THE KENTUCKY MESONET…..THE OFFICIAL WEATHER AND CLIMATE MONITORING NETWORK FOR THE COMMONWEALTH……CUT THE RIBBON TUESDAY ON THEIR
84TH SITE…..LOCATED AT THE “NEW STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL” IN POWELL COUNTY…..
THE STATEWIDE NETWORK INCLUDES 87 STATIONS IN 81 COUNTIES…..WHICH COLLECT REAL-TIME WEATHER DATA WHICH IS TRANSMITTED TO THE “KENTUCKY MESONET
OPERATIONS CENTER” AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..EVERY FIVE MINUTES, 24 HOURS A DAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR…..AND IS AVAILABLE ONLINE OR WITH THE
MESONET APP….
THE NETWORK HAS A GOAL OF ESTABLISHING AT LEAST ONE STATION IN ALL 120 COUNTIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH……