September 7, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 67º F, skies were mostly clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday morning. (29.86 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 60's and a high in the low 90's with increasingly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south southwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon and a 90% chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight.

The low today was 67ºF and the high was 88ºF.  It was mostly clear and clear through the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon.
                                                                                                                                                                
Saturday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 60's and a high in the mid 70's with cloudy skies clearing to mostly clear. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the morning.
                                                                                                                                                          

Sunday

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

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 7th the low was 56º F, the high was 62º F, and 0.94" 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)   85ºF          62ºF

Record (KBWG)   105°F (1925)  43°F (1988)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

9/6/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.70" at Forrest Hills. There were 374 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.00" at Goddlettsville.
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.55" at Amarillo. There were 594 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.                                                                                                                                                                                                        

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.92" at Ossineke. There were 156 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.12" at New Buffalo.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 8099 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.31" at Jackson, Kentucky.
                                                                                                                                                        
Reports of 4" or more -

Kentucky - 1
                                                                                                                                                            

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