May 1, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 0.42" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 65º F, it was cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.97  inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

                                            

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mid 80's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south southwest at 10 -15 mph and gusts to 25 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms during the day.

The low today was 63ºF and the high was 86ºF. At 7:30 PM the temperature was 76ºF, it was partly cloudy with calm winds, and the barometer read 29.95".

Wednesday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the upper 80's with mostly clear skies.    
                                                                                                                                                                

Thursday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the upper 80's with mostly clear skies.
                                                                                                                                                           

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 1st the low was 60º F, the high was 71º F, and a trace 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)   73ºF            50ºF

Record (KBWG)   93°F (1901)     30°F (1963)

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.

4/30/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.05" at Dickson (5 PM report). There were 262 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee. 
                                                                                                                                                               

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.35" at Woodrow. There were 570 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.03" at Mansfield.
                                             

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.77" at Kalamazoo. There were 160 reports from Michigan.  
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.65" at Buchanan.
                                                                                                                                                                  

So far 7721 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.30" at Blackwell, Oklahoma.
                                                                                                                                                                  

Reports of 4" or more:
Oklahoma - 6
Kansas - 5
Missouri - 2                  
                                                                                                                                               

No new snow was reported.

The most snow reported on the ground was 49.0" at Soda Springs, California.
                                                                                                                                                             

TN-SR-32 Weather History 
April 2012 had 3.48" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 47.2ºF and the average high was 72.7ºF.
April 2011 had 12.23" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 50.2ºF and the average high was 73.4ºF.
April 2010 had 3.75" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 49.4ºF and the average high was 72.7ºF.
April 2009 had 6.96" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 48.5ºF and the average high was 69.5ºF.
April 2008 had 7.24" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 44.7º F and the average high was 69.5º F.
April 2007 had 2.95" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 44.0ºF and the average high was 66.6ºF.

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
April 2006 had 4.1" of precipitation, the average low was 51.2ºF and the average high was 73.4ºF.
April 2005 had 8.0" of precipitation, the average low was 47.3ºF and the average high was 69.2ºF.

Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of April -
2012 - 13.77"
2011 - 27.87"
2010 - 13.78"
2009 - 19.44"
2008 - 21.71"
2007 - 12.34"
2006 - 16.3"
2005 - 20.1"