September 3, 2010

Happy Birthday Erin!!!!

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. (30.03 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's, a high in the low 80's, with mostly cloudy skies and northwest winds 5-10 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 60º F and the high was 78º F. There was a sprinkle in the morning and the sky was partly cloudy at 6 PM.

Sabbath
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the mid 70's with clear skies.

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 3rd the low was 64º F, the high was 77º F, and 0.15" 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.

9/2/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Clarksville and Shelbyville. There were 258 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.37" at Sanger. There were 542 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 2.39" at North Richland Hills.
So far 7037 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 10.21" at Ozark, Missouri.

Reports of 4" or more:
Missouri - 35
Kansas - 3
Nebraska - 2
South Dakota - 1
Texas - 1

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