September 18, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 1.57" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 65º F, skies were cloudy, and winds were west at 2 mph. The barometer reading was -0.24" since yesterday morning. (29.62 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the upper 60's with cloudy skies clearing through the afternoon. Winds will be from the northwest at 5-10 mph.  There is a near 100% chance of showers in the morning.

The low today was 48ºF and the high was 69ºF. There was a sprinkle around 5 AM and skies cleared to mostly clear by 7 PM.
                                                                                                                                                                
Wednesday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the upper 60's with cloudy skies clearing in the afternoon. There is a 60% chance of  showers in the morning.
                                                                                                                                                            
Thursday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the low 70's with clear skies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 18th the low was 59º F, the high was 81º F, and a trace 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)   81ºF          57ºF

Record (KBWG)   100°F (1931)  35°F (1903)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

9/17/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 5.50" at Pulaski(10 PM report). There were 371 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.31" at Goodlettsville.
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.80" at Selma. There were 969 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.43" at Mansfield.                                                                                                                                                                               

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.52" at Chatham. There were 164 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 8820 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.89" at Lancaster, South Carolina.
                                                                                                                                                        
Reports of 4" or more -

Tennessee - 2
South Carolina - 1
                                                                                                                                                               

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