May 19, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.01" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 53ºF, the sky was clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.01" since yesterday. (30.01 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's, a high in the low 70's , with partly cloudy skies and northwest winds at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 52º F and the high was 67º F. It was partly cloudy most of the day.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly cloudy skies and a 50% chance of showers or thundershowers.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mid 70's with cloudy skies and a 80% chance of showers or thundershowers.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 19th the low was 42º F, the high was 74º 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.

5/18/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.06" at Waynesboro. There were 324 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.67" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.50" at Gonzales. There were 709 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.17" at Mansfield.
So far 7533 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.81" at Durham, North Carolina. There were 3 reports of 4" of more from North Carolina and 1 each from Florida and South Carolina.

The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Soda Springs, California.
The most snow reported on the ground was 65.0" at Soda Springs, California.