May 19, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 61º F, it was clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.05" since yesterday morning. (29.97 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                    

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the upper 80's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the southeast at around 5 mph. There is a slight chance of isolated showers or thunderstorms after 1 PM.

The low today was 60ºF and the high was 85ºF.
                                                                                                                                                             Sunday

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

Monday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the mid 80's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms. 
                                                                                                                                                              

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 19th the low was 54º F, the high was 75º 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)    93°F (1938)    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.

5/18/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.88" at Greeneville. There were 274 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.14" at Portland. 
                                                                                                                                                                 

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Floresville and Red Rock. There were 546 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
                                                                                                                                                         

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.11" at Houghton. There were 153 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                    

So far 6805 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.70" at Garden City, Georgia.                                                                                                                                                                 

No new snow was reported.

No snow was reported on the ground.