March 26, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.64" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 6:00 AM temperature was 37º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 13-18 mph with stronger gusts. The barometer reading was -0.06" since yesterday. (29.79 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's, a high in the mid 50's , and cloudy skies in the morning clearing to partly cloudy during the day with north winds 10-15 mph.

The low today was 35º F and the high was 55º. It was cloudy up until about 10 AM, then cleared until it was clear by 6 PM.

Sabbath
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the mid 60's with partly cloudy skies. There is a chance of rain after midnight.

Sunday
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. There is a 80% chance of showers or thundershowers, with the best chance in the morning.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 26th the low was 52º F, the high was 65º F, and 0.59" of 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.

3/25/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.85" at Dickson. There were 319 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.34" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.82" at Bridgeport. There were 718 reports from Texas.
the most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.74" at Watauga.
So far 7085 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.33" at Bolivar, Missouri.

The most new snow reported was 8.0" at Earl, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 68.0" at Kingvale, Colorado.