August 17, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of rain in the gauge at 3:40 PM and the temperature was 82º F with partly cloudy skies.

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 70's, a high in the mid 80's, with partly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thundershowers.

The low today was 66º F and the high was 84º F.

Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 70's and a high in the low 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 70% chance of showers or thundershowers.

Thursday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 70's and a high in the low 90's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thundershowers.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 17th the low was 72º F, the high was 87º F, and 1.22" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station for the period of 8/9 through 8/16.

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.

8/16/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.85" at Smithville. There were 297 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.30" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.22" at Bayou Vista. There were 533 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.83" at Mansfield.
So far 7363 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.14" at Lexington, South Carolina.

Reports of 4" or more:
South Carolina - 6
Alabama - 1

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