March 12, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 59º F, it was cloudy, and winds were 3 mph from the south. The barometer reading was -0.23" since yesterday morning. (29.92 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                   

Forecast

Today  

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the low 70's with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at 10-15 mph and gusts to 25 mph. There is a near 100% chance of showers and thunderstorms today and a 20% chance of showers tonight.

The low today was 59ºF and the high was 67ºF. There were a few light showers in the morning and early afternoon and it had cleared to partly cloudy by late afternoon. At 8 PM the temperature was 61ºF, there was 0.10" of rain in the gauge, it was partly cloudy, and the barometer read 29.89".
                          

Tuesday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the upper 70's with clear skies.       

      

Wednesday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the upper 70's with mostly clear skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms Wednesday night.    

                                                

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 12th the low was 43º F, the high was 68º 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)     57ºF            36ºF

Record (KBWG)     82°F (1967)     13°F (1998)

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.

3/11/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Bartlett and Cookeville. There were 234 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.  

    

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.10" at Onalaska. There were 783 reports from Texas.    

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 2.08" at Fort Worth.   

   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was a trace at Northville. There were 81 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.    

   

So far 6304 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.10" at Onalaska, Texas.

              

Reports of 4" or more:
Texas - 1
                                                   

The most new snow reported was 6.0" at Angel Fire, New Mexico.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 63.0" at Soda Springs, California.