August 31, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 72º F, skies were cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.11 since yesterday morning. (30.03 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 upper 80's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 71ºF and the high was 88ºF. It was cloudy through the morning with some clouds in the afternoon. There were showers and thunderstorms in the area but we only received 0.02".
                                                                                                                                                                
Saturday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 70's and a high in the upper 80's with cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms.
                                                                                                                                                          

Sunday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 70's and a high in the mid 80's with cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 31st the low was 63º F, the high was 93º 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)   87ºF          64ºF

Record (KBWG)   102°F (1932)  42°F (1946)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

8/30/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.18" at Franklin. There were 283 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.91" at Lyford. There were 596 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.                                                                                                                                                                                                        

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was a trace at Ishpeming. There were 142 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 7633 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 14.18" at Liln, Mississippi.

Reports of 4" or more -

Mississippi -33
Louisiana - 18
Alabama -5
South Carolina -3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

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