May 7, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 63º F, the sky was clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday. (29.91 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 mid 80's , with clear skies and southwest winds 15-25 mph and gusts up to 35 mph. Tonight there is a 50% chance of rain.

The low today was 62º and the high was 83º F. It was clear in the morning, then partly cloudy for awhile, then clear through the late afternoon, then increased clouds to mostly cloudy by sunset. A sprinkle around 8 PM was observed.

Sabbath
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the mid 60's with clear skies.

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the mid 60's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 7th the low was 64º F, the high was 79º F, and 0.49" 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.

5/5/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 282 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was a 0.01" at Austwell. There were 452 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6712 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.95" at Ocala, Florida(according to the CoCoRaHS note, this amount was originally reported as being on 5/5, then switched to 5/6). There were 2 reports of 4" or more from Ocala.

The most new snow reported was 13.0" at Red Lodge, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 24.5" at Anchorage, Alaska.