March 9, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 2.49" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 35º F, it was mostly cloudy or cloudy, and winds were 5 mph from the west. The barometer reading was -0.20" since yesterday morning. (29.95 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                   

Forecast

Today  

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the upper 50's with mostly cloudy skies clearing to clear skies by evening. Winds will be from the north at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 34ºF and the high was 58ºF. At 6 PM the temperature was 49ºF, it was clear, winds were 2 mph from the north, and the barometer read 30.21".
                          

Saturday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the low 60's with clear skies.       

      

Sunday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 60's with partly cloudy skies. Sunday night there is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms.    

                                                

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 9th the low was 44º F, the high was 62º F, and 0.79" 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)     56ºF            35ºF

Record (KBWG)     81°F (1918)     10°F (1932)

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.

3/8/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.43" at Westmoreland (10 PM report). There were 281 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 2.43" at Westmoreland (10 PM report). A 8:15 report in Portland had 0.18" and all other reports from Sumner County of 7 AM and earlier had no precipitation reported. 

    

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.93" at Corsicana. There were 665 reports from Texas.    

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.06" at Mansfield.   

   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.88" at White Cloud. There were 120 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 1.0" at Ontonagon.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.48" at Watervliet.    

   

So far 6924 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.83" at Gracey, Kentucky.

              

Reports of 4" or more:
none
                                                   

The most new snow reported was 6.6" at Skagway, Alaska.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 65.0" at Soda Springs, California.