May 20, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 0.05" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 59º F, it was clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.06" since yesterday morning. (30.03 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 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms after 1 PM.

The low today was 58ºF and the high was 86ºF. There was a sprinkle in the afternoon, but the showers passed us by for the most part.
                                                                                                                                                             Monday

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

Tuesday

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 20th the low was 59º F, the high was 84º 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)   79ºF          56ºF

Record (KBWG)   96°F (1902)   43°F (1926)

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.

5/19/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.29" at Bell Buckle. There were 275 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Georgetown. There were 521 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.07" at Sault Ste. Marie. There were 138 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.

So far 6945 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.50" at Oakland park, Florida.
                                                                                                                                                                    

The most new snow reported was 1.0" at Crestted Butte, Colorado.

The most snow reported on the ground was 16.0" at Soda Springs, Colorado.