February 26, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 27º F, it was clear or mostly clear with frost, and winds were 2 mph from the south. The barometer reading was +0.18" since yesterday morning. (30.18 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 50's with clear skies. Winds will be from the south at 5-15 mph and gusts to 25 mph.

The low today was 25ºF and the high was 60ºF. At 8 PM the temperature was 48ºF, the sky was clear, winds were calm, and the barometer read 30.06".
                          

Monday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the low 60's with mostly clear skies.   

      

Tuesday

The forecast for the day after 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 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon and an 80% chance of showers or thunderstorms overnight.  

                                                

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 25th the low was 24º F, the high was 56º F, and a trace 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)     52ºF            31ºF

Record (KBWG)     78°F (1917)      7°F (1967)

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.

2/25/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.68" at Madisonville. There were 217 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Westmoreland. 

    

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.85" at Falfurrias. There were 466 reports from Texas.    

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.   

   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.54" at Alpena. There were 104 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 8.0" at Kalamazoo.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.48" at Watervliet. The most new snow reported was 3.1" at Niles.  

   

So far 6115 CoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.86" at Senoia, Georgia.

              

Reports of 4" or more:
none
                                                   

The most new snow reported was 17.0" at St. Francis, Maine.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 41.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado and Lead, South Dakota.