October 22, 2010

Happy Birthday Larry!!!!

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 38º F, the sky had lots of stars visible (mostly clear or clear), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.04" since yesterday. (30.01 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 low 70's, with mostly clear skies, and east winds at around 5 mph.

The low today was 36º F and the high was 68º F. It was clear at 6 PM.

Sabbath
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the upper 70's with mostly clear skies.

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the upper 70's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms during the day and a 60% chance overnight.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 22nd the low was 54º F, the high was 73º 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.

10/21/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.13" at Greeneville and Jonesborough. There were 251 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.60" at Amarillo. There were 468 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.54" at Lum. There were 161 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.05" at Watervliet.
So far 6604 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.65" at Bishopville, Maryland.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

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