Kentucky Weather / Jerry Hill ; with a foreword by T.G. Shuck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hill, Jerry D., 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kentucky--Climate.

Kentucky.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is said of just about every state in the United States: ""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 agriculture, but because weather changes are indeed frequent and can be quite abrupt. In Kentucky Weather, meteorologist Jerry D. Hill discusses early concepts of weather in Kentucky and its effects on the state's history and development. He describes past weather events that have become

Contents:

Kentucky's atmosphere: what makes Kentucky's weather

Weather through the ages

Early concepts of Kentucky's weather

Observers of Kentucky weather

Temperature

Rain, snow, and ice

Floods

Severe storms

Drought

Other weather elements

Effects of the weather on Kentucky's history and development

Climate change and variability

Weather lore and superstitions

Weather services in Kentucky.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-188) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813159720

0813159725

9780813172071

0813172071

OCLC:

67764400