4/30/2008

After 4 days of having a little rain in the gauge, it was empty this morning. The temperature at 5:30 AM was 37ºF with clear sky and no wind. It is forecast to warm back up to highs in the 70's and lows in the 40's and 50's for the next several days.

The low for today was 35ºF and the high was 76ºF.

4/29/2008 Happy Birthday Nancy!


Frost on the garden! Save the tomatoes!




Happy Birthday Nancy!!!



The temperature at 5:30 AM was 34ºF and the skies were clear and there was no wind. A light frost covered the ground, especially the hay on the garden. The rain gauge had 0.08" of rain, mostly form a shower that started yesterday at about 4:45 PM as I was arriving home fro work. Hopefully all my tomatoes will survive the frost. Nancy covered them with hay so any damage will hopefully not be fatal.
The low today was 32ºF and the high was 61ºF.

4/28/2008

There was 0.17" of rain in the gauge at 5:30 and the temperature was 47ºF under partly cloudy skies with a breeze of 1-3 mph gently pushing around the cooler air. The forecast high for today is 61º F and the low for tonight is forecast 38ºF. We are often a little lower than forecast here, so I am hoping that we don't have any frost since I have already planted 80 tomatoes. A temperature in the low 40's will be acceptable.

The low for today was 36ºF and the high was 64ºF.

4/27/2008

There was 0.08" or rain in the gauge today. This rain fell yesterday between 5:30 AM and 8 AM. The temperature at 5:30 AM was 48º F, the sky was partly cloudy and the winds were calm.

The forecast for today is 80% chance of thunderstorms, mostly this afternoon and evening.

The low for today was 47ºF and the high was 72ºF. There were a few light showers off and on through the afternoon and night, but no thundershowers.

4/26/2008


Sky at 10 AM


At 5:30 AM the temperature was 61ºF and it was raining. It had been raining what sounded like a slow steady rain for awhile. I checked my watch the first time I heard it, but I've now forgotten what time it was. The rain gauge had 0.16" in it at 5:30 AM. There were no winds at 5:30 AM and I wasn't awoken by thunder so I don't think we had any thunderstorms. At 10:00 AM the temperature is 54ºF and the wind is 8-12 mph, so it has cooled off since 5:30 AM and it is forecast to 70ºF for the high today. The sky is beginning to clear, and the sun is peeking out occasionally. Nancy saw a Rose Breasted Grosbeak at our feeders this morning, the first we've seen this spring.

The low for today was 49ºF and the high was 70ºF.

4/25/2008

Another 24 hours with no rain. The temperature this morning at 5:30 AM was 61ºF, the sky was clear and it was calm. It is forecast to be about the same temperature as yesterday with 15-25 mph winds in the afternoon and an 80% chance of rain tonight in the form of thunderstorms.

The low for today was 60ºF and the high was 85ºF.

4/24/2008

The rain gauge was empty again this morning. The temperature at 5:30 AM was 61ºF under clear skies with no wind.

The low for today was 58ºF and the high was 85ºF.

4/23/2008

The rain gauge was empty again this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 53ºF, the skies had a very few scattered clouds and there was no wind. The forecast for today is to be a little warmer than yesterday with partly cloudy skies.

The low for today was 52ºF and the high was 84ºF, and it was partly cloudy most of the day with plenty of sunshine.

4/22/2008

Earth Day. I am thankful God created such a wonderful place for us humans to live. Despite the woes brought upon it by sin, the earth is still a beautiful and nuturing place to have as a home.

The temperature is 48ºF at 5:30 AM and the sky is clear and there is no breeze.

The low for today was 47ºF and the high was 81ºF.

4/21/2008

It is 44ºF this morning at 5:30 AM, with partly cloudy skies and calm winds. No rain since we got yesterday afternoon. The forecast for today is the upper 70's, so it should be a nice day.

The high for today was 75º F and the low was 43º F. It was clear or partly cloudy today and a beautiful day in Tennessee.

4/20/2008

Arrived home from a short trip to Michigan at 5:15 PM. There was 0.51" of rain in my guage. Based on radar I saw during my trip and on CoCoRaHS reports from my area, it seems most of the rain fell Friday night. A little rain (less than 0.10") probably fell Saturday during the day.

The low for today was 41ºF and the high was 68ºF.

4/19/2008

The low was 48º F for the third day in a row. Todays high was 64º F.

4/18/2008

The low was 48º F and the high was 79º F for today.

4/17/2008

A mild night with a temperature of 51º at 5:30 AM. The sky was clear and the winds were clam. There was no rain recorded since 5:30 AM yesterday, which isn't surprising since the skies have remained mostly clear. The hickory trees are beginning to leaf out, so the woods should soon have more of a spring look.

The low was 48º F and the high was 77º F for today.

4/16/2008


The gauge was empty this morning. At 5:30 AM the temperature was 35º F, with clear skies and no wind. The condensation on the front of my car (facing northeast) was frozen, but the condensation on the side windows was not and there was a light frost on some of the grass. The sunrise to the east is very nice this morning with an orange glow.
The low for today was 33ºF and the high was 72ºF. Another beautiful day in Tennessee.

4/15/2008 (Tax Day)

In honor of the freeze the IRS puts on our paychecks the weather decided to give us a frost this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 31º F, the winds were calm and the sky was clear. There was 0.01" of rain in the gauge, which precipitated yesterday, since it was clear when I got home at 9PM last night.

Th low for today was 27º F and the high was 64º F. The high was warmer than predicted, so it was a very nice day for mowing and enjoying the outdoors.

4/14/2008

0.09" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. A very small amount of it fell yesterday around 3 PM in the form of sleet and snow mixed in with the rain. The temperature at 5:30 AM was 39º F, with calm winds and a cloudy sky.

The low for today was 32º F and the high was 46º F.

4/13/2008

At 38 º F at 5:30 AM was the coolest morning since April 2 when the 5:30 AM temperature was 36º F. The sky was overcast over our place, though I could see some breaks in the east as the first glow from the sun began to lighten the sky. The winds were calm at 5:30 AM, but now at 8 AM they are 8-12 mph. No rain was in the gauge this morning.

There were light showers on and off all day. Around 3 PM there was sleet and and, for a few seconds, snow mixed in with a rain shower. The temperature was around 44º F and in the few minutes before the shower moved in it dropped to 39º in about 10 minutes.

The low for today was 36ºF and the high was 48º.

4/12/2008

There was 0.72" of rain in the gauge this morning. The temperature at 5:30 AM was 46º F, the sky was clear except for a few light clouds far to the east, and the winds were 8-12 mph. The next few days are forecast to be cooler, with highs in the 50's or 40's and lows in the low 30's. Not yet time to plant the tomatoes I guess. Have a Happy Sabbath!

The low for today was 42º F and the high was 61 º F. Clouds increased through the course of the day and the winds were probably in the 19-24 mph range through the afternoon, according to the Beaufort Scale.

4/11/2008

The sky is begining to clear after a nice day of rain.

There was 1.10" of rain in the gauge at 5:30 AM and it was lightly raining. There had been a heavier rain pass through just before 5:30. The temperature was 57º and the winds were calm. More rain is expected today, but hopefully not the severe weather they had in Arkansas and north.

The low for today was 55º F and the high was 74º F. The winds in the afternoon were 8-12 mph with stronger gusts. The rain was over with by noon and as you can see in the above picture by 7 PM the skies were beginning to clear.

4/10/2008

There was 0.01" inches of rain in the guage. The temperature at 5:30 AM was 59º, it was mostly cloudy, and the winds were calm.

The low was 57º and the high was 80º. This is the first 80º day of 2008 for us. The winds in the afternoon, after 5PM when I got home were 19-24 mph with some gusts probably stronger. Coming out of work and walking to the car in Nashville about 3:30 there were fairly strong winds with gusts that made walking a little difficult.

4/9/2008

Another empty guage this morning. The low at 5:30 AM was 61º F, with cloudy skies and a breeze of 4-7 mph. On TV they say there are showers west of the Tennessee River moving easterly. Late Thursday and Friday are being listed as good chances for rain for us.

The low temerature for today was 59º F and the high was 72º F. It was cloudy most of the day with a few sprinkles now and again, enough to wet the grass and add up to a little more than 0.01", see 4/10 report.

4/8/2008

No rain in the guage this morning. At 5:30 AM the temperature was 57º, the sky was clear, and the winds were calm.

The low for today was 56º F and the high was 77º F. Most of the morning was partly cloudy, with the cloud covering more of the sky as the day went along. The sky was overcast by late afternoon.

April 7, 2008


The 5:30 AM temperature is 47º with partly cloudy skies and calm winds. The rain gauge is empty which means there was no rain on 4/6/2008 after 5:30 AM.
The low for 4/7/2008 was 46º and the high was 76º.


April 6, 2008

This morning at 5:30 AM the temperature was 49º, the sky was overcast and the winds were calm. It is time to mow the grass I guess, so Travis and I will work on that today.

It is partly cloudy (lots of sunshine) a 1 PM, temperature is 66º and winds are calm.

The low was 47º and the high was 69º for 4/6/2008. The rain gauge was empty, the sun shone most of the day under partly cloudy skies, just a beautiful day.

April 5,2008

The high today was 54º and the low was 42º. There was 0.88" of rain in the gauge this morning, most of which fell on Friday. At 5:30 AM the temperature was 43º , the sky was overcast, and the winds were calm. The rains that started about 5AM on 4/3 dropped 3.93" before they finished during the night of 4/4. We are forecast to have a few days to dry out now.

Weather April 4, 2008

Today's low temperature was 44º F. The high temperature was 61ºF.

At 5:30 a.m. the temperature was 58ºF. It was lightly raining and the winds were calm.

The rain gauge had 2.99" of rain.