May 16, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.17" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 64º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.02" since yesterday. (30.07 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's, a high in the mid 70's , with cloudy skies and south winds 5-10 mph switching to the north in the afternoon. There is a 100% chance of showers or thunderstorms today, some of the thunderstorms may be severe.

The low today was 63º F and the high was 69º F. There were showers off and on throughout the day, but no severe weather.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly cloudy skies and a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 16th the low was 61º F, the high was 76º F, and 0.19" 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.

5/15/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.71" at Brentwood. There were 298 reports from Tennessee. The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 2.23 at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 9.24" at Lakehills. There were 714 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 2.70" at Saginaw.
So far 6458 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 9.24" at Lakehills, Texas. There were 83 reports of 4" of more from Texas.

The most new snow reported was 6.5" at Leadville, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 25.6" at Cowdrey, Colorado.