November 9, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 62º F, it was cloudy or mostly cloudy, and winds were from the west at 2 mph. The barometer reading was -0.20" since yesterday morning. (29.80 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)  

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the mid 60's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at 15-20 mph changing to the west. There is a 70% chance of showers, mainly before noon.

The low today was 44ºF and the high was 64ºF. There was a light shower in the morning and it was mostly cloudy or partly cloudy in the afternoon.
   
Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the low 50's with clear skies.
      
Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the mid 50's with clear skies.                         

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 9th the low was 39º F, the high was 70º 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)    60°F            39°F
Record (KBWG)    78°F (1890)     20°F (1991)

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.

11/8/2011 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 253 reports from Tennessee.  
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.17" at Grandview. There were 696 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.62" at North Richland Hills.   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.89" at White Cloud. There were 134 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.39" at Watervliet.

So far 7560 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.20" at The Village, Oklahoma.
 
Reports of 4" or more:
Oklahoma - 16
Kansas - 7   
             
The most new snow reported was 11.1" at Aguilar, Colorado. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 13.0" at Soda Springs, California.