May 31, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 57º F, it was mostly clear, and winds were 2 mph from the southeast. 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 mid 80's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the northeast at 5-15 mph. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms this afternoon, some may be severe. There is a 90% chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight.

The low today was 56ºF and the high was 87ºF. At 9:30 PM the temperature was 65ºF, it was cloudy with rain and lots of thunder and lightening in the area and approximately 0.25" of rain in the gauge, winds were from the west at 4 mph, and the barometer read 29.68". 
                                                                                                                                                           

Friday

The forecast for 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 in the morning.
                                                                                                                                                          

Saturday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the mid 70's with partly cloudy skies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 31st the low was 69º F, the high was 93º 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 (1918)   42°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.
                                                                                                                                              

5/30/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.73" at Camden. There were 331 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.33" at Gallatin. 
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.69" at Plano. There were 585 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.41" at North Richland Hills.
                                                                                                                                                

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.44" at Carleton. There were 140 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 7893 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.47" at Cameron, South Carolina.

Reports of 4" or more -
South Carolina - 7
Florida - 2
New Hampshire - 2
North Carolina - 2
                                                                                                                                                    

No new snow was reported.     

No snow was reported on the ground.