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Bremen

171 people, 460 ft above sea level in Muhlenberg County.

460 ftElevation, city center
171People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Sunny 50°
Sunny now Dew point 28° · NNE 3 mph · high 51°
City of Bremen River Interstate 2 miles
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The Bremen plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Bremen

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Madisonville Municipal Airport (K2I0) · 2:35 PM
Sunny
50° Sunny Feels like 49° · high of 51° near 2 PM
WindNNE 3 mphno gusts
Humidity42%falling to 41% this afternoon
Pressure30.27 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 28° · Dry40° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 41.14 in · 10 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Muhlenberg County
NWS Paducah and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:27 AM4:39 PM ↓
10 h 12 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
17
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 27 to 38° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 39° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
51° 26°
0% rain — NNW 4 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
55° 27°
0% rain — NE 2 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 28°
0% rain — ENE 2 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
61° 30°
0% rain — E 2 A
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 36°
0% rain — SSE 3 A
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 42°
0% rain — S 2 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
70° 43°
0% rain — SE 2 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Bremen about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 1,960 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Canadian Prairies; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific Northwest. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 1959 Nov. 17, 1959

The coldest this week has been

10° on Nov. 17, 1959, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1946. Next is 10° in 2019.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Madisonville record since 1946.
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THE GROUND

What Bremen stands on

Bremen’s center stands about 460 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 380 ft to 540 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Harps Hill, about 670 ft, 10 miles southwest.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Sturgis Formation (siltstone), from the Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old.

The section below crosses 3 rock units mapped at the surface.

Greenville to Calhoun, cut in half

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
400 ft500 ft600 ft BREMEN460 ftHigh point of the line660 ftBoehler Knob500 ftGreen Riverabout 370 ft ← S · GreenvilleCalhoun · N →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Sturgis Formation

Siltstone. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 12 mi of the line.

Alluvium

Sand, silt. Age: Pleistocene to Holocene, less than 2.6 million years old. About 7 mi of the line.

Carbondale Formation

Siltstone. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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THE WATER

Where Bremen’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Bremen reaches the Gulf of America by way of Cypress Creek, the Green River, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 1,240 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Bremen≈ 1,240 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF BREMEN ≈ 1,240 mi to the Gulf of America Cypress Creek → Green River → Ohio → Mississippi

970 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Bremen; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Bremen’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1946 · Madisonville, 17 mi west

Bremen has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 89° in July; winter nights fall to about 28° in January. About 52 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

45°28°50°32°60°39°71°49°79°59°86°67°89°70°89°68°83°61°72°50°58°40°48°32° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY BREMEN 52.2 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average89° / 70°high / low, the warmest month
January, average45° / 28°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year52.2 inwettest months: March and April
Hottest on record105°FJune 29, 2012
Coldest on record−23°FFebruary 2, 1951
Wettest day on record10.2 inMarch 2, 1997
Snowiest day on record19.0 inMarch 5, 2015
90° days a year53about 1 of them 100° or more
Nights at or below 32°80and 10 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropicalKöppen Cfa

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 26, to the last in spring, about April 9 (median dates)
2Lows below freezingDec. 14 to Feb. 18; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Bremen normally reaches 59° and falls to 40°. The record high is 77°, in 1990; the record low 12°, in 1986. The most rain on this date, 3.70 in, fell in 1957.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high45°50°60°71°79°86°89°89°83°72°58°48°
Normal low28°32°39°49°59°67°70°68°61°50°40°32°
Rain, inches3.774.015.285.165.124.935.022.683.514.064.134.54
Record high77° (1950)80° (2018)88° (2026)91° (2002)95° (1987)105° (2012)105° (1966)105° (2007)105° (1954)96° (2019)85° (2016)79° (1982)
Record low−20° (1994)−23° (1951)−5° (1960)22° (1992)29° (1963)41° (1956)47° (1962)45° (1964)33° (1949)20° (1952)−2° (1950)−14° (1989)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1946 at Madisonville, 17 miles west. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Bremen on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Owensboro KY · 28 MI 28 miles north Hopkinsville KY · 39 MI 39 miles south Nashville TN · 86 MI 86 miles south Louisville KY · 102 MI 102 miles northeast Lexington-Fayette urban county KY · 158 MI 158 miles east St. Louis MO · 187 MI 187 miles northwest
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KENTUCKY · MUHLENBERG

Bremen

171 people, 460 ft above sea level in Muhlenberg County.

460 ftElevation
171People
0 sq miLand
Sunny 50°
SunnyDew point 28°
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Today in Bremen

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 51° 0%
5p clear night 43° 0%
8p clear night 37° 0%
11p clear night 32° 0%
2a clear night 30° 0%
5a clear night 28° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1959 · NOV. 17, 1959

10°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1946.

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What Bremen stands on

Bremen’s center stands about 460 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 380 ft to 540 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Harps Hill, about 670 ft, 10 miles southwest.

Bremen, south to north Bremen460 ftHigh point660 ftBoehler Knob500 ftGreen Riverabout 370 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center460 ft
Within 3 miles380 to 540 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (160 ft of relief)
High point nearbyHarps Hill, 670 ft, 10 mi southwest
Rock at the surfaceSturgis Formation
Its ageCarboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old
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Bremen’s year

Bremen has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 89° in July; winter nights fall to about 28° in January. About 52 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 52.2 in
July, average89° / 70° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average45° / 28° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year52.2 in · wettest months: March and April
Hottest on record105°F · June 29, 2012
Coldest on record−23°F · February 2, 1951
Wettest day on record10.2 in · March 2, 1997
Snowiest day on record19.0 in · March 5, 2015
90° days a year53 · about 1 of them 100° or more
Nights at or below 32°80 · and 10 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropical · Köppen Cfa
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 26, to the last in spring, about April 9 (median dates)
2Lows below freezing · Dec. 14 to Feb. 18; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Bremen normally reaches 59° and falls to 40°. The record high is 77°, in 1990; the record low 12°, in 1986. The most rain on this date, 3.70 in, fell in 1957.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1946 at Madisonville, 17 miles west. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,240 mito the Gulf of AmericaCypress Creek → Green River → Ohio → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Bremen reaches the Gulf of America by way of Cypress Creek, the Green River, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 1,240 river miles.

970 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.