June 18, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 70º F, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday. (30.02 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 60's, a high in the low 90's, with partly cloudy skies and light west winds. There is a 20% chance of showers or thundershowers.

The low today was 69º F and the high was 86º F. It was clear or mostly clear most of the day.

Sabbath
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 70's and a high in the mid 90's with partly cloudy skies.

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 70's and a high in the mid 90's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 18th the low was 69º F, the high was 87º F, and 0.01" 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.

6/17/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.37" at Morrison. There were 293 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.11" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.21" at Brownsville. There were 506 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 7151 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.50" at Walhalla, South Carolina. This was the only report of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 1.5" at Kemmerer, Wyoming.
The most snow reported on the ground was 0.5" at Smoot, Wyoming.