May 22, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.23" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 63ºF, the sky was cloudy, and winds were calm. 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 upper 50's, a high in the mid 80's , with partly cloudy skies, and west winds at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 63º F and the high was 77º F. It was cloudy or mostly cloudy through much of the morning, then partly cloudy the rest of the day.

Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the low 90's with clear skies.

Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the low 90's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 22nd the low was 62º 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.

5/21/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.74" at Linden. There were 339 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.19" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.35" at Aquilla. There were 501 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.17" at Blue Mound.
So far 7146 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.48" at Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (There was a report of 11.19" from Aliceville, Alabama and a report of 5.00" from Smithville, Mississippi, but they both appear that they may not be accurate reports, one because of the amount of rain and the other because of the even number of inches without a comment indicating it is an actual amount measured.)

The most new snow reported was 0.5" at Flora, Oregon.
The most snow reported on the ground was 5.0" at Larimer County, Colorado.