June 9, 2012

Happy Birthday Eric!!!!

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 58º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.97 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 upper 80's with clear skies. Winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 57ºF and the high was 88ºF. It was sunny much of the day, though clouds began moving in during the mid to late afternoon.
                                                                                                                                                            

Sunday

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

Monday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 60's and a high in the low 80's with cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of showers with a thunderstorm possible.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 9th the low was 68º F, the high was 91º 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)   101°F (1914)  46°F (1912)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

6/8/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Cookeville. There were 249 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee. 
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 6.11" at Wharton. There were 720 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.10" at Benbrook and Fort Worth.
                                                                                                                                                

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.29" at Tawas City. There were 139 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 7422 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.11" at Wharton, Texas.

Reports of 4" or more -
Florida - 3

Texas - 1                                                                                                                                                         

No new snow was reported.     

The most snow reported on the ground was 2.0" at Soda Springs, California.