October 27, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 60º F, it was cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.18" since yesterday morning. (29.71 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)  

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the mid 60's with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the north northwest at 5-15 mph. There is a near 100% chance of showers with a thunderstorm possible before 1 PM. There is a 40% chance of showers tonight.

The low today was 46ºF and the high was 64ºF. It was cloudy at 6 PM with a light rain/heavy sprinkle.

Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 50's with cloudy skies clearing to mostly clear. There is a 20% chance of showers before 10 AM.
      
Saturday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the upper 50's with clear skies.                        

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 27th the low was 54º F, the high was 74º F, and 0.68" of precipitation was recorded for the 24 hour period preceding 5:00 AM for this CoCoRaHS station.

Today's Normal and Record Temperatures (Bowling Green, KY airport)
                 High            Low
                 -------------   -------------    
Normal (KBWG)    66°F            42°F
Record (KBWG)    87°F (1919)     25°F (1988)

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.

10/26/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 249 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Austin and Chappell Hill. There were 488 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.95" at Mikado. There were 134 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.10" at Niles.

So far 7235 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.95" at Mikado, Michigan.
 
Reports of 4" or more:
none
        
The most new snow reported was 17.5" at Allens Park, Colorado. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 17.5" at Allens Park, Colorado.