January 19, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 25º F, it was partly cloudy with frost, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.20" since yesterday morning. (29.83 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)   

Forecast

Today  

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the upper 40's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 24ºF and the high was 46ºF. At 6 PM it was 38ºF, it was clear with calm winds and the barometer read 29.77". The temperature dropped down to the low 30's before warming up to the upper 30's by midnight.
     

Friday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the low 50's with mostly cloudy skies.  There is a 20% chance of showers during the day and a 60% chance of showers Friday night with a thunderstorm possible.  

      

Saturday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the low 50's with cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of showers, mainly before noon.                         

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 19th the low was 31º F, the high was 37º F, and 0.38" 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)     43ºF            25ºF

Record (KBWG)     75°F (1907)    -11°F (1994)

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.

1/18/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.34" at Ooltewah. There were 293 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.35" at Portland.           

    

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.77" at Zavalla. There were 526 reports from Texas.   

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.  

   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.90" at Grand Rapids. There were 107 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 7.1" at Traverse City.    

The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.27" at Watervliet. The most new snow was 2.4" at Buchanan. 

   

So far 7172 CoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.34" at Liberty, Mississippi.

 

Reports of 4" or more:
Mississippi - 1   

             

The most new snow reported was 20.7" at Silverton, Oregon.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 30.5" at Anchorage, Alaska.