April 26, 2012

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.20" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 67º F, it was cloudy, and winds were 3 mph from the east. The barometer reading was +0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.68  inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                        
Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the upper 70's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 5-15 mph. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 59ºF and the high was 79ºF. At 7:30 PM the sky was partly cloudy, there was more than 2 inches in the gauge, winds were calm, and the barometer read 29.77".
                           
Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the low 70's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms after 1 PM.
Saturday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the low 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms.
Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 26th the low was 58º F, the high was 76º F, and 0.26" 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) 72ºF        48ºF
Record (KBWG) 91°F (1915) 25°F (1873)

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.

4/25/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.69" at Erwin. There were 298 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.05" at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.02" at McKinney, Pottsboro, and Van Alstyne. There were 591 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.15" at Grand Junction. There were 142 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
So far 7765 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.38" at Ferndale, Washington.
Reports of 4" or more:
none
The most new snow reported was 1.2" at Bradford, Pennsylvania.
The most snow reported on the ground was 59.0" at Soda Springs, California.

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