May 5, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 0.06" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 64º F, it was cloudy with a shower with thunder and lightening nearby, and winds were from the southeast at 5 mph. 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 mid 80's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the west southwest at 5-10 mph.There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms, mainly before 11 AM.

The low today was 63ºF and the high was 84ºF. At 6 PM the temperature was 79ºF, the sky was partly cloudy, winds were calm, and the barometer read 29.86".

Sunday

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

Monday

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

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 5th the low was 35º F, the high was 71º 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)    74ºF           51ºF

Record (KBWG)    94°F (1952)    35°F (1903)

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.

5/4/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.42" at Linden. There were 303 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.02" at Goodletsville. 
                                                                                                                                                                 

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.65" at Eagle Pass. There were 561 reports from Texas.

No precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
                                                                                                                                                         

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 5.20" at Burton. There were 185 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.86" at Watervliet.
                                                                                                                                                    

So far 7765 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.20" at Burton, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                        

Reports of 4" or more:

Michigan - 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

The most new snow reported was 0.3" at Anchorage, Alaska.

The most snow reported on the ground was 44.0" at Soda Springs, California.