May 12, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 55º F, it was mostly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.06" since yesterday morning. (30.09 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                    

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid  50's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south southeast at 5-10 mph. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms this afternoon and a 90% chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight.

The low today was 54ºF and the high was 72ºF. There were sprinkles during the day, the rain started around 8 PM with showers all night.
                                                                                                                                                             
Sunday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the upper 60's with cloudy skies. There is a 70% chance of showers or thunderstorms, some rain could be heavy.  
                                                                                                                                                             

Monday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.
                                                                                                                                                              

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 12th the low was 62º F, the high was 87º 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)    77ºF           54ºF

Record (KBWG)    93°F (1914)    37°F (1951)

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.

5/11/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at Greeneville. There were 268 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee. 
                                                                                                                                                                 

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 6.30" at Clegg. There were 1109 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.28" at Fort Worth.
                                                                                                                                                         

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.10" at Brighton. There were 133 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                    

So far 7839 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.30" at Clegg, Texas.
                                                                                                                                                        

Reports of 4" or more:
Texas -21
                                                                                                                                                                 

The most new snow reported was 2.5" at Livingston, Montana.

The most snow reported on the ground was 0.8" at Estes Park, Colorado.