May 10, 2012

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 48º F, it was clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday morning. (29.86 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                    
Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the mid 70's with clear skies. Winds will be from the south 5-10 mph.

The low today was 46ºF and the high was 73ºF. At 7 PM the temperature was 63ºF, it was mostly clear, winds were calm, and the barometer read 29.92".
                                                                                                                                                             
Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the mid 70's with clear skies.  
                                                                                                                                                             
Saturday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the mid 70's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.
                                                                                                                                                              
Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 10th the low was 64º F, the high was 88º 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)    75ºF           53ºF
Record (KBWG)    96°F (1936)    32°F (1885)

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.

5/9/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.66" at Mosheim. There were 319 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.02" at Goodlettsville and Westmoreland. 
                                                                                                                                                                 

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.70" at Palomo. There were 1011 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.09" at Mansfield.
                                                                                                                                                         

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.80" at Garden Corners. There were 157 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                    
So far 8580 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.81" at Lyman, South Carolina.
                                                                                                                                                        
Reports of 4" or more:
South Carolina -2
Alabama -1
North Carolina - 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
No new snow was reported.
The most snow reported on the ground was 39.0" at Soda Springs, California.

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