December 9, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 1.07" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 58º F, skies were cloudy, and winds were 2 mph from the south. The barometer reading was +0.06" since yesterday morning. (29.71 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

The low today will be in the upper 50's and the high will be in the upper 60's. Skies will be cloudy, and winds will be from the south at 10-15 mph. There is a 80% chance of showers or thunderstorms today and a near 100% chance tonight.

The low today was 56ºF and the high was 67ºF. It rained through the morning and early afternoon, then again overnight. Rain was heavy at times and there were a couple of periods of thunder and lightening. 

                     

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 9th the low was 23º F, the high was 47º 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)   50ºF          30ºF

Record (KBWG)   71°F (1952)  -10°F (1917)
                                                                                                                                                               

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.
                                                                                                                                              

12/8/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.78" at Dickson. There were 285 reports from Tennessee. 
The most most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.03" at Bethpage.

                                                                                                                                      

So far 7373 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.76" at Woodbine, New Jersey.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Reports of 4" or more -
none
                                                                                                                                                               

The most new snow reported was 12.6" at Libby, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 17.3" at Winthrop, Washington.