October 10, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 2:00 PM temperature was 74º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.21" since yesterday morning. (29.97 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 70's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the east northeast at around 5 mph.

The low today was 56ºF and the high was 78ºF. It was partly cloudy all afternoon.

Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers.
    
Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly clear skies.  There is a 20% chance of showers after 1 PM and a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms Wednesday night.                   

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 10th the low was 48º F, the high was 80º 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)    73°F            48°F
Record (KBWG)    91°F (1928)     28°F (2000)

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.

10/9/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Fairview. There were 240 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 7.35" in Brown County. There were 879 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 4.03" at Fort Worth.   

No precipitation was reported in Michigan. There were 111 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.

So far 7588 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 12.07" at Palm Bay, Florida.

Reports of 4" or more:
Texas - 74
Florida - 60
Alaska - 1
Oklahoma - 1
     
The most new snow reported 10.0" at Cheyenne, Wyoming and Woodland Park, Colorado. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 10.0" at Cheyenne, Wyoming.