Pineapple Express Helps to Alleviate California Drought

Portions of the western United States are in desperate need of rainfall but January offered little to no drought relief in California. Check out this map illustrating radar-estimated rainfall totals during the month of January. Areas shaded in green and blue saw less than two inches of monthly rainfall. If you thought the Bowling Green bubble […]

Kentucky Drought Monitor

Some moderate drought is beginning to creep into portions of Kentucky. According to climatology reports, December was abnormally dry for Paducah, KY. The average amount of precipitation in Paducah in the month of December is 4.59″. However, only 2.89″ fell during December of 2014. Thus, only 63% of the usual rainfall fell for the month. […]

Southern Kentucky Drought Situation Improves

In the latest update from the U.S. drought monitor, conditions continue to improve across southern Kentucky with the help of a very wet August. With yesterday’s rainfall, Bowling Green has seen 7.28″ of rain during the month which makes this month the seventh wettest August on record. We are just over two inches shy of […]

Southern Kentucky Drought Update

The United States Drought Monitor released their weekly update today, and much of southern Kentucky remains in an area of moderate drought. This area of moderate drought has expanded a bit and is covering 19.38% of Kentucky, which is a 4.9% increase from last week’s coverage. 44.64% of the state is considered at least abnormally […]