August 17, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 0.90" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 64º F, it was cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.11" since yesterday morning. (29.86 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 80's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the north at around 5 mph. There is an 80% chance of showers or thunderstorms, with heavy rain possible, before 1 PM.

The low today was 61ºF and the high was 76ºF. It was cloudy all day until an hour or so before sunset and there was a brief shower in the afternoon.
                                                                                                                                                                
Saturday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the low 80's with mostly clear skies.    
                                                                                                                                                          

Sunday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the low 80's with mostly clear skies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 17th the low was 61º 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)   89ºF          66ºF

Record (KBWG)   101°F (1936)  53°F (1979)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

8/16/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.25" at Gray. There were 273 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.57" at Hallsville. There were 585 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.34" at Fort Worth.                                                                                                                                                                                                        

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.25" at Monroe. There were 152 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.68" at Buchanan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 7630 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.77" at Chuluota, Florida.

Reports of 4" or more -
none

                                                                                                                                                      

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