March 7, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 50º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were 9 mph from the south. The barometer reading was -0.09" since yesterday morning. (30.15 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                   

Forecast

Today  

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the low 70's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the south at 10-20 mph and gusts to 30 mph.

The low today was 48ºF and the high was 71ºF. At 5 PM the temperature was 66ºF, it was partly cloudy, winds were 6 mph from the south, and the barometer read 30.03".
                          

Thursday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the mid 60's with cloudy skies. There is a 70% chance of showers or thunderstorms after noon and a 90% chance of showers or thunderstorms overnight.      

      

Friday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the mid 50's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 40% chance of showers before noon.    

                                                

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 7th the low was 36º F, the high was 50º 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)     55ºF            34ºF

Record (KBWG)     81°F (1921)      2°F (1899)

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.

3/6/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.05" at Cookville and Gray. There were 252 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 0.1" at Gray.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee. 

    

The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at Boerne. There were 530 reports from Texas.    

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.   

   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.05" at Buchanan, Drummond, and Stevensville. There were 97 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 1.7" at Drummond.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.05" at Buchanan and Stevensville. The most new snow was 1.0" at Buchanan and Stevensville.    

   

So far 6493 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.58" at Honolulu, Hawaii.

              

Reports of 4" or more:
Hawaii - 1
                                                   

The most new snow reported was 6.0" at Barboursville and Charlottesville, Virginia.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 46.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.