September 27, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 63º F, skies were cloudy, and winds were southwest at 1 mph. The barometer reading was +0.03" since yesterday morning. (30.00 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  mid 80's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be south southwest at  5-10 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms today and a 60% chance tonight.

The low today was 62ºF and the high was 80ºF. 
                                                                                                                                                                
Friday

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

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly clear skies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 27th the low was 48º F, the high was 74º F, and 1.08" 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)   78ºF          53ºF

Record (KBWG)   95°F (1911)   35°F (1899)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

9/26/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.01" at Crossville and Mountain City. There were 276 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
                                                                               

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.49" at Raymond. There were 635 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.                                                                                                                                                                               

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.16" at Chatham. There were 156 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 8747 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.54" at Devon, Kansas.
                                                                                                                                                        
Reports of 4" or more -
Kansas - 1
Missouri - 1

                                                                                                                                                               

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