Belski's Blog: One of the rainiest summers and Augusts ever
for Louisville
for Louisville
Updated Monday morning, August 31......
It is the last day of August and the last day of meteorological summer. Weather records for the seasons go by the 3 month period beginning at the first of the month.
Winter: December-February
Spring: March-May
Summer: June-August
Fall: September-November
First let's talk about the rain totals for August.
For Louisville the rainiest August ever was 10.53" in 1888
The 10th rainiest August had 6.12" in 1977
August 2020 will probably finish up at 5.52" unless we get another shower later today.
The rains from Hurricane Laura were about an inch lower than expected and the overnight rains were much lighter than expected otherwise this probably would have ended up at about the 6th rainiest August ever in Louisville.
The rain total for the summer season in Louisville 1s 17.07".
Here is the list for the rainiest summer seasons ever in Louisville.......
1) 24.44" in 1875
2) 22,31" in 1896
3) 21.12" in 2009
4) 19.52" in 1998
5) 18.94" in 2015
6) 18.74" in 2018
7) 17.40" in 1888
8) 17.19" in 1916
9) 17.07" in 2020
If the forecast rains over the last few days had materialized this would have been anywhere from the 5th to the 7th rainiest summer ever in Louisville.
3 of the top 10 rainiest summers have been in the last 5 years.
4 of the top 10 rainiest summers have been in the last 20 years.
2 of the top 10 driest summers have been in the last 20 years.