June 9, 2010

Happy Birthday Eric !!!


Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 72º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 13-18 mph in front of an approaching thunderstorm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday. (30.00 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 70's, a high in the upper 80's, with partly cloudy skies, and south winds 5-10 mph. There is a 70% chance of showers or thundershowers.

The low today was 68º F and the high was 79º F. There were showers and thundershowers starting right after the 5:30 AM readings and going until around 10 PM.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 70's and a high in the mid 80's with mostly cloudy skies in the morning becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. There is a 40% chance of showers or thundershowers.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 70's and a high in the upper 80's with partly cloudy skies and a 50% chance of showers or thundershowers.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 9th the low was 69º F, the high was 86º 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.

6/8/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.08" at Ardmore. There were 291 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 5.05" at Alamo. There were 591 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Blue Mound and Mansfield.
So far 7805 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.05" at Alamo, Texas. Texas had 2 reports of 4" or more.

No new snow was reported.
No snow was reported on the ground.