December 4, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 52º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were 5 mph from the southeast. The barometer reading was -0.18" since yesterday morning. (30.03 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)   

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the low 60's with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at 15-20 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers in the afternoon and a 70% chance of showers Sunday night.

The low today was 50º and the high was 65ºF with cloudy skies all day.
     
Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the upper 50's with cloudy skies. There is a 90% chance of showers during the day and a 60% chance of showers Monday night.
      
Tuesday
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 3rd the low was 34º F, the high was 52º F, and 0.03" 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)    51ºF            32ºF
Record (KBWG)    75°F (1998)      4°F (1942)

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.

12/3/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.01" at Dunlap and Pikeville. There were 226 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.85" at Buda. There were 771 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.19" at Fort Worth.
  
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.39" at Beaver Island. There were 99 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Niles and Stevensville.
   
So far 6815 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.85" at Buda, Texas.
 
Reports of 4" or more:
None   
             
The most new snow reported was 15.0" at Monticello, Utah.
The most snow reported on the ground was 22.0" at Kremmling, Colorado.