Monthly Archives: August 2007

Back in my summer forecast, I predicted that the pattern for Summer 2007 would consist of ridges over the Southwest and Southeast and a primary storm track along the U.S.-Canadian border. As I mentioned in my mid-summer update, from a … Continue reading →

Back in late July the Climate Prediction Center made a fall drought forecast that suggest slight improvement for the Mid-South (Improving drought outlook for the Mid-South). Unfortunately, the most recent update to that forecast looks bleak.

In Kentucky, for July to be cooler than normal, there typically has to be a trough over the eastern United States that leads to several cold frontal passages that bring refreshing relief from the typical tropical air mass that resides … Continue reading →