September 10, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 65º F, the sky had no stars visible (was either cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was -0.03 since yesterday. (30.02 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 upper 70's, with cloudy skies and southeast winds around 5 mph. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 63º F and the high was 71º F. There were showers through the day under cloudy skies with less than an inch or rain at 6 PM.

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

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the upper 70's with clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 10th the low was 60º F, the high was 83º 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.

9/9/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.16" at Kingsport. There were 271 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 7.40" at Frisco. There were 731 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 5.19" at Arlington.
So far 7202 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 8.16" at Eufaula, Oklahoma.

Reports of 4" or more:
Texas - 27
Oklahoma - 7

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