December 19, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 42º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were 2 mph from the south. The barometer reading was -0.14" since yesterday morning. (29.95 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)   

Forecast
Today  
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 50's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south southwest at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 38ºF and the high was 56ºF. It was partly cloudy at 6 PM.
     
Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 50's with cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of rain during the day with a possible thunderstorm, and an 80% chance of showers through the night.
      
Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the upper 50's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers.                          

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 19th the low was 19º F, the high was 39º 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)     46ºF            28ºF
Record (KBWG)     72°F (1895)     -2°F (1963)

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.

12/18/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at Cookeville, Friendsville, Medina, and Oak Grove. There were 222 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.60" at Laredo. There were 448 reports from Texas.  
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.  
   
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.19" at Fennville. There were 98 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 2.3" at Gaylord.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.06" at Buchanan, New Buffalo, and Stevensville. The most new snow was 0.5" at Buchanan, Niles, and Stevensville.
   
So far 5762 CoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.35" at Pepeekeo, Hawaii.
 
Reports of 4" or more:
none  
             
The most new snow reported was 4.0" at Montville, Ohio, Richmond Heights, Ohio, and Westmont, Pennsylvania.     
The most snow reported on the ground was 18.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.