May 13, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 1.08" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 61º F, it was cloudy with a gentle rain, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.09" since yesterday morning. (30.00 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                    

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the upper 60's with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the east at 5-10 mph. There is a near 100% chance of showers or thunderstorms, some rain may be heavy. Tonight there is a 40% chance of showers.

The low today was 61ºF and the high was 65ºF. There were showers all day and at 8:30 PM the temperature was 61ºF, it was cloudy with rain showers, winds were calm and the barometer read 29.89".
                                                                                                                                                             
Monday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms after 1 PM.  
                                                                                                                                                             

Tuesday

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 mostly clear skies. 
                                                                                                                                                              

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 13th the low was 59º F, the high was 74º F, and 0.21" 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)    76ºF           54ºF

Record (KBWG)    96°F (1916)    35°F (1888)

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.

5/12/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.21" at Lafayette (11:59 PM report). There were 244 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee. 
                                                                                                                                                                 

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 11.19" at Richmond. There were 716 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 2.37" at Hurst.
                                                                                                                                                         

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.71" at Plainwell. There were 130 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                    

So far 6629 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 11.19" at Richmond, Texas.
                                                                                                                                                        

Reports of 4" or more:
Texas -31
                                                                                                                                                                 

The most new snow reported was 6.5" at Golden, Colorado.

The most snow reported on the ground was 6.5" at Golden, Colorado.