October 23, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 46º F, the sky had lots of stars visible (mostly clear or clear), 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 40's, a high in the upper 70's, with mostly clear skies, and east winds at around 5 mph.

Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the upper 70's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the late afternoon and a 70% chance overnight.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 23rd the low was 58º F, the high was 72º F, and 0.16" 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.

10/22/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 273 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.48" at Woodrow. There were 601 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.15" at Grand Rapids. There were 141 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchannon and Niles.
So far 7370 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.48" at Woodrow, Texas.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 2.5" at Sylvania, Pennsylvania.
The most snow reported on the ground was 1.0" at Hinsdale, New York and Randolph, New Hampshire.