April 22, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 46º F, the sky was mostly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.03 since yesterday. (29.89 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's, a high in the low 70's , with mostly cloudy skies and southwest winds 5-10 mph and a 20% chance of showers.

Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the upper 70's with mostly cloudy skies and a 30% chance of showers.

Sabbath
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly cloudy skies and a 80% chance of showers.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 22nd the low was 39º F, the high was 69º 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.

4/21/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.78" at Farragut. There were 270 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Gallatin and Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.36" at Canyon. There were 496 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6885 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.80" at Port St. Lucie, Florida.

The most new snow reported was 5.6" at Bonanza, Oregon.
The most snow reported on the ground was 71.0" at Kingvale, California.