March 31, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 46º F, the sky was clear, and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was +0.04" since yesterday. (29.89 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's, a high in the mid 70's , with clear skies and south winds 5-15 mph.

The low today was 43º F and the high was 76º F. It was clear or mostly clear all day.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the upper 70's with clear skies.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the low 80's with clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 31st the low was 49º F, the high was 71º F, and a trace 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.

3/30/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.36" at Erwin. There were 269 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Texas. There were 453 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6419 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.24" at Hope Valley, Rhode Island. There were 12 reports of 4" or more from Rhode Island, 5 from Massachusetts, 3 from New York, and 1 from Connecticut.

The most new snow reported was 4.5" at Deer Lodge, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 65.0" at Kingvale, California.