March 2, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 57º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were 2 mph from the south. The barometer reading was -0.24" since yesterday morning. (29.50 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 mostly skies. Winds will be from the southwest at around 5-10 mph increasing to 20-25 mph with gusts to 35mph. There is a 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms today, mainly after 2 PM and most likely ending by 10 PM.

The low today was 42ºF and the high was 79ºF. At 6 PM the temperature was 66ºF, the sky was mostly cloudy with a shower, there was 0.08" of rain in the gauge from earlier in the day, and the barometer read 29.38".
                          

Saturday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 50's with mostly clear skies.      

      

Sunday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the upper 40's with mostly cloudy skies.    

                                                

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 2nd the low was 31º F, the high was 61º 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)     54ºF            33ºF

Record (KBWG)     80°F (1932)      6°F (1980)

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.

3/1/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.98" at Celina. There were 323 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.02" at Hendersonville. 

    

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.15" at Center. There were 544 reports from Texas.    

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.   

   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.76" at Alpena and Garden Conrners. There were 115 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 9.0" at Garden Corners.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.08" at Watervliet.   

   

So far 7227 CoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.62" at Newnan, Georgia.

              

Reports of 4" or more:
none
                                                   

The most new snow reported was 18.0" at Soda Springs, California.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 66.0" at Soda Springs, California.