Windy Wednesday in region

The first full week of December brought wet and windy conditions to the Union County area.

The wet weather followed record dry weather which was recorded in the region during November, a month when Union County had just over an inch of rain.

Wind Advisory Issued

The National Weather Service, NWS, forecast office at Paducah issued a wind advisory for the region which went into effect at midnight Tuesday.

The advisory was scheduled to remain in effect until 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Widespread wind speeds of 20 to 35 miles per hour, with gusts up to 45 mph, were expected to develop after midnight Tuesday.

A deepening low pressure system was expected to track just north of the region Tuesday night and early Wednesday.

The intense low pressure system was responsible for the period of strong and gusty winds.

Strong winds were blowing Wednesday morning in Union County. Downed tree limbs were spotted in areas, but no major problems had been reported to the Union County Sheriff's Office or the Anna Police Department as of early Wednesday morning.

Dry November

Last month was the driest November on record at Paducah, following the wettest October.

The dry conditions were reported by the NWS forecast office in Paducah.

The monthly rainfall at Paducah was the lowest for November since records began in 1937.

November monthly rainfall was 0.56 of an inch. The previous record driest November at Paducah occurred in 1949, when 0.79 of an inch fell.

Normal November rainfall is 3.5 to 4.5 inches across the Paducah area.

The dry November followed a very wet October.

October monthly rainfall at Paducah was a record 10.55 inches.

In Union County, precipitation during November totalled 1.18 inches.

The most rain in a 24-hour period was .47 of an inch, which was measured on Nov. 17.

Total precipitation for 2009 through the end of November was 49.67 inches.

Most recent precipitation totals in Anna included .12 of an inch Nov. 30, a trace Dec. 1, .57 of an inch Dec. 2, .32 of an inch Dec. 3, .08 of an inch and ice pellets Dec. 7 and .84 of an inch Dec. 8.

Local Temperatures

Local temperatures during the past two weeks in Union County ranged from a high of 65 to a low of 16.

Following are temperatures for the period as recorded by official weather observer Dana Cross in Anna:

                                   H  L

Tuesday, Nov. 24       58 51

Wednesday, Nov. 25  57 39

Thursday, Nov. 26     57 33

Friday, Nov. 27          52 26

Saturday, Nov. 28      65 30

Sunday, Nov. 29        64 43

Monday, Nov. 30       56 39

Tuesday, Dec. 1         50 25

Wednesday, Dec. 2    49 33

Thursday, Dec. 3       42 30

Friday, Dec. 4            40 19

Saturday, Dec. 5        38 16

Sunday, Dec. 6          39 18

Monday, Dec. 7         44 32

Tuesday, Dec. 8         44 31   

November Temperatures

High temperature for the month: 73 degrees on Nov. 7, 8 and 10. Average high: 64.

Low temperature for the month: 26 on Nov. 27. Average low: 40.