February 21, 2012

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.03" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 46º F, it was clear or mostly clear, and winds were 5 mph from the southwest. The barometer reading was -0.29" since yesterday morning. (29.74 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 low 50's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 15-20 mph and gusts to 35 mph. There is a 30% chance of scattered showers before noon.

The low today was 36ºF and the high was 61ºF. It was cloudy or mostly cloudy through the morning, then partly cloudy or mostly clear in the afternoon and early evening. 
                          
Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 60's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers.  
      
Thursday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the low 70's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms, and a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms Thursday night. 
                                                
Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 21st the low was 47º F, the high was 66º F, and 0.03" 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)     50ºF            30ºF
Record (KBWG)     75°F (1897)     -2°F (1870)

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.

2/20/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.70" at Petros. There were 281 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow reported was 4.9" at Jamestown.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.53" at Hendersonville. The most new snow reported was 0.4" at Gallatin.
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.42" at Madisonville. There were 551 reports from Texas.    
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Mansfield and Richland Hills.   
   
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was a trace at Adrian. There were 99 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.  
   
So far 6777 CoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.16" at Folly Beach, South Carolina.
 
Reports of 4" or more:
none
                                                   
The most new snow reported was 14.0" at Mesa, Colorado.     
The most snow reported on the ground was 44.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.

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