April 17, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 0.25" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 53º F, it was cloudy, and winds were 3 mph from the southeast. The barometer reading was +0.29" since yesterday morning. (30.09  inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                          

Forecast

Today  

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the upper 60's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the northeast at 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers after 7 AM.

The low today was 52ºF and the high was 63ºF. At 6 PM the temperature was 57ºF, it was cloudy, there was 0.01" of rain in the gauge from sometime during the day, winds were 1 mph from the northeast, and the barometer read 30.09".  
 
Wednesday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the low 70's with mostly clear skies.   

              

Thursday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the upper 70's with clear skies.        

                                                

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 17th the low was 38º F, the high was 74º F, and 1.79" of precipitation was recorded for the period of 4/14 through 4/16 for this CoCoRaHS station.

Today's Normal and Record Temperatures (Bowling Green, KY airport)

                  High            Low

                 ------------   ------------    

Normal (KBWG)     69ºF            45ºF

Record (KBWG)     90°F (1955)     18°F (1875)

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.

4/16/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.59" at Atoka. There were 311 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.28" at Gallatin.  

    

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 6.06" at Santa Fe. There were 750 reports from Texas.    

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.92" at Richland Hills.    
                               

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.25" at Fremont. There were 167 reports from Michigan.   
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.51" at New Buffalo and St. Joseph. 

   

So far 8143 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.06" at Santa Fe, Texas.

              

Reports of 4" or more:
Texas - 3
Louisiana - 2
                                                                                                                                                                                    

The most new snow reported was 9.3" at Grand Rapids, Minnesota.     

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