March 5, 2010

Happy Birthday Richard !!!


Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 23º F, the sky was mostly clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.06" since yesterday. (29.94 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 20's, a high in the upper 40's , and clear skies with north winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 22º F and the high was 51º F. It was clear most of the day.

Sabbath
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the low 50's with clear skies.

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 50's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 5th the low was 44º F, the high was 69º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station. The first Crocus blooms were observed.

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.

3/4/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.14" at Erwin. The most new snow reported was 3.7" at Erwin. There were 254 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at most of the reporting stations.
No precipitation was reported in Texas. There were 443 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5868 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.36" at Cottonwood, California.

The most new snow reported was 18.0" at Kingvale, California.
The most snow reported on the ground was 88.0" at Kingsvale, California.