April 5, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 65º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was +0.02" since yesterday. (29.96 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 southwest winds 5-10 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers or thundershowers.

The low today was 64º F and the high was 84º F. It was cloudy early, then partly cloudy by mid morning.

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

Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the mid 70's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 5th the low was 47º F, the high was 77º 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.

4/4/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.68" at Jackson. There were 244 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.27" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.41" at Boerne. There were 453 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5339 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.58" at Mendenhall, Mississippi.

The most new snow reported was 10.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 99.0" at Soda Springs, California.