December 14, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.01" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 46º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.15" since yesterday morning. (30.06 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 60's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south southwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 60% chance of showers tonight with a thunderstorm possible after midnight.

The low today was 45ºF and the high was 67ºF. It was partly cloudy at 6 PM.
     
Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the low 60's with cloudy skies. There is a 80% chance of showers with a thunderstorm possible.
      
Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 40's with cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of showers.                          

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 14th the low was 1º F, the high was 25º F, and a trace of precipitation (snow) 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)     48ºF            29ºF
Record (KBWG)     71°F (1984)      0°F (1898)

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.

12/13/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.19" at Livingston. There were 263 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Bethpage.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.32" at Corpus Christi. There were 644 reports from Texas.  
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.02" at Hurst.
  
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.22" at Spalding. There were 106 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 0.1" at Chatham and Ishpeming.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
   
So far 7129 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.20" at Palm Coast, Florida.
 
Reports of 4" or more:
Florida - 1
Hawaii - 1  
             
The most new snow reported was 11.0" at Monticello, Utah.
The most snow reported on the ground was 17.5" at Eagle River, Alaska.