July 30, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was  no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 64º F, it was mostly clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.05" 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 low 90's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south southeast at around 5 mph.  There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms today and a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight.  

The low today was 62ºF and the high was 90ºF.
                                                                                                                                                            
Tuesday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the mid 90's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.
                                                                                                                                                          

Wednesday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 70's and a high in the low 90's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 30th the low was 72º F, the high was 90º 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)   89ºF          68ºF

Record (KBWG)   103°F (1999)  53°F (1965)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

7/29/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.21" at Benton. There were 247 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.70" at Bridge City. There were 483 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.                                                                                                                                                                                                        

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.42" at Chatham. There were 134 reports from Michigan
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 7061 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.42" at Middle Island, New York.

Reports of 4" or more -
Mississippi - 1
New York - 1

                                                                                                                                                         

No new snow was reported.
No snow was reported on the ground.