May 30, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 64º F, it was foggy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday morning. (29.83 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 northwest at around 5 mph.

The low today was 61ºF and the high was 85ºF. At 6 PM the temperature was 79ºF, it was partly cloudy with calm winds, and the barometer read 29.83". 
                                                                                                                                                             

Thursday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the mid 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of thunderstorms, some possibly severe, in the afternoon.
                                                                                                                                                          

Friday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the upper 60's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the morning.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 30th the low was 67º F, the high was 92º 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)   81ºF          59ºF

Record (KBWG)   97°F (1911)   40°F (1947)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

5/29/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 5.75" at Camden. There were 306 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Gallatin. 
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.30" at Frisco. There were 639 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.80" at Saginaw.
                                                                                                                                                

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.48" at Chatham. There were 172 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 8303 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.59" at Brooksville, Florida.

Reports of 4" or more -
Florida - 3
Tennessee -2
Missouri - 1
                                                                                                                                                     

No new snow was reported.     

No snow was reported.