December 28, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was a trace of precipitation (snow flurries) in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 32º F, skies were cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.06" since yesterday morning. (29.89 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

The low today will be in the low 30's and the high will be in the low 40's.  There is a 90% chance of showers in the afternoon and evening with a chance of rain snow mix after midnight.

The low today was 31ºF and the high was 41ºF. The rain started mid afternoon and there were lots of showers through the late afternoon and evening. It had pretty much ended by 2:30 AM on 12/29.
                                                                                                                                                                   

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 28th the low was 28º F, the high was 44º F, and 0.29" of 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)   45ºF          27ºF

Record (KBWG)   69°F (1946)   -1°F (1894)
                                                                                                                                                               

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.
                                                                                                                                              

12/27/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.85" at Rogersville. There were 280 reports from Tennessee. The most snow reported was 1.3" at Monterey.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.10" at Westmoreland. The most snow reported was 0.1" at Westmoreland

                                                                                                                                      

So far 7635 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.90" at Howell Twp, New Jersey.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Reports of 4" or more -
New Jersey - 2
                                                                                                                                                               

The most new snow reported was 17.5" at Fulton, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 57.0" at Kingvale, California.