May 8, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 54º F, the sky was clear, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts. The barometer reading was +0.04 since yesterday. (29.95 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 40's, a high in the mid 60's , with clear skies and northwest winds 10-15 mph and gusts up to 25 mph.

The low today was 47º F and the high was 71º F. It was clear much of the day, with a few clouds around in the afternoon.

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

Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the low 70's with partly cloudy skies. There will be a 30% chance of showers or thundershowers.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 8th the low was 63º F, the high was 78º F, and 0.81" 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.

5/7/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.05" at Friendsville. There were 260 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at Kendalia. There were 418 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6790 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.55" at Princeton, Missouri.

The most new snow reported was 10.0" at Ashland, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 23.5" at Anchorage, Alaska.