September 15, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 63º F, skies were mostly cloudy, and winds were south at 2 mph. The barometer reading was -0.03" since yesterday morning. (30.12 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the low 80's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the north northeast at around 5 mph.  

The low today was 61ºF and the high was 77ºF. 
                                                                                                                                                                
Sunday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the low 80's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of  showers or thunderstorms Sunday night.
                                                                                                                                                            
Monday

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

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 15th the low was 50º F, the high was 68º F, and 0.53" of 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)   84ºF          60ºF

Record (KBWG)   102°F (1927)  39°F (1902)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

9/14/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.86" at Atoka. There were 267 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 7.30" at Johnson City. There were 1061 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.60" at Benbrook.                                                                                                                                                                               

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.81" at Jonesville and Pinckney. There were 178 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.24" at New Buffalo and Stevensville.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 8767 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.30" at Johnson City, Texas.
                                                                                                                                                        
Reports of 4" or more -

Texas - 33
                                                                                                                                                               

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