May 2, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 64º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.02" since yesterday morning. (29.95  inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

                                            

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the upper 80's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the south southwest at 10 -15 mph.

The low today was 63ºF and the high was 87ºF. At 6 PM the temperature was 83ºF, it was partly cloudy with no wind, and the barometer read 29.95".

Thursday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the low 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.    
                                                                                                                                                                

Friday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mid 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.
                                                                                                                                                           

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 2nd the low was 53º F, the high was 74º F, and 0.68" 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)   73ºF            50ºF

Record (KBWG)   93°F (1901)     31°F (1963)

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.

5/1/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.64" at Cedar Hill. There were 290 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.42" at Westmoreland. 
                                                                                                                                                               

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.30" at Ozona. There were 654 reports from Texas.

No precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
                                             

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.50" at Flint. There were 173 reports from Michigan.  
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.48" at Stevensville.
                                                                                                                                                                  

So far 8477 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.35" at Chetopa, Kansas.
                                                                                                                                                                  

Reports of 4" or more:

Kansas -1                  
                                                                                                                                               

The most new snow reported was 0.6" at Sheridan, Oregon.

The most snow reported on the ground was 48.0" at Soda Springs, California.