Typical May 3 – Kentucky Derby

Louisville, KY United States

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Every year, the Kentucky Derby, a 1.25-mile thoroughbred horse race, takes place in

Louisville, Kentucky.

The Kentucky Derby is known as “The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports”.

The Derby is also known as “The Run for the

Roses” because of the lush blanket of 554 red roses awarded to the

race winner each year.

The Kentucky Derby is the first in a series of coveted Triple Crown races, which also include the

Preakness and Belmont Stakes.

No Derby has ever been postponed because of rain or bad weather. The race is held on the first Saturday in May – this year on May 3, 2014.

So what is the typical weather for the Kentucky Derby?

Let’s take a look on weatheranalytics.com:

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Typical Weather: May 3 Louisville, KY

Relative Humidity

Cloud Cover

Precipitation Surface Air Pressure

73%

0.004 IN

74%

984 MB

Data used is from a Weather Analytics Typical Meteorological Year (TMY2 file). For more variables, time periods and global locations, visit www.weatheranalytics.com.

HIGH 90°F/32°C 62°F/17°C 74°F/23°C 92°F/33°C LOW 65°F/18°C 73°F/23°C 63°F/17°C 65°F/18°C

Typical Temperature: May 3 Louisville, KY

Air Dew point Wet bulb Apparent

Data used is from a Weather Analytics Typical Meteorological Year (TMY2 file). For more variables, time periods and global locations, visit www.weatheranalytics.com.

248 WpSqM

Typical Solar Radiation: May 3 Louisville, KY

Direct normal solar radiation

Diffuse horizontal solar radiation

135 WpSqM

148 WpSqM

480 WpSqM

830 WpSqM

Extra-terrestrial solar radiation

Extra-terrestrial direct normal solar radiation

Data used is from a Weather Analytics Typical Meteorological Year (TMY2 file). For more variables, time periods and global locations, visit www.weatheranalytics.com.

Downward/global horizontal solar radiation

Typical Wind: May 3 Louisville, KY

Wind Speed

5 MPH 8 KPH 4 KTS 2 MpS

Wind Chill

75°F 24°C

Wind Direction

241 DEG

Data used is from a Weather Analytics Typical Meteorological Year (TMY2 file). For more variables, time periods and global locations, visit www.weatheranalytics.com.

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