April 19, 2012

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 42º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.08" since yesterday morning. (29.92  inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                          
Forecast
Today  
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 70's with clear skies. Winds will be from the east southeast at around 5 mph.

The low today was 41ºF and the high was 80ºF. It was clear all day.   
 
Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the upper 70's with mostly clear skies. There is a 60% chance of showers after 1 AM Friday night.   
              
Saturday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the low 60's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of showers before 1 PM.        
                                                
Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 19th the low was 66º F, the high was 86º F, and no precipitation was recorded for the 24 hour period preceding 5 AM for this CoCoRaHS station.

Today's Normal and Record Temperatures (Bowling Green, KY airport)
                  High            Low
                 ------------   ------------    
Normal (KBWG)     70ºF            46ºF
Record (KBWG)     88°F (1931)     25°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.

4/18/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.09" at Erwin. There were 318 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.15" at Hendersonville.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.22" at Victoria. There were 571 reports from Texas.    
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.    
                               
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.70" at Watersmeet. There were 129 reports from Michigan.   
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan. 
   
So far 7826 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.15" at Banner Elk, North Carolina.
              
Reports of 4" or more:
North Carolina - 2
                                                                                                                                   
The most new snow reported was 0.5" at Red Lodge, Montana.     
The most snow reported on the ground was 77.0" at Soda Springs, California.

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