March 10, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.03" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 54º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts. The barometer reading was -0.08" since yesterday. (29.81 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's, a high in the upper 60's , and cloudy skies with south winds 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of rain today and a 90% chance of rain tonight.

The low today was 50º F and the high was 69º F. It was cloudy in the morning and partly cloudy much of the afternoon. Daffodils were noticed blooming today for the first time this year.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the mid 60's with cloudy skies and a 80% chance of rain.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the low 60's with cloudy skies and a 70% chance of rain.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 10th the low was 63º F, the high was 80º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

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.

3/9/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.42" at Memphis. There were 267 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.41" at Mart. There were 658 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.46" at Fort Worth.
So far 6983 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.41" at Mart, Texas.


The most new snow reported was 13.0" at Anchorage, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 78.0" at Kingsvale, California.

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