"In Kentucky Weather, meteorologist Jerry Hill explains how the atmosphere creates Kentucky's weather, and he provides insights into what conditions affect temperature, precipitation, storms drought, and other aspects of the state's climate. He links the state's volatile weather history to the creation of its rich coal-fields and explains how past ice ages helped form Kentucky's fertile farmland. Additionally, the book examines tools and techniques for measuring and predicting weather and recounts the tore and superstitions associated with weather phenomena. Hill also discusses key weather events in Kentucky's history." "Illustrated with photographs of noteworthy weather events with tables, charts, and graphs detailing everything from record high and low temperatures to statistics on tornadoes, snowfall, and thunderstorms, Kentucky Weather is filled with significant and unusual facts in the history of the Bluegrass State's changeable climate."--Jacket.