April 8, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.36" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 58º F, the sky was cloudy with a light rain, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was -0.12" since yesterday. (29.80 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the low 60's , with cloudy skies and a 70% chance of showers early, then becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

The low today was 42º F and the high was 68º F. There were some light showers early, then cloudy most of the rest of the day until just before sunset when the sky cleared to partly cloudy.

Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the low 60's with partly cloudy skies.

Sabbath
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the low 70's with clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 8th the low was 37º F, the high was 66º 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.

4/7/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.57" at Memphis. There were 294 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.21" at Beeville. There were 530 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 7300 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.07" at New Madrid, Missouri.

The most new snow reported was 17.3" at Lander, Wyoming.
The most snow reported on the ground was 63.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.