September 16, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 61º F, skies were mostly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.12" since yesterday morning. (30.00 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the upper 70's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the north northeast at around 5 mph.  There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight.

The low today was 61ºF and the high was 76ºF. It was cloudy all day.
                                                                                                                                                                
Monday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 90% chance of  showers or thunderstorms.
                                                                                                                                                            
Tuesday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the upper 60's with cloudy skies clearing to mostly clear in the afternoon.  There is a 40% chance of showers in the morning.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 16th the low was 48º F, the high was 69º F, and 0.02" 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)   82ºF          58ºF

Record (KBWG)   101°F (1927)  38°F (1904)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

9/15/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.14" at Newbern. There were 259 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.91" at Inez and Spring Branch. There were 844 reports from Texas.

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

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.69" at Flint. There were 147 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 7246 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.50" at Roland, Arkansas.
                                                                                                                                                        
Reports of 4" or more -

Arkansas - 1
                                                                                                                                                               

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