October 25, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.97" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 59º F, it was raining and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.11" since yesterday. (29.91 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's, a high in the upper 70's, with cloudy skies, and south winds between 5-15 mph and gusts to 25 mph. There is a 90% chance of showers or thunderstorms, mainly before 7 AM, then a 20% chance of showers after 1 AM tonight.

The low today was 59º F and the high was 71º F. It was cloudy with an occasional light shower through the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.

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

Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the upper 70's with mostly clear skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms before 1 PM.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 25th the low was 36º F, the high was 63º F, and a trace 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.

10/24/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.49" at Lafayette (a 11:59 PM report). There were 219 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.37" at Sanger. There were 471 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.84" at Watauga.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.93" at Hart. There were 140 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.10" at Stevensville.
So far 6200 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 8.65" at Occidental, California.

Reports of 4" or more:
California - 24

The most new snow reported was 5.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado
The most snow reported on the ground was 4.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.