April 24, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 44º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were 3 mph from the west. The barometer reading was -0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.74  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 mid 60's with partly cloudy skies becoming mostly cloudy. Winds will be from the west at around 15 mph. There is a 40% chance of showers after 1 PM.

The low today was 42ºF and the high was 64ºF. At 6 PM the temperature was 56ºF, it was cloudy with a sprinkle, winds were calm, and the barometer read 29.74".

Wednesday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the upper 70's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms. 

Thursday

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

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 24th the low was 61º F, the high was 73º F, and 0.41" of 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) 71ºF           47ºF

Record (KBWG) 96°F (1925)    28°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.

4/23/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.39" at Erwin. There were 283 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 0.2" at Erwin.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.10" at Gallatin. 

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.06" at Olton. There were 548 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Michigan. There were 147 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.

So far 7702 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.90" at Pomfret Center, Connecticut.

Reports of 4" or more:
Connecticut - 1

The most new snow reported was 11.0" at Sylvania, Pennsylvania.

The most snow reported on the ground was 62.0" at Soda Springs, California.