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.” It’s also know 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. So what is the typical weather for the Kentucky Derby?

1. Typical May 3 –
Kentucky Derby
Louisville, KY
United States
Weather Around
the World

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

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

4. 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.

5. The Kentucky Derby is the first in a series of coveted
Triple Crown races, which also include the
Preakness and Belmont Stakes.

6. 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.

7. So what is the typical weather for the
Kentucky Derby?

8. Let’s take a look on weatheranalytics.com:
Louisville, Kentucky, United States

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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

12. 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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