October 3, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 0.01" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 49º F, skies were mostly clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.39" since yesterday morning. (29.92 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the low 70's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be south at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 48ºF the high was 71ºF.
                                                                                                                                                                
Thursday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the low 80's with clear skies.
                                                                                                                                                            
Friday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the low 80's with mostly clear skies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 3rd the low was 38º F, the high was 69º 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)   76ºF          51ºF

Record (KBWG)   94°F (1903)   33°F (1987)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

10/2/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.43" at Jamestown. There were 374 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.50" at Westmoreland.
                                                                               

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.84" at Leon Valley. There were 738 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.02" at Fort Worth.                                                                                                                                                                               

The  most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.21" at Monroe. There were 158 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Niles.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 8611 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.30" at Flowery Branch, Georgia.
                                                                                                                                                        
Reports of 4" or more -
Georgia - 27

North Carolina - 2                                                                                                                                                               

No new snow was reported .
The most snow reported on the ground was 3.5" at Anchorage, Alaska.