Author: Jerry Hill
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813193974
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
It is said of just about every state: "If you don't like the weather, stick around. It'll change." In Kentucky, however, this time-worn cliché carries more than a grain of truth. Weather and its vagaries are an obsession in the state, not only because the commonwealth relies heavily on weather-sensitive industries such as agriculture, transportation, and tourism, but also because weather changes are indeed frequent and often abrupt. In Kentucky Weather, meteorologist Jerry Hill explains how the atmosphere creates Kentucky's weather, and he provides insights into what conditions affect temperature, precipitation, storms, drought, and other aspects of the state's climate. He links the state's volatile weather history to the creation of its rich coalfields and explains how past ice ages helped form Kentucky's fertile farmland. Additionally, the book examines tools and techniques for measuring and predicting weather and recounts the lore and superstitions associated with weather phenomena. Hill also discusses key weather events in Kentucky's history. He describes the rainstorm that saved pioneers from an Indian attack on Fort Boonesboro in 1778; the Great Flood of 1937; the devastating tornado outbreak of April 1974, when twenty-seven tornadoes raced across the state in a single day; and the severe ice storm that crippled much of central Kentucky in 2003. Illustrated with photographs of noteworthy weather events with tables, charts and graphs detailing everything from record high and low temperatures to statistics on tornadoes, snowfall, and thunderstorms, Kentucky Weather is filled with significant and unusual facts in the history of the Bluegrass State's changeable climate.
Kentucky Weather
Author: Jerry Hill
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813193974
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
It is said of just about every state: "If you don't like the weather, stick around. It'll change." In Kentucky, however, this time-worn cliché carries more than a grain of truth. Weather and its vagaries are an obsession in the state, not only because the commonwealth relies heavily on weather-sensitive industries such as agriculture, transportation, and tourism, but also because weather changes are indeed frequent and often abrupt. In Kentucky Weather, meteorologist Jerry Hill explains how the atmosphere creates Kentucky's weather, and he provides insights into what conditions affect temperature, precipitation, storms, drought, and other aspects of the state's climate. He links the state's volatile weather history to the creation of its rich coalfields and explains how past ice ages helped form Kentucky's fertile farmland. Additionally, the book examines tools and techniques for measuring and predicting weather and recounts the lore and superstitions associated with weather phenomena. Hill also discusses key weather events in Kentucky's history. He describes the rainstorm that saved pioneers from an Indian attack on Fort Boonesboro in 1778; the Great Flood of 1937; the devastating tornado outbreak of April 1974, when twenty-seven tornadoes raced across the state in a single day; and the severe ice storm that crippled much of central Kentucky in 2003. Illustrated with photographs of noteworthy weather events with tables, charts and graphs detailing everything from record high and low temperatures to statistics on tornadoes, snowfall, and thunderstorms, Kentucky Weather is filled with significant and unusual facts in the history of the Bluegrass State's changeable climate.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813193974
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
It is said of just about every state: "If you don't like the weather, stick around. It'll change." In Kentucky, however, this time-worn cliché carries more than a grain of truth. Weather and its vagaries are an obsession in the state, not only because the commonwealth relies heavily on weather-sensitive industries such as agriculture, transportation, and tourism, but also because weather changes are indeed frequent and often abrupt. In Kentucky Weather, meteorologist Jerry Hill explains how the atmosphere creates Kentucky's weather, and he provides insights into what conditions affect temperature, precipitation, storms, drought, and other aspects of the state's climate. He links the state's volatile weather history to the creation of its rich coalfields and explains how past ice ages helped form Kentucky's fertile farmland. Additionally, the book examines tools and techniques for measuring and predicting weather and recounts the lore and superstitions associated with weather phenomena. Hill also discusses key weather events in Kentucky's history. He describes the rainstorm that saved pioneers from an Indian attack on Fort Boonesboro in 1778; the Great Flood of 1937; the devastating tornado outbreak of April 1974, when twenty-seven tornadoes raced across the state in a single day; and the severe ice storm that crippled much of central Kentucky in 2003. Illustrated with photographs of noteworthy weather events with tables, charts and graphs detailing everything from record high and low temperatures to statistics on tornadoes, snowfall, and thunderstorms, Kentucky Weather is filled with significant and unusual facts in the history of the Bluegrass State's changeable climate.
Report ... [with Annual Summary of The] Kentucky Section of the Climatological Service of the Weather Bureau
Author: United States. Climatological Service. Kentucky Section
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Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Pages : 338
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Climatological Data
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Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Kentucky State Information from Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN).
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Languages : en
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As part of the Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN), the National Weather Service (NWS) of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) offers updated weather information for Kentucky. The information includes hourly reports, weather summaries, warnings and advisories, watches, short-term forecasts, and climatic data. Satellite and radar images are also available.
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As part of the Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN), the National Weather Service (NWS) of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) offers updated weather information for Kentucky. The information includes hourly reports, weather summaries, warnings and advisories, watches, short-term forecasts, and climatic data. Satellite and radar images are also available.
The Kentucky Geological Survey
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Local Climatological Data
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Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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Kentucky Geological Survey
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Circular - University of Kentucky. College of Agriculture. Cooperative Extension Service
Author: Kentucky. Cooperative Extension Service
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Category : Agricultural extension work
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Category : Agricultural extension work
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Climate of Kentucky
Author: Jerry D. Hill
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Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Daily Bulletin of Weather Reports
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Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Pages : 396
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