Streaks Come to an End

The streak is over. Louisville International finally recorded measurable precipitation this morning, coming in at 0.23" as of 10:00 a.m.

Despite a few days of trace amounts, the last measurable precipitation event at the official reporting station was August 20, a span of nearly19 days. According to the NWS Louisville, this marks the longest rain-free streak, or at least measurable, since 2008 when there was also a stretch of 19 days.

One other streak looks to be in jeopardy today. The 8-day streak of temperatures in the 90's appears to be over as clouds and rain will keep the highs suppressed for most of the day. The eight days represent the longest September 90 degree streak since 2002 (09/02 - 09/10).

I'm just about finishing up my special report about the hot summer numbers and how this could become the hottest year on record...for the second year in a row. In fact, according to some well-known sites, the claim is made that the top ten hottest years globally have all occurred since 1998. Are these claims just 'a bunch of hot air' or is this a definitive, verifiable claim?

Ironically, I'll be posting the report this weekend when our weather will have high temperatures struggling through the 60's.

MS