February 6, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 41º F, it was cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was ?" since yesterday morning. (30.03 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                   

Forecast

Today  

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the low 50's with cloudy skies gradually becoming clear. Winds will be from the west northwest at around 5 mph.

The low today was 32ºF and the high was 52ºF. At 5:30 PM the temperature was 43ºF, it was mostly clear, winds were calm, and the barometer read 30.03".
                          

Tuesday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the mid 50's with skies becoming cloudier. There is a 30% chance of showers Tuesday night. 

      

Wednesday

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 mostly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers.  

                                                

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 6th the low was 28º F, the high was 51º F, and a trace (sleet) 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)     46ºF            27ºF

Record (KBWG)     69°F (1925)     -2°F (1886)

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.

2/5/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.00" at Adamsville. There were 281 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.48" at Westmoreland.

    

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 6.55" at Orange Grove. There were 664 reports from Texas.   

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.  

   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was a trace at Paradise. There were 90 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan. 

   

So far 6396 CoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.55" at Orange Grove, Texas.

 

Reports of 4" or more:
Texas - 3
                                                   

The most new snow reported was 11.0" at Pleasant Dale, Nebraska.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 39.0" at Aspen Park, Colorado.