April 4, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.16" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 51º F, the sky was partly cloudy, 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 upper 50's, a high in the upper 70's , with partly cloudy skies and south winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 47º F and the high was 78º F. It was clear or mostly clear most of the day becoming partly cloudy late afternoon.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the low 80's with partly cloudy skies and a 20% chance of rain.

Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the low 80's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 4th the low was 36º F, the high was 68º 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.

4/3/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.91" at Ripley. There were 274 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.23" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.53" at Shady Shores. There were 426 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.40" at Fort Worth.
So far 5708 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.03" at Brinnon, Washington.

The most new snow reported was 9.5" at Kingvale, California.
The most snow reported on the ground was 85.0" at Kingvale, California.