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CDUS43 KLMK 210657  
CLIBWG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
257 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE BOWLING GREEN KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2026  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 76 322 PM 96 1902 80 -4 83  
1921  
MINIMUM 68 1159 PM 43 1926 58 10 65  
AVERAGE 72 69 3 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.37 1.60 2025 0.14 1.23 1.60  
MONTH TO DATE 2.57 3.38 -0.81 5.76  
SINCE MAR 1 7.27 12.73 -5.46 22.57  
SINCE JAN 1 11.41 20.44 -9.03 35.37  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 80 50 30 42  
SINCE MAR 1 413 767 -354 546  
SINCE JUL 1 3260 3785 -525 3312  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 6 1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 72 77 -5 102  
SINCE MAR 1 239 124 115 213  
SINCE JAN 1 241 125 116 213    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 800 PM  
LOWEST 76 200 AM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE BOWLING GREEN KY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 96 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 38 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 753 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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