October 2, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 1.50" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 59º F, skies were cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.53 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the mid 60's with cloudy skies. Winds will be south at 5-10 mph. There is a near 30% chance of light showers or drizzle in the morning.

The low today was 54ºF and the high was 65ºF. It was cloudy all day.
                                                                                                                                                                
Wednesday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the mid 70's with partly cloudy skies. There is an 20% chance of showers.
                                                                                                                                                            
Thursday

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 2nd the low was 36º F, the high was 62º 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)   93°F (1919)   29°F (1886)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

10/1/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.50" at Middleton. There were 367 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.10" at Gallatin.
                                                                               

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 6.20" at Port Lavaca. There were 698 reports from Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.14" at Fort Worth.                                                                                                                                                                               

The  most precipitation reported in Michigan was a trace at Grand Junction and Linden. There were 132 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 8420 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.20" at Port Lavaca, Texas.
                                                                                                                                                        
Reports of 4" or more -


Mississippi - 4

Louisiana - 3
Alabama - 2
Texas - 1                                                                                                                                                               

No new snow was reported .
The most snow reported on the ground was 5.5" at Anchorage, Alaska.