January 14, 2013

Westmoreland Weather

There was 2.05" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 28º F, skies were cloudy, and winds were 4 mph from the north. The barometer reading was +0.38" since yesterday morning. (30.12 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                     

Forecast

The low today will be in the upper 20's and the high will be in the mid 30's.  Skies will cloudy with a 50% chance of showers and possibly a wintry mix in the afternoon.

The low today was 27ºF and the high was 36ºF. There was a mix of rain and sleet and perhaps some freezing rain in the afternoon and early evening. There was no significant accumulation of ice though there was some ice on autos and other exposed surfaces.
                                                                                                                                                                 

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 14th the low was 20º F, the high was 47º F, and  a trace 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          26ºF

Record (KBWG)   72°F (1932)   -2°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.
                                                                                                                                              

1/13/2013 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.80" at Scotts Hill. There were 362 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.20" at Westmoreland.

                                                                                                                                      

So far 8226 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.23" at Danville, Arkansas.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Reports of 4" or more -
Arkansas - 50
Missouri - 6
Texas - 1
                                                                                                                                                               

The most new snow reported was 6.5" at Deerfield, New Hampshire.
The most snow reported on the ground was 81.0" at Soda Springs, California.