June 12, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 0.28" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 64º F, it was cloudy, and winds were 2 mph from the west. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday morning. (29.92 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 mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the north northwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 61ºF and the high was 83ºF. There was some clearing in the afternoon.
                                                                                                                                                           

Wednesday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the mid 80's with mostly clear skies.
                                                                                                                                                          

Thursday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the mid 80's with clear skies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 12th the low was 66º F, the high was 88º 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)   85ºF          63ºF

Record (KBWG)   101°F (1902)  40°F (1913)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

6/11/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.67" at Carthage. There were 316 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.15" at Westmoreland. 
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.02" at Sugar Land. There were 557 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
                                                                                                                                                

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.05" at Spalding. There were 134 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 7654 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.83" at Saraland, Alabama.

Reports of 4" or more -
Alabama - 9
South Carolina - 2

Mississippi - 1                                                                                                                                                         

No new snow was reported.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 1.0" at Soda Springs, California.