May 20, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 54ºF, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was +0.01" since yesterday. (30.02 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 60's, a high in the mid 70's , with mostly cloudy skies, south winds at 5-10 mph, and a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 52º F and the high was 71º F. It was cloudy most of the day with an occasional shower.

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

Sabbath
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mid 80's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 20th the low was 46º F, the high was 80º 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.

5/19/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.21" at Pulaski. There were 298 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.02" at Gallatin and Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.67" at Brownsville. There were 526 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Benbrook.
So far 7742 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.95" at Liberal, Kansas.

The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 62.0" at Soda Springs, California.