June 16, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 68º F, it was mostly clear, and winds were 2 mph from the west. The barometer reading was +0.06" since yesterday morning. (30.09 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 60's and a high in the upper 80's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the south southwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon.

The low today was 67ºF and the high was 87ºF.
                                                                                                                                                            

Sunday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 60's and a high in the upper 80's with mostly clear skies.There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon.
                                                                                                                                                          

Monday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the low 90's with mostly clear skies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 16th the low was 60º F, the high was 87º F, and 1.01" 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)   86ºF          64ºF

Record (KBWG)   102°F (1918)  42°F (1917)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

6/15/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.81" at Oliver Springs. There were 263 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee. 
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.78" at Bridge City. There were 588 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.43" at Richland Hills.
                                                                                                                                                

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.80" at Watersmeet. There were 124 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 7396 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.52" at Red Wing, Minnesota.

Reports of 4" or more -
Minnesota - 8
Nebraska - 6

                                                                                                                                                         

No new snow was reported.
The most snow reported on the ground was 1.0" at Soda Springs, California.