March 10, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 30º F, it was clear with a light frost, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.06" since yesterday morning. (30.27 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                   

Forecast

Today  

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the low 60's with clear skies. Winds will be from the east southeast at around 5 mph.

The low today was 29ºF and the high was 63ºF. It was clear all day and at 6 PM the temperature was 54ºF, it was clear with calm winds, and the barometer read 30.12".
                          

Sunday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the mid 60's with increasingly cloudy skies. There is an 80% chance of showers or thunderstorms Sunday night.      

      

Monday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the upper 60's with cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms.    

                                                

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 10th the low was 36º F, the high was 44º F, and 0.45" 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)     57ºF            35ºF

Record (KBWG)     82°F (1990)     12°F (1877)

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.

3/9/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.39" at Greenbrier. There were 340 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 2.79" at Gallatin.  

    

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.33" at Zavalla. There were 875 reports from Texas. The most new snow was 0.2" at Ransom Canyon and Shallowater.   

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.25" at Bedford.   

   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.65" at Fremont. There were 101 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 4.0" at Boyne City.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.02" at Buchanan.    

   

So far 7408 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.33" at Zavalla, Texas.

              

Reports of 4" or more:
Texas - 2 (both Zavalla)
                                                   

The most new snow reported was 7.0" at Skagway, Alaska.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 62.0" at Soda Springs, California.