May 21, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.43" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 62ºF, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts. The barometer reading was unchanged 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 upper 70's , with mostly cloudy skies, southwest winds at 5-10 mph, and a 70% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 61º F and the high was 75º F. It was cloudy most of the day with a brief shower around 4 PM and then a stronger shower around 10 PM.

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

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 60's and a high in the upper 80's with clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 21st the low was 56º F, the high was 83º 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.

5/20/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.17" at Medina. There were 289 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.05" at Red Oak. There were 531 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Mansfield.
So far 7684 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.21" at Wellington, Florida. This was the only report of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 2.3" at Breckenridge, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 50.0" at Kingvale, California.