August 9, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 71º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.09" 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 low 90's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south southwest at 5-15 mph. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms. 

The low today was 67ºF and the high was 83ºF. There were some showers in the morning with a little thunder and lightening. 
                                                                                                                                                                
Friday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 70's and a high in the low 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms.  
                                                                                                                                                          

Saturday

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

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 9th the low was 68º 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          67ºF

Record (KBWG)   110°F (1930)  52°F (1989)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

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

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.24" at Monteagle. There were 293 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.40" at Panhandle. There were 601 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.28" at Saginaw.                                                                                                                                                                                                        

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.04" at Bay City. There were 149 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.01" at Buchanan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 7853 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 11.30+" (overflowing gauge) at Tifton, Georgia.

Reports of 4" or more -
Georgia -5
South Carolina - 2
Florida - 1
Maryland - 1

                                                                                                                                                         

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