August 28, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 66º F, the sky had stars visible, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday. (30.02 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 upper 80's, with clear skies and southeast winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 65º F and the high was 85º F. It was clear at 8:30 AM, partly cloudy at 1 PM, and partly cloudy at 6 PM.

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

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 28th the low was 70º F, the high was 82º 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.

8/27/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 252 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.20" at Camp Wood. There were 455 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6245 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.85" at Fairview, North Carolina.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

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