'W'et
'W'arm
'W'ild
'W'eird
'W'ashout
'W'acky
'W'affle
'W'intry
'W'onderful
'W'ambunctious...Okay, how did he get in here?
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Well, anyway, this looks to be a memorable year, with all of the cold and snow we had...mostly late in the season, though. Still, February finished at #7 in the top ten coldest February's on record in Louisville. In fact, while there are no records for this category, February has also been the windiest month of the year, coming in at an average speed of 9.9 mph. A few of those windy days came when the surface temperatures were already bone-chilling. Here are a few examples...
On Valentine's Day, Louisville had a wind gust of 44 mph when the high temperature was 38 and the low was 12.
On February 18, the high temperature was 24 and the low was 4. There was a recorded wind gust of 36 mph and an average speed of about 15 mph.
The very next day, we only reached 11 degrees while the bottom dropped out at -3 for an overnight low. Still, there was a 25 mph wind gust along with an average speed of 10.4 mph.
On March 5 in Louisville, we had a top ten record snow depth of 10". March 4th was also the 5th snowiest March day on record at 8.3".
February had its 10th snowiest month on record at 10.9" and March had its 6th snowiest month of March at 11.9". In addition, that amount would prove to be Louisville's 7th heaviest snowfall on record, covering the March 4-5 time frame.
Thanks to that snowy March, the Spring of 2015 went into the record books as the 6th snowiest Spring on record at 11.9".
On the other hand, Louisville looks to finish in the top half of the top ten warmest December's on record, to go along with November's #5 ranking.
The autumn of 2015 finished #6 in the warmest Autumn season on record category.
Believe it or not, despite February's record cold and a ho-hum summer, with only 38 days in the 90's for Louisville, we should still see a top ten finish in the warmest years on record category.
How about wet? Was it wet or was it wet?
In Louisville, we recorded our 4th wettest day on record and the wettest April day ever on April 3 with 5.64".
Louisville also achieved a top ten wettest month in April (#3) and July (#7). As of this morning, we have moved into the top ten wettest month for December, with more rain projected to come.
We have yet more top ten earners....The Spring season of 2015 came in at #7 wettest on record and the Summer season of 2015 came in at #5.
Also, as of this morning, and not surprisingly, we are at #4 in the wettest years on record category.
As far as this year in review, at least for now, in the words of Porky Pig, "That's all folks."
MS
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