May 16, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was  no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 54º F, it was clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday morning. (29.92 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 80's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the northwest at 5-10 mph.There is a 20% chance of thunderstorms or showers.

The low today was 54ºF and the high was 82ºF. It was clear through the morning, then a few clouds through the afternoon.
                                                                                                                                                             
Thursday

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. 
                                                                                                                                                             

Friday

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

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 16th the low was 49º F, the high was 58º F, and 0.04" 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           55ºF

Record (KBWG)    93°F (1911)    33°F (1997)

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.

5/15/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.97" at Cleveland. There were 304 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.37" at Bethpage. 
                                                                                                                                                                 

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.68" at Schulenburg. There were 984 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Mansfield.
                                                                                                                                                         

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.32" at Houghton. There were 154 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                    

So far 8092 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.74" at Boones Mill, Virginia.
                                                                                                                                                        

Reports of 4" or more:
Virginia - 10

North Carolina -1
South Carolina - 1
Texas -1
                                                                                                                                                                 

The most new snow reported was 0.7" at Sunspot, New Mexico.

The most snow reported on the ground was 26.0" at Soda Springs, California.