May 3, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 6.93" of precipitation in the gauge this morning (Two day precipitation total was 10.59".) The 5:30 AM temperature was 62º F, the sky was clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.04" since yesterday. (29.85 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's, a high in the upper 70's , with partly cloudy skies and west winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 58º F and the high was 76º F. It was partly cloudy most of the day.

Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the low 80's with partly cloudy skies.

Wednesday
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 clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 3rd the low was 58º F, the high was 63º F, and 0.38" 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.

5/2/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 13.30" at Camden. There were 347 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 8.74" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was a 0.90" at Marshall. There were 403 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6185 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 13.30" at Camden, Tennessee. There were 158 reports of 4" or more from Tennessee (12 reports of 10" or more), 20 reports of 4" or more from Kentucky, and 4 reports of 4" or more from Mississippi.

The most new snow reported was 10.3" at Lander, Wyoming.
The most snow reported on the ground was 28.5" at Anchorage, Alaska.