November 27, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.47" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 56º F, it was cloudy with a light rain, and winds were 1 mph from the north. The barometer reading was -0.32" since yesterday morning. (29.68 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)   

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the low 60's with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the west northwest at  around 10 mph. There is a near 100% chance of showers, some rain may be heavy.

The low today was 41ºF and the high was 62ºF. There were showers all day and the temperature dropped as the day progressed.
   
Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the mid 40's with cloudy skies. There is a near 100% chance of showers. Monday night there is a 70% chance of showers and a chance of a rain/snow mix after midnight.
      
Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the low 40's with cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of rain and snow showers.                         

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 27th the low was 27º F, the high was 48º 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)    53ºF            34ºF
Record (KBWG)    78°F (1990)     13°F (1903)

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.

11/26/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at Atoka, Bartlett, and Dunlap. There were 212 reports from Tennessee.  
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.80" at Marble Falls. There were 725 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.17" at Mansfield.
  
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.35" at Houghton. There were 92 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
   
So far 6078 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.98" at Winfield, Kansas.
 
Reports of 4" or more:
none   
             
The most new snow reported was 4.1" at Kremmling, Colorado.  
The most snow reported on the ground was 20.5" at Anchorage, Alaska.