March 29, 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 calm. The barometer reading was -0.06 since yesterday morning. (29.83 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 upper 70's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the east at around 5 mph.

The low today was 54ºF and the high was 80ºF. At 6:30 PM the temperature was 75ºF, it was partly cloudy, winds were 2 mph from the south, and the barometer read 29.77".
                          
Friday

The forecast for 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.  

              

Saturday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly clear skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.        

                                                

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 29th the low was 36º F, the high was 62º F, and 0.04" of precipitation (0.1" 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 (1910)     15°F (1887)

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.

3/28/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Morrison. There were 263 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.  

    

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.10" at Bracketville. There were 650 reports from Texas.    

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.   

   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.03" at Cheboygan and Gaylord. There were 117 reports from Michigan.  
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.    

   

So far 6834 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.22" at Bridgeville, California.

              

Reports of 4" or more:
California - 1
                                                                                                                                      

The most new snow reported was 14.0" at Soda Springs, Idaho.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 81.0" at Soda Springs, California.