October 20, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 49º F, the sky had lots of stars visible (mostly clear or partly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was + 0.01" since yesterday. (29.99 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the upper 60's, with clear skies, and west winds at 5 -10 mph.

The low today was 43º F and the high was 68º F. It was clear at 6 PM.

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

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the low 70's with clear skies.
Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 20th the low was 42º F, the high was 66º F, and no 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.

10/19/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 245 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.36" at Abilene. There were 464 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.01" at Benbrook.
So far 6528 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.93" at Lucien, Oklahoma.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 2.0" in Larimer County, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 1.0" in Larimer County, Colorado.