Updated August Rainfall Totals

The showers and storms that impacted southern Kentucky last night produced 0.17″ of rainfall at the Bowling Green Airport. This precipitation has bumped up Bowling Green’s monthly total to 7.45″ for August. This was enough to move this month up to the sixth all time wettest August in Bowling Green.

August

1)   9.34”     1926

2)  8.73”     1923

3)  8.36”     2005

4)  7.71”      1971

5)  7.46”     1942

6)  7.45″    2014

7)  7.34”     1901

Check out this map from the NWS Louisville showing rainfall amounts from yesterday and last night. Precipitation totals in Warren and Butler counties were around 0.1″-0.25″.

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Courtesy: NWS