February 12, 2012

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation (snow flurries in AM on 2/11) in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 14º F, it was clear with frost, and winds were 1 mph from the west. The barometer reading was +0.27" since yesterday morning. (30.24 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.
                   
Forecast
Today  
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid teens and a high in the mid 30's with clear skies. Winds will be from the northwest at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 14ºF and the high was 36ºF. It was clear all day and at 5 PM the temperature was 32ºF, skies were clear, winds were 3 mph from the west, and the barometer read 30.18".
                          
Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid teens and a high in the low 40's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 70% chance of rain and/or snow Monday night. 
      
Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 40's with cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers.   
                                                
Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 12th the low was 26º F, the high was 46º 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)     48ºF            28ºF
Record (KBWG)     76°F (1938)     -9°F (1899)

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.

2/11/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.21" at Kyles Ford. There were 252 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 2.5" at Jamestown.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.08" at Gallatin, Hendersonville, Westmoreland. The most new snow reported was 0.1" at Bethpage and Westmoreland.
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.36" at Nederland. There were 529 reports from Texas.   
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.01" at Blue Mound and Fort Worth.  
   
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.52" at Grand Rapids. There were 107 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 10.0" at Stevensville.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.46" at Stevensville. The most new snow reported was 10.0" at Stevensville. 
   
So far 7212 CoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.48" at Palm Bay, Florida.
 
Reports of 4" or more:
none
                                                   
The most new snow reported was 10.0" at Lakes of the Four Seasons, Indiana; Stevensville, Michigan; and Wheatfield, Indiana.     
The most snow reported on the ground was 38.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.

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