October 11, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 36º F, skies were clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.17" since yesterday morning. (30.12 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 60's with clear skies becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Winds will be west northwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 50% chance of showers overnight.
                                                                                                                                                                 Friday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the mid 60's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers.
                                                                                                                                                            
Saturday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly clear skies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 11th the low was 53º F, the high was 70º 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)   73ºF          48ºF

Record (KBWG)   90°F (1963)   28°F (1906)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

10/10/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.24" at Beersheba Springs. There were 303 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.02" at Gallatin.
                                                                               

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.62" at Spring Branch. There were 755 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.                                                                                                                                                                               

The  most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.93" at Grant. There were 191 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.55" at Watervliet.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 8940 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.15" at Ocean Twp, New Jersey.
                                                                                                                                                        
Reports of 4" or more -
None
                                                                                                                                                                

The most new snow reported was 0.3" at Bottineau, North Dakota.
The most snow reported on the ground was 0.5" at Bottineau, North Dakota.