November 1, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 32º F, skies were clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.09" since yesterday morning. (29.83 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the upper 50's with clear skies. Winds will be west at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 29ºF and the high was 58ºF. 
                                                                                                                                                                
Friday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 50's with mostly clear skies.
                                                                                                                                                            
Saturday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the low 70's with mostly clear skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon and a 40% chance Saturday night.                                                                                                                                                                                               

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 1st the low was 34º F, the high was 64º 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)   66ºF          42ºF

Record (KBWG)   83°F (1971)   21°F (1913)
                                                                

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.
                                                                                                                                              

10/31/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.33" at Erwin. There were 268 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow reported was 2.8" at Erwin.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
                                                                               

The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at Austin and Rock Springs. There were 551 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.                                                                                                                                                                               

The  most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.86" at Alpena. There were 162 reports from Michigan. The most snow reported was 3.5" at Ishpeming.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.61" at Stevensville.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 7484 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.76" at Nehalem, Orgeon.
                                                                                                                                                        
Reports of 4" or more -
none
                                                                                                                                                               

The most new snow reported was 12.0" at Skagway, Alsaka.
The most snow reported on the ground was 14.5" at Bluefield, West Virginia.

TN-SR-32 Weather History
October 2012 had 3.20" of rain, the average low temperature was 45.8ºF and the average high was 65.1ºF.
October 2011 had 1.44" of rain, the average low temperature was 44.2ºF and the average high was 67.5ºF.
October 2010 had 1.91" of rain, the average low temperature was 45.6ºF and the average high was 70.8ºF.
October 2009 had 7.87" of rain, the average low temperature was 47.3ºF and the average high was 64.2ºF.
October 2008 had 5.25" of rain, the average low temperature was 47.3ºF and the average high was 68.8ºF.
October 2007 had 5.80" of rain, the average low temperature was 52.2ºF and the average high was 73.4ºF.

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
October 2006 had 3.9" of rain, the average low was 45.5ºF and the average high was 65.1ºF.
October 2005 had 0.1" of rain, the average low was 47.8ºF and the average high was 68.4ºF.

Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of October -
2012 - 39.33"
2011 - 52.22"
2010 - 47.34"
2009 - 54.66"
2008 - 49.73"
2007 - 35.57"
2006 - 43.5"
2005 - 42.2"