November 3, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 51º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were 4 mph from the south. The barometer reading was -0.29" since yesterday morning. (29.86 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 upper 50's with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph increasing to 15-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. There is a 80% chance of showers today with a thunderstorm possible this afternoon. There is a 40% chance of showers tonight.

The low today was 42ºF and the high was 55ºF. It was cloudy at 6 PM and 0.58" of rain was in the gauge.
 
Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 50's with mostly clear skies.
      
Saturday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 60's with clear skies.                        

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 3rd the low was 50º F, the high was 55º 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)    63°F            40°F
Record (KBWG)    82°F (1946)     13°F (1951)

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.

11/2/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Dunlap. There were 246 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at Ingram. There were 494 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.26" at Boyne City. There were 125 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.

So far 6896 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.10" at Pahoa, Hawaii.
 
Reports of 4" or more:
none
             
The most new snow reported was 16.0" at Warren AFB, Wyoming. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 14.0" at Boulder, Golden, and Livermore, Colorado.