September 13, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 60º F, skies were partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.03" since yesterday morning. (30.18 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the mid 80's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the south at around 5 mph. 

The low today was 59ºF and the high was 83ºF.
                                                                                                                                                                
Friday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the mid 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the late afternoon and a 30% chance overnight.
                                                                                                                                                            
Saturday

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

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 12th the low was 57º F, the high was 87º F, and no 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)   84ºF          60ºF

Record (KBWG)   100°F (1939)  36°F (1902)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

9/12/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Fayetteville and Lebanon. There were 283 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
                                                                                                                                            

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.57" at Bayou Vista. There were 674 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.                                                                                                                                                                               

No precipitation was reported in Michigan. There were 154 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 8386 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.63" at Edna Bay, Alaska.
                                                                                                                                                        
Reports of 4" or more -

none
                                                                                                                                                               

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