Kentucky has come a long way from the drought situation most were enduring in early July. The state ended up in a much better situation by the end of meteorological summer.

What You Need To Know

  • Widespread drought was ongoing in July

  • Active weather pattern brought relief

  • Most of Kentucky is drought-free as of early September

Thanks to a relatively dry end to spring and start to summer, large deficits in rainfall resulted in much of the state experiencing Level 1 and Level 2 drought conditions.

Thanks to a much more active weather pattern in July, drought conditions improved drastically for most of Kentucky by the end of the month. There was one exception, however. Far western Kentucky continued to miss out on precipitation, causing a worsening drought situation in this region.

Finally, August brought rainfall to western Kentucky, and the rest of the Commonwealth as well.

Here's a sortable list of summer rainfall amounts from throughout Kentucky.

 

By the end of August, less than 4% of the Commonwealth was experiencing any drought conditions.

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