May 28, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 65º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was -0.03" since yesterday. (30.01 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 north winds 5-10 mph. There is a 50% chance of showers in the afternoon.

The low today was 65º F and the high was 80º F. There was a light shower in the morning with 0.01" accumulation and a heavier shower between 5 and 5:30 PM with a couple of thunders and 0.05" accumulation, then another 0.01" accumulation sometime later.

Sabbath
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 40% chance of rain.

Sunday
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 40% chance of rain.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 28th the low was 67º F, the high was 81º F, and 0.10" 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.

5/27/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.33" at Fayetteville. There were 281 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.08" at Hendersonville and Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.61" at Etoile. There were 453 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 7564 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.60" at Springfield, Illinois. This was the only report of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 4.5" at Kingvale, California.
The most snow reported on the ground was 51.0" at Kingvale, California.