July 31, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 72º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.04" since yesterday. (29.99 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 northwest winds. There is a 40% chance of showers or thundershowers.

The low today was 71º F and the high was 86º F. It was cloudy early, then partly cloudy most of the day except for brief periods of clouds when thunderstorms passed nearby. A brief shower/heavy sprinkle around 4 PM accounted for the 0.01" of precipitation.

Sunday
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.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 31st the low was 68º F, the high was 81º F, and 0.62" 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.

7/30/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.42" at Beersheba Springs. There were 263 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.26" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.44" at Elgin. There were 499 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6686 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.50" at Hampton, Virginia.

Reports of 4" or more:
South Dakota - 6
Virginia - 4


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