March 9, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 48º F, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was ? since yesterday. (29.89 in Hg on non calibrated barometer). The first Crocus blooms were observed this morning.

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's, a high in the mid 60's , and cloudy skies with north winds 5-10 mph. There is a 70% chance of rain

The low today was 48º F and the high was 65º F. There were a couple of light showers during the day.

Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the upper 60's with cloudy skies and a 30% chance of rain.

Thursday
The forecast for the day after 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.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 9th the low was 45º F, the high was 75º F, and 0.14" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station. The first Bradford Pear 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.

3/8/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at Blountville. There were 274 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.12" at Leander. There were 681 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.96" at Saginaw.
So far 6985 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.65" at Mesa, Arizona.

The most new snow reported was 8.6" at Creede, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 99.0" at Soda Springs, California.