October 13, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.10" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 58º F, the sky had no stars visible (cloudy?), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday. (30.00 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 mid 70's, with mostly cloudy skies, and west winds around 5 mph. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms today.

The low today was 56º F and the high was 72º F. It was cloudy at 6 PM.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the mid 60's with clear skies.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 60's with clear skies.
Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 13th the low was 57º F, the high was 63º F, and 0.02" of precipitation was recorded for the 24 hour period preceding 5:30 AM 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.

10/12/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.91" at Franklin (a 5 PM report). There were 262 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.05" at Gallatin and Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.49" at Gilmer. There were 529 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6778 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.00" at Lawrence, Kansas.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 3.0" in Larimer County, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 2.0" in Larimer County, Colorado.