November 25, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 41º F, it was clear or mostly clear, there was a little frost, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.09" since yesterday morning. (30.12 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)   

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the mid 60's with clear skies. Winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 36ºF and the high was 64ºF. It was clear through the morning, with clouds moving in during the afternoon so that it was partly cloudy by sunset. It was partly cloudy at 6 PM and 8 PM.
   
Saturday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the mid 60's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 40% chance of showers in the afternoon and a 90% chance of showers overnight with a thunderstorm possible.
      
Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the mid 40's with cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of showers.                        

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 25th the low was 41º F, the high was 69º F, and 0.39" 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)    54ºF            35ºF
Record (KBWG)    74°F (1896)     -7°F (1950)

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.

11/24/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.09" at Roan Mountain. There were 214 reports from Tennessee.  
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Westmoreland.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.02" at Corpus Christi, Dripping Springs, McKinney, and Oakwood. There were 378 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.15" at Fort Worth.   
  
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.01" at Ann Arbor, Dowagiac, and Horton. There were 104 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
   
So far 5585 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.47" at Crescent City, California.
 
Reports of 4" or more:
none   
             
The most new snow reported was 9.5" at Dedham, Maine. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 17.0" at Anchorage, Alaska.