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July 13, 2020 by Amy Joseph Landon

Belskis Blog – Big difference between city & rural temperatures

Source: WLKY
By John Belski
July 13, 2020

Updated Monday evening, July 13……

Every year during the summer there is a difference between the number of 90 degree days in the urban heat areas compared with rural areas away from Louisville.

Even though it’s only mid-July, I though it would be interesting to check out the differences this year.

The official Louisville weather station is at Ali International Airport.

WLKY-TV

That is a lot of concrete that can really heat up the surrounding areas on a sunny day.

The Kentucky Mesonet weather stations are in rural locations usually several miles from the nearest town or city.

WLKY-TV

Here are the 90 degree days so far this year at specific locations.

LOUISVILLE….. Airport 17 days

BULLITT CO….. Bernheim Forest 10 days

CARROLL CO…. 2 miles east of Carrollton 10 days

GRAYSON CO…. 3 miles west of Leitchfield 4 days

HARDIN CO…. 8 miles west of Elizabethtown 6 days

LARUE CO…. 2 miles east of Hodgenville 1 day

MARION CO…. 8 miles NW of Lebanon 5 days

MEADE CO…. 4 miles SW of Brandenburg 5 days

OLDHAM CO…. 6 miles NW of LaGrange 5 days

SHELBY CO…. 10 miles SSE of Shelbyville 4 days

TAYLOR CO…. 7 miles west of Campbellsville 5 days

I do not have any data on any southern Indiana weather stations.

Only 2 locations have had at least half as many 90 degree days as Louisville…..
Bernheim Forest and Carroll Co.

Since Larue Co. has had only 1 day in the 90’s I compared their low temps with Louisville.
Days with a low of 70 degrees or higher so far this year:
Larue Co. 4 days
Louisville 21 days

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