December 30, 2011

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 46º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were 4 mph from the southeast. The barometer reading was -0.12" since yesterday morning. (29.62 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)   

Forecast

Today  

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the upper 50's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south southwest at 10-15 mph and gusts to 25 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers.

The low today was 46ºF and the high was 58ºF. It was partly cloudy most of the day.

       

Saturday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 50's with clear skies. There is a 20% chance of showers Saturday night.

      

Sunday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the upper 40's with

mostly clear skies.                          

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 30th the low was 41º F, the high was 56º F, and 0.25" of 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)     44ºF            26ºF

Record (KBWG)     71°F (1923)    -12°F (1880)

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.

12/29/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.11" at Hermitage. There were 249 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.  

    

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.02" at Huntsville, Livingston, and Seadrift. There were 456 reports from Texas.  

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Fort Worth.  

   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.02" at Wellston and White Cloud. There were 95 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 1.0" at Ontonagon.

The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Niles and Stevensville. 

   

So far 6238 CoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.77" at Stevenson, Washington.

 

Reports of 4" or more:

none

             

The most new snow reported was 13.0" at Warren, Vermont.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 28.0" at Anchorage, Alaska.