May 15, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 53º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.92 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 mid 70's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the north at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 52ºF and the high was 79ºF. At 7 PM the temperature was 68ºF, it was mostly clear with no breeze and the barometer read 29.89".
                                                                                                                                                             
Wednesday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the mid 80's with mostly clear skies. 
                                                                                                                                                             

Thursday

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 15th the low was 50º F, the high was 56º F, and 0.06" 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)    77ºF           54ºF

Record (KBWG)    92°F (1962)    36°F (1904)

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.

5/14/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 4.97" at Springfield. There were 359 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 3.95" at Westmoreland. 
                                                                                                                                                                 

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.95" at Del Rio. There were 699 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
                                                                                                                                                         

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.19" at Flint. There were 152 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchanan and Niles.
                                                                                                                                                    

So far 8034 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.97" at Springfield, Tennessee.
                                                                                                                                                        

Reports of 4" or more:
South Carolina - 4
North Carolina - 3
Tennessee - 2
                                                                                                                                                                 

The most new snow reported was 1.0" at Denver and Westcliffe, Colorado.

The most snow reported on the ground was 28.0" at Soda Springs, California.