June 8, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 52º F, it was clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.03" since yesterday morning. (30.00 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the mid  80's with clear skies. Winds will be from the east northeast at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 52ºF and the high was 86ºF. It was clear all day.
                                                                                                                                                            

Saturday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the mid 80's with clear skies.There is a 20% chance of thunderstorms or showers Saturday night.
                                                                                                                                                          

Sunday

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

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 8th the low was 69º F, the high was 94º 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)   83ºF          61ºF

Record (KBWG)   100°F (1933)  47°F (1977)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

6/7/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.41" at Erwin. There were 284 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee. 
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.62" at Whitehouse. There were 745 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 2.51" at Fort Worth.
                                                                                                                                                

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.45" at Roscommon. There were 153 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 8079 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.35" at LSU (East Baton Rouge Parish), Louisiana.

Reports of 4" or more -
Colorado - 5
Louisiana - 3
Texas - 3
Florida - 2
Georgia - 1
                                                                                                                                                        

No new snow was reported.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 2.0" at Soda Springs, California. (A report of 6.0" from Castle Rock Colorado appears dubious.)