August 29, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 67º F, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.02" since yesterday. (30.04 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 mostly cloudy skies and southeast winds 10-15 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms today and a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms overnight.

The low today was 66º F and the high was 84º F. It was partly cloudy most of the day with a sprinkle around 7 PM from a thunderstorm that missed us by a couple of miles to the south.

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

Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the upper 80's with mostly clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 29th the low was 64º F, the high was 82º F, and a trace 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.

8/28/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.34" at Dunlap. There were 221 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.32" at Fort Davis. There were 392 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5629 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.50" at Asbury Lake, Florida.

Reports of 4" or more:
Florida - 5
Louisiana - 1

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