Dercember 15, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 59º F, it was cloudy, and winds were 5 mph from the north. The barometer reading was -0.23" since yesterday morning. (29.83 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 mid 60's with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph. There is a near 100% chance of showers with a thunderstorm possible.

The low today was 45ºF and the high was 60ºF. It was cloudy with a light rain at 6 PM and there was 0.17" of rain in the gauge from showers during the day.
     
Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the mid 40's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of showers.
      
Saturday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the mid 40's with clear skies.                           

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 15th the low was 21º F, the high was 33º 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)     47ºF            29ºF
Record (KBWG)     73°F (1984)     -9°F (1903)

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.

12/14/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.13" at Tennessee Ridge. There were 244 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.03" at Gallatin.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.10" at Sabinal. There were 759 reports from Texas.  
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.18" at North Richland Hills.
  
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.80" at Kalamazoo. There were 126 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 0.3" at Watersmeet.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.36" at New Buffalo.
   
So far 7472 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.77" at Pepeekeo, Hawaii.
 
Reports of 4" or more:
none  
             
The most new snow reported was 12.3" at Mesa, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 20.5" at Pagosa Springs, Colorado.