We have finally arrived in September, a month many look forward to. Normally, our region starts seeing much more pleasant temperatures and humidity this time of year.
The early fall-like weather is in stark contrast to what we saw in August with heat and high humidity making it miserable to even be outside at times. University of Kentucky’s Agricultural Meteorologist Matt Dixon says that preliminary data indicates that this will be one of our warmer August months on record.
click to download audioWhile the heat and high humidity made it hard for folks to be outside, Kentucky’s livestock herds also suffered.
click to download audioAccording to Dixon, timely rains helped Kentucky avoid a drought.
click to download audioEven with the heat, high humidity, and dry conditions in parts of the state, crop yields did not drop that much.
click to download audioAs the summertime air slowly moves out and fall creeps in, Kentucky’s corn farmers are about to begin the annual fall corn harvest. With the struggles of August behind them, it is the time where farmers get to see the reward of the growing season.
