March 28, 2012

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 60º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.11 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 low 80's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 10-15 mph and gusts to 25 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms after 1 PM.

The low today was 58ºF and the high was 82ºF. At 6 PM the temperature was 76ºF, it was partly cloudy with winds 2 mph from the west, and the barometer read 29.80".
                          
Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly clear skies.   
              
Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the low 80's with mostly clear skies. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms.        
                                                
Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 28th the low was 23º F, the high was 53º F, and 0.10" of precipitation (trace of snow) 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)     63ºF            40ºF
Record (KBWG)     89°F (1907)      4°F (1947)

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.

3/27/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 265 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.55" at Crystal City. There were 544 reports from Texas.    
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.   
   
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.10" at Ontonagon. There were 115 reports from Michigan.  
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.    
   
So far 6900 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.42" at Petrolia, California.
              
Reports of 4" or more:
California - 1
                                                                                                                                      
The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Moscow, Idaho.     
The most snow reported on the ground was 76.0" at Soda Springs, California.

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