December 24, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.01" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 34º F, it was cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.18" since yesterday morning. (30.18 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)   

Forecast
Today  
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the upper 40's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the south southwest at around 5 mph.

The low today was 32ºF and the high was 47ºF. It was mostly clear in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon.
       
Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the mid 50's with clear skies.
      
Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the upper 40's with
mostly cloudy skies.  There is a 50% chance of showers after noon and an 80% chance of showers Monday night.                         

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 24th the low was 25º F, the high was 38º 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)     45ºF            27ºF
Record (KBWG)     73°F (1964)     -6°F (1989)

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.

12/23/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.78 at Manchester. There were 287 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.71" at Gallatin and Hendersonville.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.05" at Austin. There were 487 reports from Texas.  The most new snow was 1.5" at Texline.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.  
   
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.13" at Garden City. There were 102 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 1.2" at Northport and Traverse City.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.05" at Stevensville and Watervliet.
   
So far 6777 CoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.94" at Brevard, North Carolina.
 
Reports of 4" or more:
none
  
             
The most new snow reported was 19.0" at Tijeras, New Mexico.     
The most snow reported on the ground was 30.0" at Aspen Park, Colorado.