September 11, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.99" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 68º F, the sky was mostly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.02 since yesterday. (30.00 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 mostly cloudy skies and southwest winds 5-10 mph. There is a 70% chance of showers or thunderstorms, mainly after 1 PM and some possibly severe.

The low today was 67º F and the high was 85º F. It was partly cloudy at 8:30 AM, clear at 1 PM, a thunderstorm came through at around 2 PM, and it was partly cloudy at 6 PM.

Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the low 80's with clear skies.

Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the mid 80's with clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 11th the low was 64º F, the high was 81º 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.

9/10/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.43" at Clarksville. There were 281 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.92" at Westmoreland (3 PM).
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.27" at Celeste. There were 500 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.14" at Fort Worth.
So far 6591 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.91" at Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

Reports of 4" or more:
Missouri - 6
Illinois - 1

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