September 18, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 60º F, it was mostly cloudy with a sprinkle, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.03" since yesterday morning. (30.12 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.) 

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the low 80's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at around 5 mph. There is a 20% chance of thunderstorms or showers. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight, with best chance after 1 AM on 9/19.

The low today was 59ºF and the high was 81ºF. It was partly cloudy most of the day. There was a light rain/heavy sprinkle around 8 PM.
            
Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mid 70's with cloudy skies. There is a 80% chance of showers or thunderstorms.
    
Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 60s and a high in the upper 70's with mostly cloudy skies.   There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.                  


Today's Normal and Record Temperatures (Bowling Green, KY airport)
                               High               Low
Normal (KBWG)    81 °F              57 °F
Record (KBWG)  100 °F (1931)   35 °F (1903)

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 18th the low was 54º F, the high was 80º F, and no precipitation was recorded for the 24 hour period preceding 5:30 AM for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Tennessee was -32º F on December 20, 1917 at Mountain City. The record high for Tennessee was 113º F on August 9, 1930 at Perryville. (2010 The World Almanac and Book of Facts. When the record low or high has been recorded multiple times for a state, the latest is reported here.)

CoCoRaHS
CoCoRaHS is a volunteer system where average people who like weather can record the precipitation at their location and help various climate researchers better understand precipitation patterns. For more information, go to the CoCoRaHS web site.

9/17/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.07" at Petros. There were 230 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Hendersonville.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.28" at San Antonio. There were 602 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.76" at Benbrook.   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.01" at Ann Arbor, Canton, Fremont, Hart, and Ortonville. There were 110 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.

So far 6436 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 9.44" at Jacksonville, Florida.

Reports of 4" or more:
Florida - 11
   
No new snow was reported. 
No snow was reported on the ground.