March 16, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 0.26" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 56º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were 1 mph from the south. The barometer reading was -0.05" since yesterday morning. (29.95 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 upper 70's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the west southwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 55ºF and the high was 72ºF. At 5:30 PM the temperature was 71ºF, it was partly cloudy, winds were 3 mph from the south, there was 0.32" of rain in the gauge, and the barometer read 29.92".
                          

Saturday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the upper 70's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms. 

      

Sunday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mid 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms.    

                                                

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 16th the low was 41º F, the high was 59º F, and 0.03" 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)     59ºF            37ºF

Record (KBWG)     84°F (1945)     12°F (1900)

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.

3/15/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.11" at Finger. There were 289 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.30" at Westmoreland.  

    

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.04" at Kemah. There were 522 reports from Texas.    

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.   

   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.22" at Buchanan. There were 108 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.22" at Buchanan.    

   

So far 6682 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.60" at Tillamook, Oregon.

              

Reports of 4" or more:
Oregon - 1
                                                   

The most new snow reported was 7.4" at Anchorage, Alaska.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 78.0" at Soda Springs, California.