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Probably 3/9/98. After what had been a subpar winter, this storm was a late bloomer, with no expectations at all until about 12 hours before the storm. 12-15 inches with 30-40 mph winds, followed by a couple of days of intermittent lake effect squalls. Honorable mention would probably be severe weather on 3/2/12 & 5/30/04, and the heat and humidity of 7/14/95.

A personal favorite for me was a Feb. '95 lake effect event in South Bend. This was probably the most hyped lake effect storm I can remember, as I recall local stations putting out maps with 1-3' expected. We ended up with about 21 in. over 5 days, but the highlight was a Tuesday afternoon snow band that came through and dropped 5 inches in an hour. The darkest, heaviest snow clouds I've ever seen.

2019...Most notable would probably be the early October heat, with highs of 95, 94, 94 for the first 3 days of the month. For the decade...The year-long monsoon of 2011. The yearly rainfall record was broken in October, and eventually smashed by more than 15 inches. 73.28" was the final total, and while there weren't really any extreme events where we picked up 7 or 8 inches in one storm, it was just relentless bouts of rain, pretty much throughout the entire year. The most memorable single event would have to be the March 2012 tornado outbreak. The Crittenden-Piner EF4 rolled through about 10 miles south of here, and the whole day was just pretty surreal. A once-in-a-decade kind of day, where you just could sense that everything was in place for something pretty extraordinary to take place.

95 at CVG today... beating the previous all-time monthly high by 4 degrees. Just saw that Lexington finished Sept. with only a trace of precip. Quite a stark contrast to the first several months of the year.

Definitely think someone in the ohio valley is getting very close to, if not reaching, the century mark next Tuesday or Wednesday. Highs are consistently over-performing...93 here today, and I think 95-97 is a definite possibility next week.

95 yesterday/92 today at CVG. 95 is the hottest of the summer. Lexington airport climbed up to 100 yesterday...pretty surprising, as that is typically not a hot spot.

2-3 inches fell overnight, and that train in southern IN means business for this afternoon...creeks and streams are going to be going crazy.

C+ here...21.6" so far...which is actually slightly above average. I would downgrade things for such a pathetic December, and also the lack of clippers, which just hold a special place in my heart. But a couple of extra credit points were earned for a pretty decent ice storm, and the Jan 19-20 storm that, for 2-3 hours, brought some of the best snow/wind conditions that we've had in the 13 winters that I've lived here.

This was a really good shot at breaking the all-time record, -22. The wind wasn't off the lake, but it just never went calm. They would have had a real shot at -24/25. I saw that LaPorte made it to -25.

A balmy 2 above down here. However, we did have our first ever Snow Squall Warning, which most definitely delivered...less than an 1/8 mi. visibility for at least 5 minutes.

Saw a -28/21mph for a -59 WC in Park Rapids, MN at last hour.

Shelbyville, KY actually got down to -37. Between Lexington and Louisville, and I'm sure some unique topographical effects were in play there.