November 12, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 43º F, it was clear or mostly clear, and winds were 4 mph from the south. The barometer reading was -0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.97 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)   

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the mid 60's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the south southwest at 15-20 mph.

The low today was 42ºF and the high was 62ºF. It was clear and mostly clear through mid afternoon, then clouded up before sunset.
   
Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the upper 60's with mostly cloudy skies.
      
Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the upper 60's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of showers during the day and a 70% chance Monday night. A thunderstorm is possible.                        

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 12th the low was 40º F, the high was 73º 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)    88°F (1909)     20°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.

11/11/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at Bethpage. There were 250 reports from Tennessee.  
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.02" at Bethpage.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.14" at Brownsville. There were 492 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.72" at Paradise. There were 138 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 4.5" at Chatham.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.30" at New Buffalo. The most new snow was 0.2" at Buchanan.

So far 6653 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.04" at Conway, New Hampshire.
 
Reports of 4" or more:
none   
             
The most new snow reported was 4.5" at Chatham, Michigan. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 13.5" at Eagle River, Alaska.