Paducah, Kentucky

... Unusually warm Summer across the quad state area (correction to
Paducah information)...

The Summer of 2010 experienced a streak of very warm temperatures
and less than normal rainfall in many communities.

In Evansville Indiana... the average Summer temperature was 80.3
degrees which is tied as the 3rd warmest Summer on record for the
city. The warmest Summer occurred in 1936 with an average
temperature of 82.1 degrees. There were 17 consecutive days when
the daily high temperature was greater than or equal to 90
degrees... this is tied as the 16th longest. The longest streak is
31 days which occurred in the Summer of 2007. Although it seemed
like little rain had occurred... the Summer of 2010 received 6.84
inches which is the 17th driest Summer. The driest Summer received
only 2.59 inches of rainfall in 1936.

In Paducah Kentucky... the average Summer temperature was 81.0
degrees which is tied as the warmest Summer on record for the
city. This is also the average temperature for the Summers of 1954
and 1952. There were 37 consecutive days when the daily high
temperature was greater than or equal to 90 degrees... this is the
2nd longest streak. The longest streak is 38 days which occurred in the
Summer of 1993. The longest streak of temperatures greater than
or equal to 100 degrees was tied this Summer with 5. This event
also occurred in 1988, 1966 and 1954. Although it seemed like
little rain had occurred... the Summer of 2010 received 7.89 inches
which is the 9th driest Summer. The driest Summer received only
2.54 inches of rainfall in 1949.