August 12, 2012

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 54º F, it was clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.08" since yesterday morning. (29.97 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      
Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the mid 80's with clear skies. Winds will be from the northwest at around 5 mph. 

The low today was 53ºF and the high was 82ºF. There was lots of sunshine with a few clouds in the afternoon.
                                                                                                                                                                
Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the upper 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms Monday afternoon and a 50% chance Monday night.   
                                                                                                                                                          
Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mid 80's with mostly clear skies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 12th the low was 60º 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)   89ºF          67ºF
Record (KBWG)   108°F (1981)  50°F (1890)
                                                                
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.
                                                                                                                                              
8/11/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.15" at Cleveland. There were 277 reports from Tennessee.
The  most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.04" at Hendersonville.
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.25" at Montgomery. There were 592 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.                                                                                                                                                                                                        

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 3.93" at Bay City. There were 170 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.68" at Buchanan.
                                                                                                                                                
So far 7348 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.96" at Taunton, Massachusetts.

Reports of 4" or more -
Alabama - 1
Georgia - 1
Massachusetts - 1
New Hampshire - 1
                                                                                                                                                      
No new snow was reported.
No snow was reported on the ground.

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