May 30, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.01" precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 65º F, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday. (30.00 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 southeast winds 5-10 mph. There is a 50% chance of showers in the afternoon.

The low today was 64º F and the high was 80º F.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 60's and a high in the low 80's with partly cloudy skies and a 70% chance of rain.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 30th the low was 56º F, the high was 81º F, and a trace 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.

5/29/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.61" at Niota. There were 279 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.43" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.58" at Houston. There were 355 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5737 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 9.89" at Norlina, North Carolina. There was this report of 4" or more from North Carolina and another report of 4" or more from South Carolina.

No new snow was reported.
The most snow reported on the ground was 51.0" at Kingvale, California.