March 22, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 1.13" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 36º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was -0.15" since yesterday. (29.72 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 40's, a high in the mid 40's , and cloudy skies with southwest winds 5-10 mph. There is a 50% chance of rain with possible snow flurries in the morning.

The low today was 35º F and the high was 47º F. It was cloudy all day with a little rain in the morning.

Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the mid 60's with partly cloudy skies.

Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the upper 60's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 22nd the low was 39º F, the high was 72º 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.

3/21/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.07" at Dickson. There were 241 reports from Tennessee. The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.42" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.68" at Celina. The most new snow was 10.1" at Anna. There were 516 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.36" at Mansfield. The most new snow was 2.4" at Grapvine.
So far 5255 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.87" at Pass Christian, Mississippi.

The most new snow reported was 10.5" at El Dorado Springs, Missouri and Bunch, Oklahoma.
The most snow reported on the ground was 96.0" at Soda Springs, California.