August 1, 2012

Happy Birthday Eldon!!!

Westmoreland Weather

There was  no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 74º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were northwest at 3 mph. The barometer reading was +0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.83 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 70's and a high in the mid 90's with clear skies. Winds will be from the north northwest at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 72ºF and the high was 93ºF. There were thunderstorms nearby in the afternoon. First they went by on the northeast, then they went by on the southwest. According to radar they were within 3 or 4 miles of us in either direction.
                                                                                                                                                                
Thursday

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

Friday

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 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 1st the low was 67º F, the high was 92º 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)   90ºF          68ºF

Record (KBWG)   102°F (1931)  53°F (1925)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

7/31/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.90" at Morrison. There were 347 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.83" at Gallatin.
                                                                                                                                            

No precipitation was reported in Texas. There were 558 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.                                                                                                                                                                                                        

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.71" at Grant. There were 207 reports from Michigan
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 1.40" at Watervliet.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 8156 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.21" at Pelham, Alabama.

Reports of 4" or more -
Alabama - 18

                                                                                                                                                         

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

TN-SR-32 Weather History
July 2012 had 4.91" of rain, the average low temperature was 68.8º F and the average high was 92.0º F.
July 2011 had 1.40" of rain, the average low temperature was 68.9º F and the average high was 91.0º F.
July 2010 had 1.91" of rain, the average low temperature was 68.8º F and the average high was 86.5º F.
July 2009 had 5.24" of rain, the average low temperature was 65.3º F and the average high was 81.3º F.
July 2008 had 8.57" of rain, the average low temperature was 66.5º F and the average high was 85.9º F.
July 2007 had 8.31" of rain, the average low temperature was 65.3º F and the average high was 84.4º F

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and measured rain to the nearest tenth.)
July 2006 had 4.7" of rain, the average low was 67.2ºF and the average high was 87.6ºF.
July 2005 had 3.9" of rain, the average low was 68.7ºF and the average high was 86.1ºF


Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of July -
2012 - 26.70"
2011 - 42.29"
2010 - 32.21"
2009 - 38.74"
2008 - 38.79"
2007 - 27.69"
2006 - 26.3"
2005 - 27.5"