May 31, 2010

Memorial Day
Today is a special day to reflect on the freedom and liberty of our country and the sacrifices so many individuals and families have made to ensure that we, our children, and our fellow citizens have freedom to continue to search for the truths that God has made available to each of us.

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.03" precipitation in the gauge this afternoon. The 5:00 PM temperature was 77º F, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was +0.01" 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 low 80's, with partly cloudy skies, and light south winds. There is a 70% chance of showers in the afternoon.

The low today was 66º F and the high was 79º F. There was a shower around 9 PM.

Tuesday
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 30% chance of rain.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 31st the low was 60º 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.

5/30/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.51" at Niota. There were 275 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.02" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.24" at Katy. There were 406 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6242 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.66" at Douglas, Georgia.

No new snow was reported.
No snow was reported on the ground (though we know there still is some at stations that regularly report in California such as Kingvale and Soda Springs.)