March 6, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 31º F, it was clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.26" since yesterday morning. (30.24 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                   

Forecast

Today  

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the mid 60's with clear skies. Winds will be from the south at 10-15 mph and gusts to 25 mph.

The low today was 29ºF and the high was 68ºF. At 6 PM the temperature was 58ºF, it was partly cloudy, winds were 6 mph from the southeast, and the barometer read 30.12".
                          

Wednesday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 60's with mostly clear skies.       

      

Thursday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the upper 60's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 70% chance of showers in the afternoon and a 90% chance of showers overnight.    

                                                

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 6th the low was 34º F, the high was 38º F, and 1.23" 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)     55ºF            34ºF

Record (KBWG)     84°F (1910)      1°F (1960)

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.

3/5/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.21" at Petros. There were 256 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 0.4" at Erwin.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Hendersonville, Portland, and Westmoreland. 

    

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.07" at Bracketville. There were 478 reports from Texas.    

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.   

   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.23" at Stevensville. There were 100 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 4.0" at Stevensville.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.23" at Stevensville. The most new snow was 4.0" at Stevensville.    

   

So far 6602 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.43" at Kaneohe, Hawaii.

              

Reports of 4" or more:
Hawaii - 1
                                                   

The most new snow reported was 10.5" at Two Harbors, Minnesota.     

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