August 24, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 64º F, the sky was mostly clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday. (29.99 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's, a high in the mid 80's, with clear skies and northeast winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 63º F and the high was 79º F. It was mostly clear or partly cloudy all day.

Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the upper 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Thursday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the mid 80's with clear skies.
Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 24th the low was 57º F, the high was 80º 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.

8/23/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.03" at Smithville. There were 270 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.80" at Etoile. There were 467 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Blue Mound.
So far 6832 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.08" at Winthrop, New York.

Reports of 4" or more:
New York - 25
Florida - 4
New Jersey - 2
North Carolina - 1
South Carolina - 1

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