September 8, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 0.30" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 68º F, skies were cloudy, and winds were west at 3 mph. The barometer reading was -0.15" since yesterday morning. (29.71 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 mid 70's with cloudy skies clearing in the afternoon. Winds will be from the west changing to north in the morning at 5-10 mph. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the morning.

The low today was 55ºF and the high was 77ºF. There was lots of sun in the afternoon once it cleared off.
                                                                                                                                                                
Sunday

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

Monday

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

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 8th the low was 58º F, the high was 65º F, and 0.01" 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          61ºF

Record (KBWG)   103°F (1939)  47°F (1956)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

9/7/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.03" at Bartlett. There were 374 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.36" at Panhandle. There were 547 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.                                                                                                                                                                                                        

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.60" at Drummond. There were 157 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.20" at Buchannan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 7993 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.02" at Lutz, Florida.
                                                                                                                                                        
Reports of 4" or more -

Florida - 2
Virginia - 1
                                                                                                                                                            

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