June 6, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 71º F, the sky was mostly cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4 - 7 mph. The barometer reading was -0.02" since yesterday. (29.94 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's, a high in the mid 80's, with mostly cloudy skies, and northwest winds 5-15 mph. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 62º F and the high was 78º F. There were showers in the late morning, then clearing to partly cloudy in the afternoon with less humidity.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the mid 80's with partly cloudy skies.

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.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 6th the low was 50º F, the high was 78º 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.

6/5/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.23" at Cleveland. There were 254 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.51" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.34" at Beaumont. There were 390 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6301 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.11" at Inniswold, Louisiana. This was the only report of 4" or more.

No new snow was reported.
The most snow reported on the ground was 36.0" at Kingvale, California.