January 16, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 45º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were 4 mph from the southwest. The barometer reading was -0.15" since yesterday morning. (30.00 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)   

Forecast

Today  

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the mid 50's with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at 15-20 mph and gusts up to 30 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers today and a 70% chance of showers tonight with a thunderstorm possible.

The low today was 37ºF and the high was 56ºF. The temperature at 5 PM was 55ºF, it was cloudy, winds were 5 mph from the west, and the barometer read 29.83".
     

Tuesday

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 an 80% chance of showers during the day with a thunderstorm possible.        

      

Wednesday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the upper 30's with clear skies.                          

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 16th the low was 27º F, the high was 42º 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)     42ºF            25ºF

Record (KBWG)     73°F (1928)     -9°F (1982)

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.

1/15/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.11" at Erwin. There were 217 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 1.7" at Erwin.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.           

    

No precipitation was reported in Texas. There were 421 reports from Texas.   

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.  

   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.43" at Holland. There were 99 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 14.0" at Muskegon.    

The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchanan, Niles, and Stevensville. The most new snow was 0.2" at Stevensville.  

   

So far 5701 CoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.11" at Sandy, Oregon.

 

Reports of 4" or more:
none   

             

The most new snow reported was 14.0" at Muskegon, Michigan.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 33.0" at Eagle River, Alaska.