November 11, 2011

Thank you to all veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much that we can remain free. Each has contributed so much to the well being of America and the world and are very much appreciated by all good citizens who benefit from the sacrifices made for the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 26º F, it was clear or mostly clear with frost, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday morning. (30.00 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)   

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the mid 50's with clear skies. Winds will be from the south southwest at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 25ºF and the high was 55ºF. It was clear all day.
   
Saturday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 60's with clear skies.
      
Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the upper 60's with partly cloudy skies.                         

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 11th the low was 38º F, the high was 71º F, and no 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)    59ºF            38ºF
Record (KBWG)    80°F (1927)     19°F (1960)

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.

11/10/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.34" at Etowah. There were 285 reports from Tennessee.  
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.04" at Westmoreland.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.73" at Marshall. There were 560 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.25" at Beaver Island. There were 140 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 5.2" at Watersmeet.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.41" at Watervliet.

So far 7121 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.91" at Ookala, Hawaii.
 
Reports of 4" or more:
none   
             
The most new snow reported was 8.4" at Crandon, Wisconsin. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 12.0" at Eagle River, Alaska and Soda Springs, California.