March 14, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 54º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.05" since yesterday morning. (29.97 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                   

Forecast

Today  

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the low 80's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the south southwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 30% chance of rain after 1 AM tonight.

The low today was 51ºF and the high was 80ºF. A brief thunderstorm moved through after 7 PM, at 7 PM the temperature was 71ºF, it was cloudy with the storm moving closer, winds were calm, and the barometer read 29.95".
                          

Thursday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the upper 70's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms. 

      

Friday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the upper 70's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms.    

                                                

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 14th the low was 40º F, the high was 52º F, and 0.27" 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)     58ºF            37ºF

Record (KBWG)     82°F (1967)      5°F (1960)

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.

3/13/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.35" at Pikeville. There were 298 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.18" at Portland.  

    

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.01" at Kemah. There were 542 reports from Texas.    

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.02" at Fort Worth.   

   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.27" at Farmington Hills. There were 133 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.17" at Niles.    

   

So far 7062 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 11.32" (overflowing gauge) at Grand Coteau, Louisiana.

              

Reports of 4" or more:
Louisiana - 1
                                                   

The most new snow reported was 10.8" at Plain, Washington.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 68.0" at Soda Springs, California.