May 8, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 0.80" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 63º F, it was cloudy, and winds were from the west at 2 mph. The barometer reading was -0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.80 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 70's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south southwest at 5-10 mph, becoming northwest later in the day.

The low today was 59ºF and the high was 77ºF. At 7 PM the temperature was 69ºF, it was partly cloudy, winds were calm, and the barometer read 29.83".
                                                                                                                                                             
Wednesday

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

Thursday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the low 70's with clear skies.
                                                                                                                                                              

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 8th the low was 57º F, the high was 84º F, and 0.02" 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)    75ºF           52ºF

Record (KBWG)    93°F (1936)    34°F (1885)

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.

5/7/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.95" at Bartlett. There were 310 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.28" at Goodlettsville. 
                                                                                                                                                                 

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.80" at Fredericksburg. There were 663 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Fort Worth.
                                                                                                                                                         

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.65" at Hudsonville. There were 175 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 1.51" at New Buffalo.
                                                                                                                                                    

So far 8101 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.50" at Buckingham, Illinois.
                                                                                                                                                        

Reports of 4" or more:
Indiana -5
Illinois - 2
Georgia - 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

The most new snow reported was 7.7" at Conifer, Colorado.

The most snow reported on the ground was 41.0" at Soda Springs, California.