September 29, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 0.39" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 59º F, skies were partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.92 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 mid 70's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be north at around 5 mph. 

The low today was 55ºF and the high was 71ºF.
                                                                                                                                                                
Sunday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the mid 70's with partly cloudy skies.
                                                                                                                                                            
Monday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the upper 60's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 29th the low was 54º F, the high was 78º 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)   77ºF          52ºF

Record (KBWG)   98°F (1953)   31°F (1888)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

9/28/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.93" at Dyersburg. There were 280 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.18" at Portland.
                                                                               

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.61" at Brady. There were 720 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Eagle Mountain.                                                                                                                                                                               

No precipitation was reported in Michigan. There were 130 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 7848 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.61" at Brady, Texas.
                                                                                                                                                        
Reports of 4" or more -
Texas -1

                                                                                                                                                               

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