400  
CDUS43 KLMK 180030  
CLIBWG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
830 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE BOWLING GREEN KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026
 
 
VALID AS OF 0825 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 90 335 PM 94 1906 79 11 84  
1911  
1931  
MINIMUM 64 516 AM 40 1895 58 6 64  
1973  
AVERAGE 77 68 9 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.48 1980 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.20 2.94 -1.74 4.15  
SINCE MAR 1 5.90 12.29 -6.39 20.96  
SINCE JAN 1 10.04 20.00 -9.96 33.76  
 
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 T 1.5 -1.5 T  
SINCE JUL 1 5.3 8.5 -3.2 9.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 80 45 35 42  
SINCE MAR 1 413 762 -349 546  
SINCE JUL 1 3260 3780 -520 3312  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 5 7 9  
MONTH TO DATE 34 61 -27 78  
SINCE MAR 1 201 108 93 189  
SINCE JAN 1 203 109 94 189    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1200 AM  
LOWEST 36 300 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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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 2026...........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 535 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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