May 26, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 62º F, the sky was clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday. (30.05 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's, a high in the mid 80's , with partly cloudy skies, and northwest winds 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers in the afternoon.


The low today was 61º F and the high was 81º F. It was clear most of the morning and partly cloudy most of the afternoon with a brief shower around 3 - 3:30 PM.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mid 80's with partly cloudy skies and a 20% chance of rain.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the low 80's with partly cloudy skies and a 30% chance of rain.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 26th the low was 66º F, the high was 80º F, and 0.20" 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.

5/25/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.80" at Henderson. There were 269 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 10.50" at Del Rio. There were 565 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 7410 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 10.50" at Del Rio, Texas. There were 6 reports of 4" or more from Texas and 4 of those were from Del Rio.

The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Elk Mountain and Smoot, Wyoming.
The most snow reported on the ground was 2.0" at Laramie, Wyoming.