March 20, 2012

Westmoreland Weather
There was  no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 63º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.89 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                   
Forecast
Today  
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the mid 80's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the south southeast at 10-15 mph and gusts to 20 mph.

The low today was 58ºF and the high was 86ºF. At 6:30 PM the temperature was 79ºF, it was partly cloudy with calm winds, and the barometer read 29.92".
                          
Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the mid 80's with mostly clear skies.  
      
Thursday
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 partly cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms after 1 PM and overnight.    
                                                
Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 20th the low was 48º F, the high was 80º F, and a trace 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)     60ºF            38ºF
Record (KBWG)     85°F (1921)     16°F (1914)

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.

3/19/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.58" at Greeneville. There were 263 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.30" at Wellington. There were 725 reports from Texas.    
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.14" at North Richland Hills.   
   
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.27" at Tecumseh. There were 105 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.05" at Buchanan.    
   
So far 7328 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.62" at Duncan, Oklahoma.
              
Reports of 4" or more:
none
                                                                                         
The most new snow reported was 19.1" at Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona.     
The most snow reported on the ground was 125.0" at Soda Springs, California.

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