January 14, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was a trace of precipitation (snow flurries) in the gauge this morning. There was a trace of snow on the ground. The 5:00 AM temperature was 22º F, it was clear or mostly clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.21" since yesterday morning. (29.95 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)   

Forecast

Today  

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the low 40's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the west at 5-10 mph. There is a chance of scattered snow showers in the early evening tonight.

The low today was 20ºF and the high was 47ºF. It was partly cloudy most of the day.
     

Sunday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the low 40'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 mid 50's with mostly cloudy skies. there is a 30% chance of showers during the day and an 80% chance Monday night with a thunderstorm possible.                          

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 14th the low was 14º F, the high was 38º F, and a trace (snow) 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)     42ºF            25ºF

Record (KBWG)     72°F (1932)     -2°F (1917)

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.

1/13/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.28" at Rockwood. There were 272 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 3.3" at Crossville.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.11" at Gallatin. The most new snow was 0.6" at Westmoreland.           

    

No precipitation was reported in Texas. There were 521 reports from Texas.   

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.  

   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.26" at Grand Rapids. There were 125 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 8.9" at Kalamazoo.    

The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 1.05" at Buchanan. The most new snow was 8.0" at Buchanan.  

   

So far 6968 CoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.61" at Biddeford, Maine.

 

Reports of 4" or more:

             

The most new snow reported was 10.0" at Lacona, New York.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 36.0" at Eagle River, Alaska.