February 13, 2012

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 18º F, it was clear or mostly clear with frost, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.15" since yesterday morning. (30.09 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 low 40's with increasingly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south southwest around 5 mph. There is an 80% chance of precipitation tonight with snow before midnight, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely. No accumulation of ice is expected and snow/sleet amounts are expected to be less than 0.5".

The low today was 16ºF and the high was 42ºF. At 6 PM the temperature was 38ºF, it was cloudy, winds were calm, and the barometer read 29.92".
                          
Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 40's with cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of showers. 
      
Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the upper 50's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers in the afternoon, then a 70% chance of showers overnight.   
                                                
Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 13th the low was 34º F, the high was 63º 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)     82°F (1962)    -17°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.

2/12/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.08" at Erwin. There were 227 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 1.8" at Erwin.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Hendersonville and Westmoreland. The most new snow reported was a trace at Westmoreland.
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.27" at Comstock. There were 497 reports from Texas. The most new snow reported was 1.0" at Wellington.   
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.  
   
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.32" at Stevensville. There were 98 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 3.5" at Paradise.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.32" at Stevensville. The most new snow reported was 2.4" at Buchanan. 
   
So far 5998 CoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.17" at Copalis Crossing, Washington.
 
Reports of 4" or more:
none
                                                   
The most new snow reported was 11.5" at French Creek, West Virginia.     
The most snow reported on the ground was 37.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.

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