Ausust 10, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 0.18" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 69º F, it was mostly cloudy, and winds were 3 north at 3 mph. The barometer reading was -0.12" since yesterday morning. (29.71 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 80's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the west southwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms before 1 PM.

The low today was 63ºF and the high was 82ºF.
                                                                                                                                                                
Saturday

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

Sunday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the mid 80's with clear skies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 10th the low was 62º F, the high was 87º 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)   106°F (1918)  54°F (1976)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

8/9/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.80" at Green Hill. There were 291 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.34" at Ennis. There were 608 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.21" at Fort Worth.                                                                                                                                                                                                        

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.86" at Horton. There were 179 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.50" at Buchanan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 8059 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.40" at Bruce, Mississippi.

Reports of 4" or more -
none

                                                                                                                                                      

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