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CDUS43 KLMK 172030  
CLIBWG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
430 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE BOWLING GREEN KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0425 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 72 125 PM 94 1906 79 -7 81  
1911  
1931  
MINIMUM 67 621 AM 40 1895 58 9 57  
1973  
AVERAGE 70 68 2 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.24 2.48 1980 0.15 0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.91 2.94 0.97 3.22  
SINCE MAR 1 10.96 12.29 -1.33 11.07  
SINCE JAN 1 20.01 20.00 0.01 19.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.5 -1.5 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 4.8 8.5 -3.7 2.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 45 -41 41  
SINCE MAR 1 514 762 -248 719  
SINCE JUL 1 3170 3780 -610 3244  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 5 0 4  
MONTH TO DATE 89 61 28 75  
SINCE MAR 1 190 108 82 110  
SINCE JAN 1 192 109 83 115    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 500 AM  
LOWEST 76 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE BOWLING GREEN KY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 96 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 39 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 535 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
BJS  
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