September 9, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 58º F, the sky had some stars visible (was either partly cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.01 since yesterday. (30.05 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 60's, a high in the upper 70's, with cloudy skies and northeast winds around 5 mph. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight.

The low today was 58º F and the high was 74º F. It was partly cloudy at 6 PM.

Friday
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 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

Sabbath
The forecast for the day after 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 with some possibly severe thunderstorms.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 9th the low was 61º 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.

9/8/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.15" at Eagleville. There were 297 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.43" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 13.10" at Georgetown. There were 855 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 8.10" at Bedford.
So far 7099 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 13.10" at Georgetown, Texas.

Reports of 4" or more:
Texas - 296 (32 over 10")

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