March 21, 2012

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 61º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.92 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                   
Forecast
Today  
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50'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 59ºF and the high was 82ºF. It was clear or mostly clear most of the day, but at 6 PM it was mostly cloudy, the temperature was 76ºF, winds were 4 mph from the south, and the barometer read 29.89".
                          
Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the upper 70's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms after 1 PM, and a 90% chance of showers or thunderstorms Thursday night.  
      
Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the low 70's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 90% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the morning, then a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms.    
                                                
Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 21st the low was 59º F, the high was 77º 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)     60ºF            38ºF
Record (KBWG)     91°F (1907)     21°F (1986)

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.

3/20/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Brentwood. There were 275 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 6.70" at Bertram. There were 1007 reports from Texas.    
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 4.19" at Fort Worth.   
   
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.04" at Niles. There were 122 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.04" at Niles.    
   
So far 8245 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.30" at Wagoner, Oklahoma.
              
Reports of 4" or more:
Texas - 70
Oklahoma - 24
Missouri - 2
                                                                                         
The most new snow reported was 9.0" at Lewistown, Montana.     
The most snow reported on the ground was 122.0" at Soda Springs, California.

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