September 30, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 54º F, it was clear or mostly clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.06" since yesterday morning. (29.86 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.) 

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the upper 60's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the northwest at 10-20 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers before 7 AM.

The low today was 46ºF and the high was 67ºF. It was partly cloudy at 6 PM.

Saturday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the low 60's with clear skies.
    
Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30s and a high in the mid 60's with clear skies.                     

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 30th the low was 50º F, the high was 76º F, and no precipitation was recorded for the 24 hour period preceding 5:30 AM for this CoCoRaHS station.

Today's Normal and Record Temperatures (Bowling Green, KY airport)
                 High            Low
                 -------------   -------------    
Normal (KBWG)    76°F            52°F
Record (KBWG)    95°F (1953)     26°F (1888)

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.

9/29/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.56" at Franklin. There were 274 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.02" at Gallatin and Westmoreland.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.55" at Leakey. There were 521 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.73" at Chatham. There were 140 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.20" at Buchanan.

So far 7007 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.45" at Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Reports of 4" or more:
Virginia - 1
New York - 1
   
No new snow was reported. 
No snow was reported on the ground.