May 18, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 58º F, it was clear, 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 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.

The low today was 57ºF and the high was 85ºF. At 7:30 PM the temperature was 74ºF, it was mostly clear with no breeze, and the barometer read 29.92".
                                                                                                                                                             Saturday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the mid 80's with mostly clear skies. There is a 20% chance of isolated showers or thunderstorms after 1 PM.
                                                                                                                                                             

Sunday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the upper 80's with mostly clear skies. 
                                                                                                                                                              

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 18th the low was 49º F, the high was 63º 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)    78ºF           55ºF

Record (KBWG)    96°F (1911)    39°F (1894)

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.

5/17/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at Lafayette (11:59 PM report). There were 274 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee. 
                                                                                                                                                                 

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.57" at Anahuac. There were 614 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
                                                                                                                                                         

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.19" at Flint. There were 153 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                    

So far 7544 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.58" at Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
                                                                                                                                                        

Reports of 4" or more:
South Carolina - 10

                                                                                                                                                                 

No new snow was reported.

The most snow reported on the ground was 20.0" at Soda Springs, California.