May 11, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 46º F, it was clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.17" since yesterday morning. (30.03 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                    

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid  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 44ºF and the high was 76ºF.
                                                                                                                                                             
Saturday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the mid 70's with partly cloudy skies becoming mostly cloudy. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon and an 80% chance overnight.  
                                                                                                                                                             

Sunday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the upper 60's with cloudy skies. There is a 80% chance of showers or thunderstorms, some of the rain could be heavy.
                                                                                                                                                              

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 11th the low was 65º 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)    76ºF           53ºF

Record (KBWG)    94°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.

5/10/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.05" at Greeneville. There were 298 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Gallatin and Westmoreland. 
                                                                                                                                                                 

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.40" at Iraan. There were 850 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
                                                                                                                                                         

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.70" at Utica. There were 156 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 4.40" at Iraan, Texas.
                                                                                                                                                        

Reports of 4" or more:
Texas -2
                                                                                                                                                                 

The most new snow reported was 0.8" at Townsend, Montana.

The most snow reported on the ground was 38.0" at Soda Springs, California.