April 26, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.25" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 52º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was -0.01" since yesterday. (29.58 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 upper 50's , with mostly cloudy skies and a 40% chance of showers.

The low today was 51º F and the high was 56º F. It was cloudy most of the day with a few showers.

Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 50's with mostly cloudy skies and a 50% chance of showers.

Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the upper 60's with clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 26th the low was 62º F, the high was 86º 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.

4/25/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.85" at Goodletsville. There were 337 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 3.64" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.30" at Alamo Heights. There were 370 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6583 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.48" at Cullman, Alabama. There were 6 reports of 4" or more from Georgia and 1 report each from Alabama and Missouri.

The most new snow reported was 3.7" at Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 37.0" at Anchorage, Alaska.