 1. It's the first time the entire Commonwealth has been drought-free since Dec. 30, 2025.

⛈️ Big storms blew through portions of the state last night. The western and central regions bore the brunt. Torrential ...
08/20/2026

⛈️ Big storms blew through portions of the state last night. The western and central regions bore the brunt. Torrential rains and strong winds were experienced by many. Our site in Graves County near Mayfield has received the most rain since midnight (2.6"), with a peak wind gust of 39.8 mph registered there at 12:10am CT. Several other sites measured gusts > 40 mph, including Calloway, Daviess, Breckinridge and Simpson Cos.

High cirrus clouds drifting east into the region ahead of a storm system arriving tonight made for a gorgeous "cotton ca...
08/19/2026

High cirrus clouds drifting east into the region ahead of a storm system arriving tonight made for a gorgeous "cotton candy" sky above several sites this Wednesday morning!

📣 🛠️🪏HERE WE GROW AGAIN!!! Ground has been broken, holes have been dug, and concrete has been poured on what will be our...
08/18/2026

📣 🛠️🪏HERE WE GROW AGAIN!!! Ground has been broken, holes have been dug, and concrete has been poured on what will be our second new site for 2026! This station is going up in north-central part of the state. Once concrete is cured, our crews will complete the site build. The data this station collects should appear online in September.

We'll keep you posted on the progress! (📸: Lead field technician Gavin Connors)

📸 Over the past three years, our network has more than tripled its fleet of real-time cameras. Not only do these offer g...
08/18/2026

📸 Over the past three years, our network has more than tripled its fleet of real-time cameras. Not only do these offer ground-truth verification during times of active weather, they also provide our team with a look at the health of surrounding vegetation, which is key for growers and decision-makers during times of drought.

🌡A cold front slipped through the Commonwealth overnight, taking *some* of the edge off the heat. That said, it's still ...
08/17/2026

🌡A cold front slipped through the Commonwealth overnight, taking *some* of the edge off the heat. That said, it's still mid-August, and actual temperatures reflect that for many, even though some sites are running more than 10 degrees cooler than at this time Sunday. Also, dew points (measurement of atmospheric moisture) have haven't dropped that significantly vs. this time a day ago. If anything, they've actually risen a bit across much of the south and east.

🌡🌩️💨Weekend in Review: Sizzling hot temperatures, oppressive heat indices, and scattered t-storms that produced heavy do...
08/17/2026

🌡🌩️💨Weekend in Review: Sizzling hot temperatures, oppressive heat indices, and scattered t-storms that produced heavy downpours and gusty winds. All of the above were measured by our network over the weekend!

Our site near Central City saw the actual temperature peak at 100F Sunday afternoon, the hottest temperature at any of our sites this year. Tack on the humidity and apparent temperatures were as high as 118F in Union County!

In addition, big thunderstorms rumbled mainly through the Blue Grass and eastern regions. Some stations picked up close to 2" in the east. The western region also got in on some of the action, with several sites receiving well over 1". Some storms also produced locally strong winds, especially in the Blue Grass region, although our Muhlenberg County site also recorded a gust > 40 mph.

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