June 3, 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 calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday morning. (29.89 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the mid 80's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the northwest at 5-10 mph. There will be increasing clouds in the afternoon and a 60% chance of rain tonight.

The low today was 56ºF and the high was 84ºF. The day started sunny and clouds moved in through the afternoon such that it was partly cloudy at sunset. 
                                                                                                                                                           

Monday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mid 80's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms, some storms may be severe.
                                                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

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

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 3rd the low was 65º F, the high was 89º 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)   82ºF          60ºF

Record (KBWG)   100°F (1911)  41°F (1910)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

6/2/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.21" at Baileyton. There were 277 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.08" at Westmoreland. 
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.59" at Claude. There were 504 reports from Texas.

No precipitation reported was in Tarrant County, Texas.
                                                                                                                                                

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 2.10" at Bellaire and Traverse City. There were 164 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.10" at Stevensville.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 7414 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.71" at Newport News, Virginia.

Reports of 4" or more -
Virginia - 4
Florida - 2
Maryland - 1

                                                                                                                                                        

No new snow was reported.     

No snow was reported on the ground.