October 24, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 59º F, the sky had no stars visible but the moon was visible through light clouds (mostly cloudy or cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 3-5 mph. The barometer reading was -0.01" since yesterday. (30.02 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's, a high in the upper 70's, with partly cloudy skies, and south winds between 5-15 mph and gusts to 25 mph. There is a 70% chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight.

The low today was 57º F and the high was 77º F. It was partly cloudy through early afternoon, then clouded up to cloudy by 5 PM. It began raining around 8 PM and was raining around 1:30 AM when I woke once.

Monday
The forecast for 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, mainly before 1 PM.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 24th the low was 40º F, the high was 58º F, and 0.62" 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.

10/23/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 216 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.50" at Granbury. There were 463 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.74" at North Richland Hills (6 PM report).
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.21" at White Cloud. There were 128 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at New Buffalo and Stevensville.
So far 6271 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.50" at Granbury, Texas.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 4.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado
The most snow reported on the ground was 2.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado. (I am ignoring Idaho Springs, Colorado because there is something amiss with their reporting.)